Pain

By stabilizing fractured and partially dislocated ribs, physicians can improve patient quality of life according to a new multicenter studyCredit: Lauren Hooker, MUSC When an arm snaps, a leg cracks or a wrist twists, physicians…

Evidence-based document guides treatment decisions in patients with moderate to severe UC Bethesda, Maryland (Jan. 21, 2020) -- Ulcerative colitis (UC), a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) associated with an increased risk of…

Effectiveness of anti-inflammatories following surgery depends on when you take them If you have just had knee, shoulder or hip surgery, you may want to take anti-inflammatories in the morning or at noon, but not at night. A McGill-led…

Credit: University of Otago New Zealand media reports on chronic pain are focusing on treatments involving opioids and cannabis at the expense of best practice non-drug treatments, researchers have found. Chronic pain, defined…

Early studies in mice suggest that cannabinoids can relieve pain caused by endometriosis and pave the way for further clinical research Initial results from treating endometriosis in mice with cannabinoids suggest they can alleviate some…

The CHOP-led study is the largest of its kind, studying the genomic landscape of structural variations of more than 100,000 people Philadelphia, January 14, 2020 - While subtle differences in the number of genes copied from one individual…

Neuroimaging connectomes data suggest altered structural brain connectivity in patients with episodic and chronic migraine London, UK: A neuroimaging study recently published in the journal Cephalalgia, the official journal of the…

The expansion of Medicaid coverage for low-income adults permitted by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was associated with a six percent reduction in total opioid overdose deaths nationally, according to new research from NYU Grossman School…

New research shows how second-degree burns cause hard-to-treat chronic pain, and this understanding may be key to treating these complications, common in war veterans This research, published in Physiological Reports, suggests that burns…

January 9, 2020 - Imagine living with unwanted sexual arousals, occurring unexpectedly and repeatedly, unrelated to any sexual desire or pleasure. That's the situation for women with a rare and disabling condition called persistent…