Mental imagery manages pain independent of opioid system
Mentally reframing pain as a pleasant experience is an effective regulation strategy that acts independently of the opioid system, finds...
Read MorePotential target for treating pain during surgery
A research team lead by faculty of the University of Colorado School of Medicine has published a study that improves...
Read MoreNew Cochrane review: Intravenous versus inhalational maintenance of anaesthesia for postoperative cognitive outcomes in elderly people undergoing non-cardiac surgery
The use of anaesthetics in the elderly surgical population (more than 60 years of age) is increasing. Postoperative delirium, an acute condition characterised by reduced awareness of the environment and a disturbance in attention,...
Read MoreHelping surgical patients taper off opioids safely and successfully
A unique pain program is helping complex surgical patients wean off opioids safely and effectively, while offering alternative ways to...
Read MoreUniversity of Derby research shows mindfulness improves sleep in fibromyalgia patients
Researchers at the University of Derby have conducted the first-ever study focusing on exploring the effects of mindfulness for improving...
Read MoreBioengineers use magnetic force to manage pain
UCLA bioengineers have demonstrated that a gel-like material containing tiny magnetic particles could be used to manage chronic pain from...
Read MoreAnaesthesia and surgery linked to decline in memory and thinking
In adults over 70, exposure to general anaesthesia and surgery is associated with a subtle decline in memory and thinking...
Read MoreChronic pain remains the same or gets better after stopping opioid treatment
Stopping long-term opioid treatment does not make chronic, non-cancer-related pain worse and, in some cases, makes it better, Washington State...
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