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Testosterone Therapy May Help Improve Pain in Men with Low TestosteroneTestosterone therapy is associated with decreased pain perception in men with low testosterone levels related to opioid (narcotic) pain relievers (analgesics), a new study finds. The results were presented Monday at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. |
Released: 6/17/2013 1:00 PM EDT
Endocrine Society |
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Medical Marijuana Not the Answer for Teens with Chronic Pain, Mayo Clinic Doctors SayAdolescents can have chronic pain, just like adults. As patients, their parents and physicians search for solutions, there is one increasingly available option they should avoid, Mayo Clinic researchers say: medical marijuana. |
Embargo expired: 6/17/2013 12:05 AM EDT
Released: 6/12/2013 12:30 PM EDT
Mayo Clinic |
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Study Points to Role of Nervous System in Arthritis
Reducing levels of nerve-growth factor may be a key to developing better pain treatments. |
Released: 6/13/2013 10:45 AM EDT
McGill University |
MedicineChannels:Keywords:Neuromodulation, neuromodulars, digital drugs, Chronic Pain, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Neurostimulation, MRI, dorsal root ganglion, Wireless, Sciatica, paresthesia, wide dynamic range neurons, high-frequency stimulation, burst stimulation, SubQStim, subcutaneous stimulation, Clinical Trial, electrical nerve stimulation, percutaneous electrical nerve stimulat |
Experts Examine Future Options in Digital Drugs for PainAn expert physicians and neuroscientists look to the future of "digital drugs," implantable devices for the treatment of pain. Exciting new options include focus on dorsal root ganglion; new frequencies of neurostimulation; and new devices for peripheral nerve stimulation. |
Released: 6/13/2013 3:00 AM EDT
International Neuromodulation Society |
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International Guidance on Devices for Head and Body PainThe first set of recommendations about patient selection and appropriateness for implantation of “digital drugs” to manage chronic pain are devised to deliver better care and reduce complications using neuromodulation therapies, an expanding and evolving treatment that interfaces with nerves. |
Released: 6/12/2013 3:00 AM EDT
International Neuromodulation Society |
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1st Global Guidance Announced on Neurostimulation for PainAt the start of the 11th World Congress of the International Neuromodulation Society, Technology Transforming Chronic Illness Management, an international panel of experts, The Neuromodulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee, announced it is issuing guidance on using neurostimulation to manage chronic pain. |
Released: 6/10/2013 3:00 AM EDT
International Neuromodulation Society |
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Neurostimulation Lowers Need for Opioids in Chronic PainThe Neuromodulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee, an international group of more than 60 leading pain specialists, has created the first consensus guidelines for the use of neurostimulation, an established and growing therapy for chronic pain and other conditions. |
Released: 6/10/2013 3:00 AM EDT
International Neuromodulation Society |
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Therapy That Heats and Destroys Bone Tumors Eases Patients’ PainPatients with cancer that has spread to their bones are often treated with radiation therapy to reduce pain. But if that treatment doesn’t work, or can’t be used again, a second, effective option now exists. Results of a clinical trial on the new therapy, presented by a researcher at Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center, is being presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). |
Embargo expired: 6/2/2013 9:30 AM EDT
Released: 5/30/2013 2:00 PM EDT
Thomas Jefferson University |
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Pro/Con Editorials Look at Evidence on Acupuncture for Symptom ReliefWith more than 3,000 clinical trials to date, is acupuncture is a proven-effective treatment with a low complication rate? Or is it just a "theatrical placebo" with little or no effect on pain or other outcomes? Opposing viewpoints are presented in a pair of "Pro and Con" editorials in the June issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS). |
Released: 5/28/2013 11:00 AM EDT
International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) |
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New Approach May Allow Faster Spinal Anesthesia for Cancer Patients at End of LifeFor patients with uncontrolled pain from terminal cancer, a new approach to calculating initial dosage may allow a quicker start of spinal analgesia—and less time in the hospital, according to a study in the June issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS). |
Released: 5/28/2013 11:00 AM EDT
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |