Pain Control News

February 11, 2025

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Relief Could Be on the Way for UTI Sufferers Dealing With Debilitating Pain

Feb. 5, 2025 — New insights into what causes the painful and disruptive symptoms of urinary tract infections (UTIs) could offer hope for improved treatment. UTIs are one of the most prevalent bacterial infections globally, with more than 400 million cases reported ...

Beyond the Gut: A New Frontier in IBS Treatment by Targeting the Brain

Feb. 5, 2025 — Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common digestive disorder with unclear causes, affecting about 10% of the global population. Researchers have now discovered that opioid delta-receptor agonists may alleviate IBS symptoms by acting directly on the ...

How Do You Treat Rotator-Cuff Tears?

Feb. 3, 2025 — For those over 40, it's a common injury with different treatment options to ...

Diagnostic Stewardship Optimizes Detection of Appendicitis

Jan. 29, 2025 — Although the delayed diagnosis of appendicitis is dangerous, over-testing can also be ...

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No Scientific Link Found Between Sickle Cell Trait and Sudden Death

Jan. 30, 2025 — A systematic literature review found no evidence to support that physical exertion without rhabdomyolysis (muscle breakdown) or heat injury can cause sudden death for individuals with sickle cell ...

Topical Mupirocin Lowers Lupus Inflammation

Jan. 29, 2025 — Systemic lupus erythematosus commonly presents as a rash. The rashes are caused by inflammation from the immune system fighting the ...

Preterm Babies Receive Insufficient Pain Management: Study

Jan. 27, 2025 — A large proportion of babies born very early need intensive care, which can be painful. But the healthcare system fails to provide pain relief to the full extent. This is shown by the largest survey ...

Researchers Uncover New Approach to Predict Pain Sensitivity

Jan. 27, 2025 — Researchers have uncovered how specific patterns in brain activity can predict an individual's sensitivity to pain, expanding opportunities for improved pain management ...

Researchers Identify Key Protein to Potentially Halt Autoimmune Diseases and Allergies

Jan. 21, 2025 — Researchers identified a key protein as a potential therapeutic target for stopping the body's immune system from mistakenly attacking itself, ...

Healthy Lifestyle Changes Shown to Help Low Back Pain

Jan. 15, 2025 — A study has found that integrating lifestyle support into chronic back pain treatment helps reduce disability and improves quality of ...

Non-Opioid Pain Relievers Beat Opioids After Dental Surgery

Jan. 6, 2025 — Researchers find an over-the-counter combo is more effective for wisdom tooth extraction ...

Neural Stem Cell Transplantation Shows Promise for Treating Chronic Spinal Cord Injury

Dec. 17, 2024 — Using neural stem cells could help treat spinal injuries once thought to be untreatable -- a new phase 1 trial has determined this approach is ...

'I Don't Feel Your Pain': How Alcohol Increases Aggression

Dec. 2, 2024 — Alcohol's ability to increase people's pain threshold is one reason that drinking also leads to more aggressive behavior, a new study suggests. Researchers found that the less pain that study ...

Reducing Risk of Opioid Addiction While Alleviating Pain

Dec. 2, 2024 — Increasing the levels of chemicals naturally produced in the body called endocannabinoids may thwart the highly addictive nature of opioids such as morphine and oxycodone while maintaining the drugs' ...

In the Northeast, 50% of Adult Ticks Carry Lyme Disease Carrying Bacteria

Jan. 17, 2025 — Across most of the Northeast, getting bitten by a blacklegged tick-- also called a deer tick -- is a risk during spring, summer, and fall. A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, ...

Extended Paxlovid May Help Some People With Long COVID, Research Suggests

Jan. 6, 2025 — An extended course of Paxlovid appears to help some patients with long Covid, according to research that suggests this treatment option holds promise for some of those struggling with debilitating ...

A Healthy Diet Helps the Weighty Battle With Chronic Pain

Dec. 8, 2024 — New research shows that adopting a healthy diet can reduce the severity of chronic pain, presenting an easy and accessible way for sufferers to better manage their ...

