Can Tech ‘Objectively’ Assess Pain?
Some combination of data and machinery may, go the pronouncements of the tech world, do what millennia of humans have been unable to: accurately feel someone else's pain. Full story.
Trialing of ISS in Patients With CRPS
Brief Summary: This is a multi-center, prospective, open-label, single-arm, observational, feasibility study. The goal of this study is to determine the feasibility of intra-spinal stimulation with optimal paresthesia coverage therapy for chronic pain relief in [...]
In Lab, SLU Researchers Flip Pain Switch in Spinal Cord Cells
Facing an urgent need for safer and more effective therapies for those suffering from debilitating pain, Saint Louis University researchers are on a mission to find a non-narcotic off-switch for pain. Full story.
Multiple Brain Regions Moderate and Link Depressive Mood and Pain
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have identified specific regions of the brain that drive, influence, and moderate depressive mood and its relationship to perceiving physical pain.Full story.
Efficacy of Headache Treatment Using Radiofrequency Ablation
Despite the availability of therapies, many headache syndromes remain refractory to symptomatic treatment, achieving incomplete resolution of pain, and patients with chronic headaches often pursue nonpharmacologic treatments in hopes of achieving a greater duration of [...]
Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Reduces Limb Pain After Amputation
Patients undergoing the nerve preimplantation procedure had less pain than patients undergoing conventional amputations as measured by best, current, and residual pain scores. The nerve transplant group also experienced less phantom pain. Full story.
Mayo Clinic Orthopedist Shares Perspective on Regenerative Medicine
Regenerative science has advanced next-generation technologies from the research bench to potential clinical care options. But in the rigorous development of patient therapies, it is critical to validate the safety and efficacy of regenerative solutions. Full [...]
Oral CGRP Drug Bests Placebo for Migraine Prevention
Atogepant, an investigational oral calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist for migraine prevention, led to fewer monthly migraine days in episodic monthly migraine patients, results of a phase IIb/III trial showed here. Full story.
Kailo Labs Launches the World’s First Nanotech Bio-Antenna for Pain Relief
Kailo Labs, an Utah-based nanotech startup, has launched the world's first nanotechnology-based bio-antenna for easy pain relief. Full story.