Articles about pain management
Managing Trigeminal Neuralgia in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Last updated: 07/26/2020
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is the most frequent type of facial pain, with a worldwide incidence ranging from 12.6 per 100,000 annually to 27 per 100,000 annually. TN is usually...
Vitamin D and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: The Research Continues
Last updated: 07/08/2020
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common complication of type 2 diabetes, affecting up to 50% of patients and often resulting in foot and hand muscle weakness, balance...
The pain management revolution amid coronavirus and the opioid crisis
Last updated: 07/06/2020
In a country plagued by the opioid crisis, the race is on to find novel solutions for managing pain. One in five Americans experience some sort of chronic pain. Opioids are...
Comparing Scoliosis in Adults and Children
Last updated: 07/04/2020
Scoliosis is a lifetime condition. It is sometimes described as a diagnosis that patients carry “from cradle to cane.” People with scoliosis in early childhood through the end...
5 Lower Back Pain Treatments that Work | Pain Resource
Last updated: 06/28/2020
Back pain can happen all of a sudden, or can slowly creep up over time. It can be caused by major impact, like a car accident or work injury, or can come about from years of...
Promising Early Results from High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation Study
Last updated: 06/25/2020
An ongoing study of high-frequency spinal cord stimulation for painful peripheral diabetic neuropathy is producing promising early results. This research may provide an...
Treatment Method for Solving All of Your Aches and Pains - Adams PT
Last updated: 06/20/2020
Whether you have recently started waking up with generalized aches and pains, or suffering from chronic pain for a long time, physical therapy has been proven to be the best...
Researchers reveal neural mechanisms underlying opioid analgesia
Last updated: 06/17/2020
A new study published in eLife by researchers from Dr. Sun Yangang's Lab at the Institute of Neuroscience, Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology...
Diabetes, Glycemic Control, and Pain Management in Patients with Osteoarthritis
Last updated: 06/17/2020
Clinicians are aware that diabetes mellitus (DM) and osteoarthritis (OA) often co-exist, but they may be unaware that the link is not necessarily through body weight. Although...
Piecing Together the Puzzle of Chronic Low Back Pain
Last updated: 06/14/2020
The human back is a complex structure with bones, nerves, tendons, discs, and more — all places where something can go wrong and cause pain, which, for many people, becomes a...