Posts Tagged ‘pain’

Pain/RA: Associations between weather factors and severity of pain in rheumatoid arthritis (MDLinx)


MediNewsDigest:
Some association acknowledged, but you already knew that….

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - June 1, 2010 at 11:35 am

Categories: Arthritis, Chronic Pain, Rheumatoid Arthritis, pain   Tags: , , , , , , ,

Study Shows Xyrem May Help Fight Pain and Fatigue in Fibromyalgia Patients


MediNewsDigest: That could be very big news. Reminds me of Ativan, an anti anxiety drug reducing Tinnitus. CLICK here for WebMD link.

MediNewDigest: More details about Xyrem (Sodium oxybate) CLICK here for medicalnewstoday link

MediNewsDigest: Definition of the nervous system receptors involved. CLICK here for Wiki definitions
Xyrem use for Fibromyalgia has been filed with the FDA.
A caveat: the study was funded by jazz pharmaceuticals, who manufactures Xyrem. They applied for FDA approval. To be continued…

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - May 18, 2010 at 9:09 am

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New Ways to Treat Pain (WSJ)


MediNewsDirect: Here ye all fans of “evidence-based” medicine: These techniques are on the forefront. Many of them will be “evidence-based” in 10 years. Obamacare just prescribed 10 years of agony for the pain sufferers of the middle class.

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - May 16, 2010 at 8:39 am

Categories: Chronic Pain, Crohn's disease, Uncategorized, pain   Tags: , , , , , ,

Acoustic Device Heals Pain? (ABCNews,youtube)


MediNewsDigest: Medsonics Device: Real or Hoax? But worth following….

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - May 15, 2010 at 11:34 pm

Categories: Multiple Sclerosis, neuroscience, pain   Tags: , , , , , , ,

Antidepressants can help people with physical ills (Reuters)


SJCRG: Antidepressants are not without side effects. Looks like the route to feeling better is trial and error with a health provider willing to play along…

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - March 17, 2010 at 10:13 am

Categories: Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Your Doctor, antidepressants, autoimmune diseases, cancer, care quality, depression, mind and body, neuroscience, pain, stress, wheelchairs   Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Electromagnetic pulses were found to significantly decrease pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis of the knee (Ivanhoe)


SJCRG: Magnetic field against pain, Hmmm…..
Didn’t we make fun of “magnetic bracelets” against arthritis and other pains as charlatan stuff?

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - March 8, 2010 at 11:51 pm

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Reflexology for the treatment of pain in people with multiple sclerosis (sciencedaily)


SJCRG: “… clinically significant improvements..” CLICK HERE for Link
Dose reflexology need to be taken seriously?

SJCRG: CLICK HERE for our post on Reflexology and Fibromyalgia

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - February 18, 2010 at 1:26 pm

Categories: Fibromyalgia, Multiple Sclerosis, Uncategorized, autoimmune diseases, brain, natural medicine, neuroscience, pain   Tags: , , , , , ,

Chronic Pain: Treating the immune system of patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CPRS) leads to a significant reduction in pain.


SJCRG: Relation Immune System and pain? Not fully understood, but seems to work….

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - February 8, 2010 at 12:04 am

Categories: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CPRS), immunology   Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

The efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia in patients with chronic pain (sciencedirect)


SJCRG: CBT might be worth considering against insomnia, pills have so many side effects…

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - February 6, 2010 at 10:35 pm

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Pain Management: Diabetic Neuropathy (WebMD)


SJCRG: Good WebMD video about chronic pain but discussion essentially limited to diabetic neuropathy. CLICK HERE for link

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - February 4, 2010 at 11:50 am

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