Chronic Pain

3 Questions Help Docs Predict Pain Course

Published: May 13, 2013 By Elizabeth DeVita Raeburn , Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Asking three simple questions of patients with non-inflammatory musculoskeletal pain improved primary care physicians’ ability to predict which patients would still be in pain 6 months later, a study found. Note that the three relevant prognostic indicators were duration of […]

Think Depression When Chronic Pain Worsens

Think Depression When Chronic Pain Worsens News March 01, 2013 IMNG Medical Media, 2013 Mar 01, MA Otto LAS VEGAS (IMNG) – Treating comorbid depression gives “you the biggest bang for the buck” in the overall care and rehabilitation of patients with chronic pain, according to Dr. Michael Clark, director of Johns Hopkins University’s Chronic […]

Neuropathic Pain

Diagnosis and Treatment Francesca Magrinelli; Giampietro Zanette; Stefano Tamburin Pract Neurol. 2013;13(5):292-307. Abstract Neuropathic pain (NP) develops as a consequence of a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory pathways in the peripheral or central nervous system, and occurs in many neurological diseases (eg, peripheral neuropathy, radiculopathy, spinal cord injury, stroke and multiple sclerosis). It affects […]

Manual Therapy Followed by Specific Active Exercises Versus a Placebo Followed by Specific Active Exercises on the Improvement of Functional Disability in Patients With Chronic Non Specific Low Back Pain

A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL Pierre Balthazard, Pierre de Goumoens, Gilles Rivier, Philippe Demeulenaere, Pierluigi Ballabeni, Olivier DériazDisclosures BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012;13(162) ABSTRACT Background: Recent clinical recommendations still propose active exercises (AE) for CNSLBP. However, acceptance of exercises by patients may be limited by pain-related manifestations. Current evidences suggest that manual therapy (MT) induces an immediate […]

The Nervous System and Metabolic Dysregulation: Emerging Evidence Converges on Ketogenic Diet Therapy

David N. Ruskin Front Neurosci. 2012; 6: 33. Published online 2012 Mar 26. Prepublished online 2012 Jan 16. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2012.00033 Abstract A link between metabolism and brain function is clear. Since ancient times, epileptic seizures were noted as treatable with fasting, and historical observations of the therapeutic benefits of fasting on epilepsy were confirmed nearly […]

Exercise Prescription for Chronic Back or Neck Pain: Who Prescribes It? Who Gets It? What Is Prescribed?

Arthritis Care Research News Alerts. 2009;61(2):192-200. Exercise is commonly used to improve physical function, decrease symptoms and minimize disability caused by chronic low back or neck pain. Numerous randomized trials and clinical practice guidelines have supported this practice, and studies suggest that individually tailored, supervised exercise programs are associated with the best outcomes. Nevertheless, there […]

The biochemical origin of pain: The origin of all pain is inflammation and the inflammatory response

The biochemical origin of pain: The origin of all pain is inflammation and the inflammatory response. Part 2 of 3 – Inflammatory profile of pain syndromes Sota Omoigui Division of Inflammation and Pain Research, L.A Pain Clinic, 4019 W. Rosecrans Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90250, United States Published Online: August 29, 2007 Summary Every pain […]

Osteopathic manipulative medicine considerations in patients with chronic pain

J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2005 Sep;105(9 Suppl 4):S29-36. Kuchera ML. Abstract Osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) incorporates diagnostic and therapeutic strategies that address body unity, homeostatic mechanisms, and structure-function interrelationships. In regard to pain, osteopathic physicians take thorough histories guided by palpatory examination to determine the quality, duration, and origin of this condition, how it uniquely […]