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...]
What is Cognitive Functional Therapy?
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...]
Mental Health and Chronic Pain
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...]
Understanding the Differences in Pain that Seniors Face
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...]
Depression and Chronic Pain
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...]
The Connection Between Chronic Pain and Health as We Age
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...]
Treating Pain By Targeting the Nervous System
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...]
What’s the Best Way to Treat Pain?
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...]
Opioid Prescriptions and the Elderly
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...]
The Connection Between Opioid Use and Chronic Pain
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...]
New Strategies in Treating Chronic Pain
A new study shows that anti-inflammatory treatments might have more negative consequences than once thought. Newly emerging research indicates that blocking inflammation might actually be one of the causes of chronic pain in some … [Read more...]
Predicting Pain, and How it Can Help
According to a recent study, it is possible to look at brain waves and predict future pain with accuracy through them. This latest research could be a big game changer when it comes to how doctors help those battling chronic … [Read more...]