Scientists Discover New Receptor for Nerve Growth Factor--a Promising Target for Treating Pain

Dec. 5, 2024 — Researchers have found a new receptor for nerve growth factor that plays an important role in pain signaling, even though it does not signal on its own, according to a new study. The findings hold ...

Cardiovascular Disease Symptoms Surprisingly High in Young Refugees

Dec. 5, 2024 — Many individuals seeking asylum in the United States show increased stress and pain symptoms that are associated with indications of cardiovascular ...

New Research on Chronic Inflammation Explores Potential Treatments for Chronic Diseases and Cancer

Dec. 4, 2024 — A recently published study on a new approach to understanding chronic inflammation could lead to new advancements in the treatment of many debilitating medical conditions, including ...

Brain Scan Predicts Effectiveness of Spinal Cord Surgery

Dec. 3, 2024 — A 10-minute brain scan can predict the effectiveness of a risky spinal surgery to alleviate intractable pain. The result gives doctors a much-needed biomarker to discuss with patients considering ...

How Dementia Affects the Brain's Ability to Empathize

Dec. 3, 2024 — Patients with frontotemporal dementia often lack the ability to empathize. A study has now shown that these patients do not show the same brain activity as healthy individuals when they witness the ...

Electrical Nerve Stimulation Eases Long COVID Pain and Fatigue, Study Finds

Nov. 25, 2024 — A wearable electrical nerve stimulation device can provide relief to people experiencing the persistent pain and fatigue linked to long COVID, according to new ...

A Groundbreaking New Approach to Treating Chronic Abdominal Pain

Nov. 22, 2024 — A research team has developed a new class of oral peptide therapeutic leads for treating chronic abdominal pain. This groundbreaking innovation offers a safe, non-opioid-based solution for conditions ...

A New Discovery About Pain Signaling May Contribute to Better Treatment of Chronic Pain

Nov. 18, 2024 — When pain signals are passed along the nervous system, proteins called calcium channels play a key role. Researchers have now pinpointed the exact location of a specific calcium channel fine-tuning ...

New Oral Drug to Calm Abdominal Pain

Nov. 18, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new class of oral painkillers to suppress chronic abdominal pain that is based on the peptide hormone oxytocin that drives childbirth ...

Neuropathic Pain Drugs Found to Increase Risk of Hip Fracture in Older Adults

Nov. 13, 2024 — A new study by medicine safety experts found the use of gabapentinoids -- medicines widely used to treat neuropathic pain -- increased the risk of hip fractures, especially in older patients who were ...

Very Early Medication Abortion Is Effective and Safe, Study Finds

Nov. 6, 2024 — Clinics and hospitals currently defer medication abortion until ultrasound confirms a pregnancy inside the uterus. However, a large international study now indicates that treatment can be equally ...

Research Shows Therapeutic Virtual Yoga Program Can Be Effective for Chronic Low Back Pain

Nov. 1, 2024 — Researchers found that a 12-week therapeutic virtual yoga program for chronic low back pain can be a feasible, safe and effective treatment ...

First Pediatric Guideline on Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care Focuses on Preventing Overdose

Oct. 31, 2024 — With its emphasis on opioid overdose prevention, the first guideline for primary care providers from the American Academy of Pediatrics on prescribing opioids for acute pain in children and ...

Long COVID Inflammation Damages the Heart, Study Finds

Oct. 31, 2024 — New research has found inflammatory markers in the blood of long COVID patients which could explain why many experience ongoing cardiovascular ...

Communication With Doctor During First Visit Affects Pain Patients' Outcomes

Oct. 30, 2024 — A professor led a study that found that shared decision-making and the quality of the health care provider's history-taking and physical exam were the main drivers of spinal pain patients' ...

The Couples Who Cope Together, Stay Together

Oct. 29, 2024 — A new study has lifted the lid on how couples living with rheumatoid arthritis cope with the debilitating disease finding that those who cope with problems together had less psychological distress ...

Chronic Pain Can Be Predicted Within Three Days of an Injury

Oct. 24, 2024 — After only one to three days of a whiplash injury, scientists can predict which patients will develop chronic pain based on the extent of cross 'talk' between two regions of the brain, and ...