Brain’s Pain Responses Are Influenced By The Patient’s Trust In A Doctor

Brain’s Pain Responses Are Influenced By The Patient’s Trust In A Doctor

March 22, 2023
Summary: It appears that pain sensation during medical procedure or benefit from medical treatment for pain significantly depends on how much a patient trust a doctor. In a new study, researchers found that when patients did not trust a doctor much, they reported higher pain.…

It’s Time to Redefine Chronic Pain

It’s Time to Redefine Chronic Pain

March 7, 2023
Summary: Chronic pain differs significantly from acute pain. Therefore, health experts say that treatment approaches to chronic pain must also vary. Unlike acute pain, in which doctors mainly focus on anatomical changes in the body, chronic pain is worsened by psychological factors. In many cases,…

Long Covid May Teach Us Something About Managing Chronic Pain

Long Covid May Teach Us Something About Managing Chronic Pain

March 6, 2023
Summary: Millions of adults in the US are living with poorly understood conditions like long Covid and chronic pain. These health issues do not fit into a classical biomedical disease model. It means that doctors struggle to identify their cause and provide optimal care. Therefore,…

The Team At Scripps Research Find A New Way To Control Harmful Inflammation

The Team At Scripps Research Find A New Way To Control Harmful Inflammation

February 27, 2023
Inflammation is a defensive reaction, but an excessive inflammatory response does more damage than good. It appears that neutrophils, the most abundant white blood cells, are significantly responsible for harmful inflammation. However, suppressing their activity is not an option as it would also result in…

Troches May Help When Painkiller Pills Fail

Troches May Help When Painkiller Pills Fail

February 12, 2023
Summary: Injectables always work better than oral painkillers. It is because injectables do not undergo first-pass metabolism in the liver. However, injectables may not be the right option when living with chronic or intractable pain. Fortunately, in many cases, troches, which are a kind of…

Long Covid Cases Are Rising, And Doctors Are Still Struggling To Answer Questions

Long Covid Cases Are Rising, And Doctors Are Still Struggling To Answer Questions

February 10, 2023
Covid has already affected more than 600 million people. Fortunately, more than 99% have made a recovery from acute illness. Unfortunately, however, a considerable number of people failed to make a complete recovery. An estimated 10-20% who had Covid infection continue to experience fatigue, lack…

Fibromyalgia: Misunderstood and Poorly Treated Condition

Fibromyalgia: Misunderstood and Poorly Treated Condition

January 31, 2023
Summary: Fibromyalgia is quite a common condition, yet many of those living with fibromyalgia remain undiagnosed and untreated. Fibromyalgia remains a diagnosis of exclusion, which means that a person is diagnosed based on symptoms, and by excluding other well-known physical ailments, as most lab tests…

Green Eyeglasses May Help Those Living with Fibromyalgia and Anxiety

Green Eyeglasses May Help Those Living with Fibromyalgia and Anxiety

January 23, 2023
Summary: Fibromyalgia and anxiety are common health issues. Anxiety causes excessive worry and fibromyalgia chronic pains along with mood disorders. These conditions are challenging to treat. Regular use of medications may help, but it causes many side effects. Studies show that non-pharmacological treatments may help…

Lipofilling Provides Long-Lasting Relief in Finger Osteoarthritis

Lipofilling Provides Long-Lasting Relief in Finger Osteoarthritis

January 17, 2023
Summary: Osteoarthritis of finger joints is a highly debilitating condition. Pharmacological drugs can provide pain relief in the condition, but they are unsuitable for preventing disease progression. Thus, patients have to take medications daily. Now a new study shows that injecting fat tissues into the…

Asking Patients for Pain Scores May Not Always Help

Asking Patients for Pain Scores May Not Always Help

January 9, 2023
Summary: It is common practice in pain clinics to ask patients to rate their pain scores from “zero to 10”. However, some experts warn that though these pain scores have importance, their practical value in chronic pain treatment is limited. Patients have different ways of…