Chronic Pain News

Electrical brain-stimulation, used to treat Parkinson's disease and chronic pain, may enhance human memory as well and may offer hope for the development of a nondrug treatment for memory problems, including Alzheimer's disease.

Massage therapy treatment reaps benefits in some fibromyalgia patients. Those suffering with chronic pain benefitted by increased flexibility, reduced stiffness and increased blood circulation to the muscles.

An electrical brain-stimulation technique used to treat Parkinson's disease and chronic pain appears to enhance human memory as well, according to a tiny but intriguing new study that bolsters hope for one day developing a nondrug treatment for memory problems, including ailments like Alzheimer's disease.

The meeting of east and west is something called "Integrative Medicine" and for many people, it's the best of both worlds.

Boston University biomedical engineer and chemist Mark Grinstaff and his research team have developed a potentially new form of drug delivery using water-resistant materials that may contribute to longer-lasting drug release, according to an article published in Medical News Today .

Experts from UC Davis Health System will share the latest research about regenerative medicine, with a focus on chronic pain and the promise of stem cell therapies, during a community forum on the university's Sacramento campus.

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. - A program to foster cooperation between physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists and complementary practitioners to the benefit of patients with chronic pain will be held on Thursday, Feb.

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Fibromyalgia sufferers know first-hand how life easily becomes unbalanced. A person living with Fibromyalgia suffers a multitude of symptoms including migraines, severe fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome, and often debilitating, chronic pain.

All this week ideastream is examining the "Body in Pain." Yesterday health reporter Anne Glausser looked at how we feel pain; today she looks at why it often lingers.

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Orlando Health and Florida Hospital officials announced Wednesday that they are implementing a chronic pain management plan to help emergency room physicians and staff better deal with impacts of the region's prescription-drug epidemic.

Washington, DC- Acute pain is a short-lived sensation that can be treated with a variety of current therapies.

InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. , a life sciences company focused on potential treatments for spinal cord injuries, and Geisinger Health System of Pennsylvania said they will collaborate on a preclinical study to treat chronic pain caused by peripheral nerve compression.