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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Musculoskeletal diseases—a diverse category of conditions affecting bones, joints, muscles, and…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Australians experiencing chronic knee pain achieve similar pain reduction whether they consult with…

Chronic pain leads to accelerated brain aging. Credit: Xie Rui In a study published in Nature Mental Health, scientists from China and the…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For most people, recovering from an injury or surgery might require a short round of painkillers, but…

1. IntroductionTension-type headache (TTH) is the most prevalent neurological disorder in developing countries. The disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of mild to moderate pain with a duration of attacks ranging from 30 min…

Transcript Laura Simons: Many folks don't even recognize that chronic pain happens in children. There's about a quarter of young people who suffer with chronic pain at some point during their childhood. This can include the more common…

1. IntroductionPerineal laceration, which significantly affected the new mother’s physical, psychological, and social experiences toward natural delivery , can occur naturally during spontaneous delivery or through episiotomy. In a…

Media AdvisoryMonday, March 18, 2024 NIH-funded study suggests fenoprofen as a potential therapeutic for disease…

Unless you eat everything out of the microwave, chances are you spend a good amount of time most days in your kitchen making meals. All that time standing around on those hard floors can be murder on your body, and nowhere worse than…

For Immediate Release:March 12, 2024 Contact:David Perle 202-483-7382 Nome, Alaska – Below, please find a statement from PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman in response to Dallas Seavey winning the 2024 Iditarod today: Dallas…

March 12, 2024 -- It hurt to walk. So Dianne Rosenbluth saw a surgeon that friends recommended at the Duke University School of Medicine, had an X-ray, and found out she has osteoarthritis. Rosenbluth’s pain went away after a hip…

Abstract Although a comprehensive history and physical exam are the mainstays of initial evaluation, plain X-rays are clinically indicated for chronic knee pain of greater than 6 weeks duration and acute…

It’s a hot summer day in the Turkish city of Antalya, a Mediterranean resort with golden beaches, deep blue sea and vibrant nightlife. The pool area of the all-inclusive resort is crammed with British people on sun loungers – but…

Urinary tract infections frequently cause people to need to urinate more often than usualSimpleImages/Getty Images Pain that persists even after a urinary tract infection has supposedly passed seems to be down to an…

1. IntroductionInterstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is a common urological disease and is typically characterized by chronic bladder or pelvic pain and frequent urination without bacterial infection . In the United…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain When you're an autistic teenager living with chronic pain, getting treatment for your pain can be a challenging…

1. IntroductionLow back pain (LBP) is defined as pain or discomfort localized between the costal margin and inferior gluteal fold . When the duration of such pain exceeds three months, it is classified as chronic . Although the complete…

1. IntroductionLow back pain is one of the most prevalent and expensive musculoskeletal disorders worldwide . Particularly, non-specific low back pain is defined as low back pain (LBP) that cannot be associated with an identifiable…

It’s a horrible truth that many women simply endure period pain every month — perhaps relying on painkillers or a hot water bottle to relieve stomach cramps. For others, menstrual pain can be inescapably debilitating — to the point…

Co-localization of MRI Images and joint tissue obtained at surgery. Representative images of Axial and Coronal views of target knee for co-localization of knee…

Osteoarthritis affects 530 million people worldwidePuwadol Jaturawutthichai/Shutterstock Drug-delivering nanoparticles might help treat osteoarthritis. In mice with signs of the condition, a single injection of the…

1. IntroductionOrthodontic treatment often triggers discomfort or pain, which is considered one of the most important reasons to discontinue treatment . Other frequent complaints include oral ulcerations, tongue soreness and functional…

1. IntroductionMusculoskeletal disorders in the upper extremity are among the most common work-related problems affecting nurses . Nursing is a physically demanding job involving manual patient handling, awkward working positions, and…

Pain affects the lives of millions of Americans every day and improving pain care and the lives of patients with pain is a public health imperative. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is releasing updated and expanded…

