From the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center media release: Conventional medical wisdom has long held that placebo effects depend on patients’ belief they are getting pharmacologically active medication. A paper published in the journal Pain…
From the The JAMA Network Journals media release: Among adults with chronic low back pain, both mindfulness-based stress reduction [MBSR] and cognitive behavioral therapy [CBT] resulted in greater improvement in back pain and functional limitations…
From the NIH/National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health media release: Data from a review of U.S.-based clinical trials published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggest that some of the most popular complementary health approaches —…
From the BMJ media release: Nine weekly sessions of individually tailored acupuncture lessen perceived pain intensity, and improve functional capacity and quality of life, in people with the chronic pain condition, fibromyalgia, finds research published…
From the University of Alberta media release: Opioids such as morphine, codeine and Tylenol 3 can be effective for treating pain, however, a new University of Alberta study finds that patients with neuropathic pain taking opioids…
From the Elsevier media release: Research reveals a new way to administer anesthetic in the mouth. If you’re scared of the dentist’s needles you’re not alone — but new research means you might not have to…
From the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) press release via HealthCanal: A researcher with the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) has found that depression and back pain are part of a…
From the American Pain Society press release via ScienceDaily: Those who accept their pain condition are best able to tolerate pain, while distraction can be the way to lower pain intensity, according to research reported…
From the University of North Carolina School of Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: A study from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine offers new insights into how the nervous system processes hot and…
From the University of Warwick press release via HealthCanal: A new study of Hong Kong chronic pain patients suggests that targeting feelings of mental defeat could prevent severe depression, anxiety and interference with daily activities.…