Facebook Recent research highlights intravenous lidocaine (IVL) as a promising option for reducing pain in fibromyalgia (FM) patients, especially when traditional treatments like antidepressants lose effectiveness or cause side effects. A review of 10 studies with 461 patients found short-term pain relief with IV lidocaine, with VAS pain scores dropping significantly after treatment. While side […]

Facebook Mindfulness meditation, which has been used for pain management in various cultures for centuries, has long been thought to work by activating the placebo response. Now new research demonstrates that its effectiveness actually comes from engaging distinct brain mechanisms to reduce pain compared with those of the placebo response. The research, published in Biological Psychiatry (2024: S0006-3223[24]01556-7), […]

Facebook A randomized clinical trial’s results suggest that emotional awareness and expression therapy (EAET) “may be a preferred intervention for medically and psychiatrically complex patients with pain.” The study was conducted between 2019 and 2023 at the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) and represents the first full-scale evaluation of EAET (JAMA Netw Open 2024;7[6]:e2415842). It […]

Facebook Data published in the Journal of Pain indicate that high-impact chronic pain (HICP) is more common among people with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) when pain is assessed by its effect on physical function rather than pain interference scores. However, psychosocial distress was found to be a consistent feature of HICP, regardless of the pain assessment method. […]

Facebook A first-of-its-kind study has found a link between carrying extra fat in the gut and widespread chronic pain, with reductions in body fat correlating with lessening pain.Reducing excess body fat in multiple areas was further linked to more reductions in pain—with the association between excess abdominal fat and chronic pain strongest in women, according […]

LAS VEGAS—new research has uncovered several benefits associated with remote management of spinal cord stimulators, including a reduction in patient burdens and improvements in care. Interim results from the prospective, multicenter BENEFIT-03 study showed remote device management to be a highly useful tool, one that was well received by both patients and their clinicians. Read […]

A novel peptide for pain relief The researchers developed a novel peptide molecule that could prevent endocytosis to reduce the hyperactivity of these pain neurons and thereby minimise pain perception. “This novel peptide molecule is a lipidated endocytic dileucine sequence found in the human CD4 protein known to bind to the AP2 complex at the […]

Facebook Our country wasn’t the first to adopt PRP. Kobe Bryant had to run to Germany to get his first PRP treatment. And his success and his raving about his success contributed heavily to PRP’s skyrocketing popularity now. In fact, he’s the one who told Alex Rodriguez to get his PRP. Bryant is indeed the […]

Facebook Lumbar medial branch radiofrequency ablation (LRFA) and intraarticular facet steroid injections (FJI) are commonly performed for recalcitrant facet joint-mediated pain. However, no study has compared clinical outcomes of the two treatments in patients selected using dual medial branch blocks (MBBs) with an 80% relief threshold. Read the results at Oxford Academic. More to explorer

Facebook Almost everyone shrinks with old age. Many older adults have more difficulty gaining muscle than they did in their childhood and teenage years. And when it comes to maintaining that muscle, the phrase “use it or lose it” holds weight, says Michelle Gray, a physiologist and professor of exercise at the University of Arkansas. […]