According to some research, the use of opioid and other painkillers is on the rise among older Americans. This comes with a large number of challenges, including substance use disorder, addiction, and the health issues that accompany these … [Read more...]
Treating Chronic Back Pain in the Brain
A new study looks at the relationship between chronic back pain and the brain. The researchers believe that this information can help reduce the amount of pain that those struggling with pain experience, effectively helping them to live a … [Read more...]
How “Scrambler” Therapy Might Help Seniors
Chronic pain is one of the most frustrating issues that someone can deal with. Although there are things that can be done to help alleviate symptoms, a lot of people deal with chronic pain throughout their entire lives. There have been some … [Read more...]
Alzheimer’s and Fighting Chronic Pain
A new research project indicates that people with Alzheimer’s disease experience chronic pain in a different way than people without dementia do. Unfortunately, it is already hard to get an accurate idea of what pain looks like when someone … [Read more...]
Alcohol Use and Chronic Pain
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Reducing Inflammation in Parkinson’s Disease
New research has shown that a product from a plant might be able to help reduce inflammation in the brain for those suffering from Parkinson’s disease. The plant, called sophora flavescens, contains something in its root called kurarinone, … [Read more...]
Cholesterol Control Can Help Relieve Chemo Pain
Individuals that undergo chemotherapy often face a condition known as peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). It is very painful and can be chronic. In the past opioids have been used to help combat this pain, but opioid use brings about its own … [Read more...]