14 September 2016

Link between weather and chronic pain is emerging through an innovative national smartphone research project

Preliminary findings from a mass participation study have indicated a link between weather conditions – specifically rain and lack of...

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9 September 2016

Persistent childbirth pain increases risk of postnatal depression

New research presented at this year's World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA) in Hong Kong (28 Aug-2 Sept) shows that women...

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7 September 2016

NIH review finds nondrug approaches effective for treatment of common pain conditions

Data from a review of US-based clinical trials published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggest that some of the most popular...

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2 September 2016

Five-year study reveals patients operated on at night twice as likely to die as patients who have daytime operations

New research presented at this year's World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA) in Hong Kong (28 Aug - 2 Sept) shows...

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26 August 2016

Vertebroplasty helps reduce acute pain among patients with spinal fractures

Vertebroplasty is a safe and effective procedure to reduce acute pain and disability in patients who have experienced spinal fractures...

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15 August 2016

Pain often improves in older veterans

Older military veterans frequently show improvements in pain intensity over time. However, opioids, some mental health conditions and certain pain...

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12 August 2016

‘Pain paradox’ discovery provides route to new pain control drugs

A natural substance known to activate pain in the central nervous system has been found to have the opposite effect in...

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10 August 2016

Chronic low back pain linked to higher rates of illicit drug use

People living with chronic low back pain (cLBP) are more likely to use illicit drugs —including marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and...

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