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Study offers new hope for relieving chronic pain in dialysis patients

Written by | 6 Feb 2025

People undergoing hemodialysis treatment for kidney failure often experience chronic pain related to their condition, but it can be difficult to manage with opioid medication and other conventional… read more.

Cancer drugs linked to severe chronic peripheral nerve pain for 4 in every 10 patients

Written by | 3 Feb 2025

Worldwide, cancer chemotherapy is linked to persistent severe peripheral nerve pain (neuropathy) for around 4 in every 10 patients treated with these drugs, suggests a pooled data analysis… read more.

Will the U.S. have enough pain specialists?

Written by | 31 Jan 2025

Nearly a quarter of adults in the U.S. have chronic pain, but a new study from the UC Davis School of Medicine shows a concerning drop in residents… read more.

Communication with doctor during first visit affects pain patients’ outcomes

Written by | 13 Nov 2024

Chronic pain — defined as daily or significant pain that lasts more than three months — can be complicated to diagnose and treat. Because chronic pain conditions are… read more.

Chronic pain can be predicted within three days of an injury

Written by | 29 Oct 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… read more.

For heavy drinkers, chronic pain associated with alcohol withdrawal could be permanent

Written by | 20 Oct 2024

One of the main physical symptoms of alcohol withdrawal is “allodynia”— increased sensitivity to mechanical stimuli that are normally innocuous, which is a clinical sign of chronic pain…. read more.

Defining chronic pain for high-performance athletes with disabilities

Written by | 8 Sep 2024

With the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games just around the corner, the extensive training and the sacrifices athletes make to compete at the games take centre stage. For Paralympians… read more.

Prescription painkiller misuse and addiction are widespread in chronic pain patients

Written by | 16 Aug 2024

A new scientific review of 148 studies enrolling over 4.3 million adult chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioid painkillers has found that nearly one in ten patients… read more.

Study finds gaps in mental health care for people with chronic pain

Written by | 2 Aug 2024

A new University of Arizona Health Sciences study found that adults with chronic pain are more likely to experience symptoms of anxiety and depression than people without chronic pain, yet… read more.

Telehealth program created to improve access to specialty care found to reduce reliance on opioids in pain management

Written by | 10 May 2024

More Americans suffer from chronic pain than diabetes, heart disease, and cancer combined. Yet, a shortage of pain medicine specialists persists, causing many pain sufferers to seek care… read more.

FDA approval for Inceptiv closed-loop spinal cord stimulator for the treatment of chronic pain – Medtronic

Written by | 4 May 2024

Medtronic plc announced that the FDA has approved the Inceptiv closed-loop rechargeable spinal cord stimulator (SCS) for the treatment of chronic pain. Inceptiv is the first Medtronic SCS… read more.

More needs to be done to prevent dependence on pain medication

Written by | 24 Nov 2023

Dependence on pain medication is on the rise due to lack of vigilance by medical professionals, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. Patients dependent… read more.

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