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Researchers believe that they have identified the part of the brain that handles chronic pain. It is the first time that research like this has been conducted, and the researchers believe that they can use this information to make the lives … [Read more...]
Back pain is one of the biggest factors when it comes to chronic pain. It is estimated that the global number of people that suffer from chronic back pain is around 540 million. This is a staggeringly large number, and it’s one that points … [Read more...]
A new study looked at the relationship between alcohol use and chronic pain. They found that alcohol use and alcohol withdrawal both had a correlation to the amount of chronic pain that someone experienced. This is a very … [Read more...]
Recently, I published an article about the importance of research and how research is one of the driving factors that helps to improve treatment and care for everyone–including seniors and their care. In that blog, Cognitive Functional … [Read more...]
New research on chronic pain indicates that the issue with chronic pain might not be how bad the pain is, but rather how severely it impacts someone’s quality of life. For years, researchers have known that there is a … [Read more...]
Chronic pain within nursing home residents was the topic of a recent study. The team behind this research found that there are four distinct types of pain that seniors face, and that each of these four types of pain warranted a different … [Read more...]
New research indicates that many people who suffer from chronic pain find relief when certain types of antidepressants are taken. This highlights the deep relationship that exists between depression and chronic pain. The … [Read more...]
Chronic pain has a lasting impact on someone’s quality of life. A new study from Great Britain indicates that those who suffer from chronic pain face complications with their health and quality of life for decades to come. The … [Read more...]
A new clinical study has looked at people dealing with chronic pain and how it is thought about. The researchers involved in this study believe that by helping people retrain sensorimotor actions, pain can be managed and interpreted by the … [Read more...]
About ten years ago, the dangers of misusing opioids became much more well known than they previously were. And then in 2016, the CDC published new guidelines for how opioids should be prescribed. Current research indicates that after these … [Read more...]
A group of researchers recently looked at medical conditions that were diagnosed when patients were children–and how that impacted their likelihood of being prescribed opioids later on in life. They found that people who were diagnosed with … [Read more...]
Opioids are often prescribed to help those that deal with chronic pain live a better life. However, a new study that looks at the relationship between opioid use and the development and growth of chronic pain and gives us a little bit more … [Read more...]
