Tag: Chronic pain

Two UK surveys indicate high-impact chronic pain and opioid use are common among inflammatory arthritis patients, particularly in more deprived ...

A study in Lasius niger ants reveals that peripheral injury triggers chronic pain-like sensitization marked by allodynia and time-dependent hyperalgesia.

A structured narrative review of 13 studies finds that inflammatory, angiogenic and neurotrophic markers offer a plausible framework for ultrasound-guided ...

A new commentary argues that manual therapists need trauma-informed, psychologically attuned training to safely treat the many patients with borderline ...

A four-month prospective study of 58 Polish chronic pain patients found self-kindness predicted lower pain intensity through positive affect and ...

A new mini-review proposes that durable senescence-like states in dorsal root ganglion sensory neurons may help explain why pain persists ...

Preclinical studies show the mitochondrial peptides humanin and MOTS-c reduce pain across multiple animal models by restoring mitochondrial function, suppressing ...

A cross-sectional study of 347 angiography patients found fibromyalgia was independently associated with about 26-fold higher odds of severe coronary ...

A new editorial argues that the medial prefrontal cortex acts as an integrative hub in chronic pain, but that mPFC-centered ...

A prospective study of 153 patients found cooled radiofrequency ablation for sacroiliac joint–mediated low back pain was linked to significant ...

A Danish proteomics study found the calprotectin subunits S100A8 and S100A9 to be the most significantly elevated plasma proteins in ...

A small clinical trial found an oral transmucosal ketamine lozenge was successfully administered in only 54 percent of doses in ...

A new correspondence argues the Endo-App's reported pain benefits in endometriosis are modest, statistically fragile, and not yet proven sustained.

A study of 101 women found that gut microbiome differences in fibromyalgia were more pronounced when patients were stratified by ...

A qualitative study of 60 active duty service members finds that fear of career repercussions, a push-through-pain culture, and health ...

A rat study finds that repeated electroacupuncture at two acupoints eased mechanical hypersensitivity and reversed long-term memory impairments that appeared ...

A UK Biobank cohort study of over 17,000 people with type 2 diabetes found that chronic widespread pain was associated ...

Qualitative interviews with 31 patients and 15 clinicians in Pennsylvania and West Virginia identified stigma, low pain self-efficacy, and social ...

A nationwide cross-sectional survey of 492 Italian adults with chronic pain found that 28% received no specific pain therapy despite ...

A qualitative study of 18 rural adults with type 2 diabetes found that pain disrupted movement, sleep, household work and ...