Feature Channels: Pain

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The common painkiller acetaminophen was found to alter proteins in the heart tissue when used regularly at moderate doses, according to a new study conducted in mice. Researchers will present their work this week at the American Physiology Summit in Long Beach, California.

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A research team led by Case Western Reserve University will begin work on engineering, growing and commercializing “live” replacement joints to treat degenerative joint disease knowns as osteoarthritis (OA).

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Today the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA Pain Medicine) have launched the new Pain Medicine Coalition (PMC) to advance the common goals of the pain medicine community and to advocate for responsible pain care for all patients.

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Dr. Vishal Uppal is an associate professor and the director of the regional anesthesia fellowship program at Dalhousie University, located in Halifax, Canada.

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A study out of Stanford University has found that use of a femoral catheter in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgery is associated with better results.

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A study has found no association between prescription glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist medications and increased risk of aspiration or pneumonia in surgery patients.

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A study has found that patients undergoing shoulder surgery who receive continuous nerve blocks experience less pain following surgery compared to those who receive single-shot nerve blocks and continuous analgesia.

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Researchers at the Hospital for Special Surgery study the potential role of perioperative cannabinoids for pain management and opioid reduction with patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.

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Researchers from the London Health Sciences Centre use anatomical dissection to identify undocumented nerve pathways for the most diagnosed cancer worldwide.

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Dr. Mark Cohen, hand, wrist and elbow surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at RUSH, and an official team physician for the Chicago White Sox, wants to warn parents about the epidemic he is seeing in his practice: youth baseball players experiencing overuse injuries in greater numbers.

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There’s no cure for endometriosis, but the good news is people living with it can do a lot for the pain. A Penn State Health expert talks about options for relief.

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A dor e o enrijecimento nos ombros podem dificultar qualquer atividade, inclusive o sono. A piora das dores, especialmente à noite, pode significar que você tem a síndrome do ombro congelado, explica o Dr. Christopher Camp, cirurgião ortopédico na Mayo Clinic.

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Tufts University School of Medicine physical therapist Kathryn Sawyer shares tips and tools to help people experiencing acute low back pain.

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For children and teens, irregular meals such as skipped breakfasts are linked to an increased risk of frequent headaches, according to a new study published in the February 28, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study also found that for those ages 12 to 17, substance use and exposure, specifically electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), were associated with frequent headaches.

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In a recent final regulation issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), CRNAs, also known as nurse anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists, have been permanently added to the definition of a practitioner who is appropriately licensed by a state to prescribe and dispense medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD).

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ASRA Pain Medicine awards Dr. Brian Brenner for his contributions to regional anesthesia and pain medicine.

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Stay informed! These are the latest research articles on "Long COVID" from the Coronavirus News Source on Newswise.

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A recent study led by Assistant Professor Lindsay Jibb of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and Scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) found that parents of young children with cancer, along with pediatric cancer clinicians are in favour of an app-based solution that Jibb and her team are creating, to help parents manage their child’s cancer pain at home.

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Achilles tendon ruptures are normally treated with surgical procedures, but there are other options with equal outcomes

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Dr. Hernan Bazan honored for innovation in non-opioid drug development amidst the opioid crisis.

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He will present his award lecture, "Regional Anesthesia and Outcomes: Past, Present, and Future” on Saturday, March 23, in conjunction with the 49th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, in San Diego, CA.

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Below are some of the latest research and features on this growing population of older adults in the Seniors channel on Newswise.

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Therapies for pain conditions like fibromyalgia provide clues for helping those with long COVID, finds a new University of Michigan study.

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ESTIMADA MAYO CLINIC: Trabalho com construções e comecei a sentir dormência e formigamento nas mãos. Às vezes, derrubo objetos porque não consigo segurar com firmeza. Um amigo sugeriu que posso estar com a síndrome do túnel do carpo.

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ESTIMADA MAYO CLINIC: Soy obrero y comencé a sentir entumecimiento y hormigueo en las manos. A veces, se me caen cosas porque no puedo sostenerlas bien.

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Sydney and Sheridan Taylor of Durham, North Carolina, have lived with this rare genetic disorder all of their lives.

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Among the most difficult types of pain to alleviate is neuropathic pain, pain that is usually caused by damage to nerves in various body tissues, including skin, muscle and joints.

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A new study has found that the brain system enabling us to inhibit our own pain changes with age, and that gender-based differences in those changes may lead females to be more sensitive to moderate pain than males as older adults.

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The latest research and expertise on the flue can be found in the Influenza channel on Newswise.

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An NIH-funded study suggests osteopathic physicians are uniquely positioned to assist migraine patients.

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When it comes to having surgery, older adults don’t just base their decision on how much pain they’ll feel and how quickly they’ll recover, a new study finds.

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New biomarkers with improved diagnostic performance for early detection of lupus nephritis have been discovered in the University of Houston lab of Chandra Mohan, a pioneer in lupus research.

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Low back pain is a major cause of disability around the globe, with more than 570 million people affected. New findings show that many people with persistent low back pain continue to have moderate-to-high levels of pain and disability.

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Find the latest research and features on emergency medicine in the Emergency Medicine channel on Newswise.

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Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a common musculoskeletal, inflammatory condition, characterized by severe pain in the heel of the foot, to the extent that it limits day-to-day activities.

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Boosting exercise is often on the agenda in the new year, but if you’re struggling to stick to a new fitness regime, University of South Australia research shows that virtual reality (VR) will not only make exercise feel easier but also ease chronic pain.

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Migraine can impact many aspects of a person’s life, but less is known about how feelings of stigma about the disease affect quality of life. For people with migraine, these feelings of stigma were linked to more disability, increased disease burden and reduced quality of life, according to new research published in the January 17, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.