Combining artificial intelligence (AI) with eye tracking in virtual reality could one day help personalise treatment for millions living with chronic pain, according to world-first research from the University of East Anglia. Scientists found that…
Cold-water immersion is a popular post-workout recovery strategy, but new research suggests it may offer no greater benefit to muscle strength recovery than heat-based methods. The study, published in the Journal of Thermal Biology, investigated…
Many parents feel reassured when their child’s recurrent abdominal pain is investigated and no underlying organic condition is found. However, a study by researchers at Semmelweis University, published in the International Journal of Pediatrics, suggests…
Exercise-based rehabilitation and education can reduce the chance of knee osteoarthritis following ACL reconstruction in people aged under 40, as well as improve pain and quality of life, a study by La Trobe University researchers…
A new Cochrane review finds very low-quality evidence on lumbar supports for chronic low back pain, meaning that no strong recommendations can be made either for or against their use. Lumbar supports are inexpensive back…
From the NIH/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research news release: An international team of scientists has identified the neural mechanisms through which sound blunts pain in mice. The findings, which could inform development of…
From the University of Miami press release: “On a scale of one to 10, how much pain are you in?” In a recent study published by the Journal of Pain, co-authored by Elizabeth Losin, assistant professor…
From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release: The human perception of pain can vary greatly depending on the situation. So it is possible that the same pain stimulus feels more or less painful under different conditions.…
From the University of Bath press release: Children engrossed in popular kids’ TV programmes such as Peppa Pig, or films like Toy Story or Frozen, are exposed to up to nine incidents of pain for…
From the University of Miami press release: We take for granted the fact that feelings such as love, happiness, or pain are described with different words and expressions across languages. But are these differences in…