A protein called RGS4 (Regulator of G protein signaling 4) plays a prominent role in the maintenance of long-term pain states and may serve as a promising new target for the treatment of chronic pain [...]
AAPM participates in the Multisociety Pain Workgroup (MPW), a coalition of medical specialty societies, comprising physicians dedicated to pain management. This group convened to review and comment on the Colorado Board of Health's Department of [...]
Intra-articular injections of corticosteroids for relief of the pain of hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA) may have adverse long-term consequences, researchers suggested. Full story.
Brain scans focusing on spatial variations in cerebral blood flow correlated with the presence -- though not severity -- of chronic knee pain, researchers said. The findings could eventually lead to a "brain signature of [...]
A new study in mice uncovered a previously unknown role that the central amygdala can play in upgrading or downgrading pain signals in the brain's circuitry. The study, published in Cell Reports, was conducted by [...]
Early life stress (ELS) can significantly influence biological pathways associated with nociception, increasing vulnerability to future heightened pain sensitivity and subsequent risk of pain events. However, very little human research has investigated the association of [...]
BioElectronics Corporation, the maker of non-invasive electroceutical devices, is pleased to announce the publication of a study in the journal Pain Research and Management, titled "A Prospective Six-Month Study of Chronic Pain Sufferers: A Novel OTC [...]
A team of Australian-led researchers has discovered a uniquely shaped fungus in pristine waters, which may mimic opioids with fewer side-effects. It had been hoped that such a molecular structure might exist. Full story.
The medical community is turning to other approaches for chronic pain, including increasing patient support and education and improving overall wellness, perhaps with alternative treatments. Full story.
Brief Summary:The purpose of this research study is to examine the effects of physical therapy on the spinal discs. Back pain is the number one cause of disability in the US, and the spine is [...]
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