Pain that lasts more than a few months is chronic pain. Some types can’t be cured. But treatment can help you find relief.The right choice for you depends on:How long the pain has lastedHow bad it isWhat's causing itWhere you…

1. IntroductionEdema (swelling), pain and trismus (limited mouth) are common signs and symptoms in the postoperative period of victims of facial trauma . Pain is typically brief, with maximum intensity in the immediate postoperative…

1 Introduction Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience that performs an important physiological function in the body by protecting body tissues from harmful stimuli (Zhang X. et al., 2023; Zhang Z.-Y. et al., 2023).…

KLAWE RZECZY; headhot: Matthew Paul D’Agostino For a phenomenon that has been known about for hundreds of years, there is still much to learn about the placebo effect – when a person’s health improves after taking a…

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TMEM97 gene is expressed in human DRG. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2023). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2306090120 A new…

1. IntroductionOpioid analgesics (OAs), a highly effective pain-relieving medication group, are available as one possible option for the treatment of severe chronic non-tumor pain (CNTP) . The German evidence-based guideline provides…

Sarasota, Florida, Feb. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- John M. Capozzi, entrepreneur, author, veteran, and former athlete, is pleased to announce the completion of his eighth book, "Aqua Therapy: How I Prevented Major Surgery and Got My…

1. IntroductionThe estimation of pain prevalence adjusted for age and sex is found to be 27.5% across 52 countries , which is even more prevalent among low-income countries according to a recent meta-analysis, reporting that 33% of…

New research suggests that infant girls fed soy formula are more likely to develop severe menstrual pain as young adults. The finding adds to the growing body of literature that suggests exposure to soy formula during early life may…

Media AdvisoryWednesday, January 31, 2024What An analysis conducted by the National Institutes of Health’s National…

Mouse Study Could Aid Development of Treatments for Chronic PainBy Brandon LevyTuesday, January 30, 2024 IRP research has demonstrated that the connection between two brain areas plays a key role in how the body experiences pain after an…

The CDAHK calls on the government and the public to consider the findings of this study and support the necessary changes to legislation, ensuring that chiropractic patients receive the full spectrum of care they deserve.…

1. IntroductionWith attention on the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been easy to ignore another issue that has cumulatively accounted for more deaths: the chronic disease epidemic. With a worldwide demographic shift towards older…

Clinician-level Opioid Prescribing. Boxplots showing median log MME, the interquartile range, and outliers pre-to-post intervention between study arms among…

2.1. Study Design and ParticipantsThis retrospective exploratory study was conducted in a tertiary center for children with defecation disorders in the Netherlands. Patients under the age of 18 years who underwent their first major…

1. IntroductionPain is a prevalent condition that affected over 125 million United States (US) adults in 2012 according to one study . Data from the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study found that approximately 53% of US adults…

In a statement on Tuesday, UN Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown strongly condemned the assaults targeting mostly cities.“For the people of Ukraine, the new year started with loss, pain, and anguish. For the third day in row, vast…

As a consequence, it seems to be probable that the observed gender differences in access to care in trauma centers are multifactorial. Conscious or unconscious gender bias on the part of treating physicians was also identified as a…

1. IntroductionOrthopedic surgeons’ rate of shoulder dysfunction might differ due to various factors, such as age, surgical specialization, volume and type of procedures performed, and ergonomic practices . Due to the physically…

3.4.1. “Standard Physical Therapy” PathwayThis pathway concerns the management of LBP-related sexual disability in the absence of relevant psychosocial or pathological issues. Therefore, this category includes symptomatic conditions…

1. IntroductionEnsuring successful recovery after surgery is critical. Over 100 million surgical procedures are performed annually in the US , and approximately 25% of patients undergoing surgery are on preoperative opioids . Chronic…

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Diclofenac Sodium Topical Gel, 1% (NSAID) Arthritis Pain Reliever User Guide How to use Diclofenac Sodium Topical Gel, 1% with answers to frequently asked questions Quick Start How to get started right away with…

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