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  How Physicians Frame Low Back Pain Affects Treatment Efficacy

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 21-Jun-2023 | No of views: 2418

  Low back pain is simultaneously one of the most common and vexing pain conditions physicians treat. According to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of years lived with disability and is a major public health concern worldwide. Physicians who change how they frame the condition, specifically, not as an injury, may reduce healthcare expenditures as well as improve patient outcomes, based on a recent study.

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  How To Get Started To Train Your Brain Away From Chronic Pain

  Tags: Pain Management, Health and Wellness | Posted on: 19-Jun-2023 | No of views: 2718

  How To Get Started - You might be thinking that this all makes sense, but be lost as to where to get started! It can feel a bit overwhelming, but don’t worry you don’t have to do this alone. Let’s go over how you can get started on your journey. Educate yourself about pain science - You’re already getting involved in the first step! It’s important to educate yourself about the science behind pain to understand how retraining your brain works. When you first hear about the concept, it can sound a bit ‘out there’ or ‘too good to be true’, but once you understand the science, it all makes so much sense!

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  Pain Management: Joint Pain

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 16-Jun-2023 | No of views: 3018

  The causes of joint pain are as numerous as the joints in your body, so it’s imperative to figure out what’s responsible for your joint pain to best relieve the symptoms. What Causes Joint Pain? Injury, illness, and disease may all be underlying causes of your joint pain. Sometimes, a problem with your tendons, ligaments, or bursae that surround the joint can also be contributing factor. Arthritis, an inflammatory, degenerative condition, is another common reason your joints may be aching.

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  Digital Therapeutic for Sleep Disturbance with Musculoskeletal Pain

  Tags: Pain Management, Health and Wellness | Posted on: 14-Jun-2023 | No of views: 2728

  Analysis of a rehabilitation study found that a remote care program to manage upper limb, neck, and back pain significantly improved pain-related sleep impairment. Individuals with musculoskeletal pain and sleep disturbance showed significant improvements on both fronts after a 12-week remote digital pain management program, according to a new study of more than 5,000 individuals.

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  Train Your Brain Away From Chronic Pain

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 12-Jun-2023 | No of views: 3269

  Many chronic pain patients (myself included at the start of my journey) are surprised to learn that ‘chronic’ does not mean that your pain has to last forever. There are ways that you can train your brain away from chronic pain, reduce your symptoms and reclaim your life. Let’s take a look at how this is possible, and how you can get started.

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  Pain Management: Knee Pain

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 09-Jun-2023 | No of views: 2835

  Aside from being one of the largest joints in your body, your knee is also one of the most complex joints, creating ample opportunity for knee pain. Whether your pain stems from an acute injury or a degenerative problem, the experienced team can help. What Is The Structure Of The Knee? Your knee is comprised of the following: Three bones – your tibia, femur, and patella, Ligaments, Tendons...

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  Cannabis Users May Use Less Pain Medication

  Tags: Pain Management, Health and Wellness | Posted on: 07-Jun-2023 | No of views: 2954

  FDA is creating a regulatory pathway for safe cannabidiol products, but more research is needed considering that nearly one-third of people with chronic pain report cannabis use. It is well known that people with chronic pain often use cannabis to help relieve pain and related symptoms. However, data on the extent to which people with chronic pain have replaced medications with cannabis are limited, wrote Mark C. Bicket, MD, Ph.D., of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and colleagues, in a recent review.

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  What Does Chronic Pain Do To a Person?

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 05-Jun-2023 | No of views: 3318

  The experience of living with chronic pain is a complex one. There are so many ways in which chronic pain can affect an individual, from our brains and bodies to our everyday life. However, there are also ways that we can deal with these negative effects and overcome our chronic pain. Even though it sounds impossible, there are even positives that can come from the experience of living with chronic pain!

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  Pain Management: Kyphoplasty

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 02-Jun-2023 | No of views: 3137

  If you’ve been diagnosed with a compression fracture in your spine, kyphoplasty may offer much-needed pain relief and prevent permanent spinal deformity. What is Kyphoplasty? The bone on the outside of your vertebrae is stronger than it is on the inside, which is where most compression fractures occur. When you experience a compression fracture, your backbone typically caves in on itself on the weaker side, which can leave you stooped over and in considerable pain.

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  Animal Research Provides Insights into the Relationship Between Sleep and Chronic Pain

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 31-May-2023 | No of views: 2084

  Pain memory may be encoded in the brain during sleep much the same way other memories are, opening the door to potential therapeutic targets. Difficulty sleeping can be both a result of chronic pain and a contributor to it. Indeed, poor sleep is a known risk factor for chronic pain, and there is general consensus about this relationship in both the clinical and scientific community, noted Jonathan Elliott, PhD. Dr. Elliott is an assistant professor of neurology at the Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine and a research physiologist at the VA Portland Health Care System.

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