At the Boston University School of Medicine, researchers have indicated that repeated steroid injections to reduce pain and inflammation in joints may actually speed the progression of osteoarthritis and lead…
The U.S. Pain Foundation recently released their 2021 Pediatric Pain Report, and it isn’t good. Over the last several years, chronic pain has increasingly become a problem for families with…
The University of California, Davis is currently researching how venom from tarantulas could be used to alleviate chronic pain. The study, partially funded by the National Institutes of Health, focuses…
For many people suffering from pain, particularly chronic and intermittent pain, repeatedly taking medication isn’t a solution. Over-the-Counter and prescription pain medications affect the liver and other vital organs over…
Alternative pain relief options, including supplements, devices, and topical products, are being used more than ever by those suffering from intermittent and chronic pain. Chiropractors and physical therapy clinics can…
TPNE, or Therapeutic Pain Neuroscience Education, is a fancy term for patient education about chronic pain and coping with it. A recent issue of Pain Practice outlined the results of a study…
Research presented at the 2021 annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology indicates that some individuals using medical marijuana to treat chronic migraines may increase their risk of developing…
Older individuals with cognitive impairment such as dementia have a dramatically increased fall risk (they are at least twice as likely to fall as someone the same age without cognitive…
