A new high-tech corset could relieve pressure on the spine to ease lower back pain. This high-tech device is called Atlas, which contains tiny sensors and motors that move to stretch the back areas that are painful to ea...
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Researchers found targeted muscle reinnervation used in military patients at the time of primary amputation or delayed amputation was safe and efficacious as a pain treatment method. Read more .
Global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues unabated. Binding of SARS-CoV-2's Spike protein to host angiotensin converting enzyme 2 triggers viral entry, but other proteins may...
A pilot study suggests that exposure to green light of a particular wavelength and brightness may be as effective as drugs in reducing the frequency and severity of migraine. Read more .
The mechanism of severe pain occurring because of physical disuse, such as complex regional pain syndrome Type I, has not been elucidated so far. Therefore, to investigate this mechanism, we have developed a model called...
The World Congress for Neuromodulation will be held May 1-6, 2021, in Barcelona, Spain. The conference emphasizes that neuromodulation therapies have developed from rigorous scientific theory and have matured into proven...
A team of researchers in the United States and Japan reports that spinal cord stimulation measurably decreased pain and reduced motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, both as a singular therapy and as a "salvage therapy"...
Gabapentin is regularly used to treat chronic pelvic pain in women has been found to be no more effective than a placebo. The researchers say that gabapentin should no longer be considered in the treatment of chronic pel...
New technologies, including some powered by artificial intelligence, may also help make treatments for chronic pain more effective, accessible and affordable. Read more .
A four-week training protocol of hip, knee and core exercises on a full body, vibration platform may improve function and relieve pain in the short term for patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome, according to publis...