Featured review: Which remotely ‐delivered psychological approaches help people with long‐term chronic pain to improve symptoms?
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 (Source: Cochrane News and Events)
Source: Cochrane News and Events - August 30, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Long COVID Recovery Remains Rare. Doctors Are Struggling to Understand Why
Since August 2020, David Putrino, director of rehabilitation innovation at New York’s Mount Sinai Health System, has helped treat more than 3,000 people with Long COVID. These patients, in his experience, fit into one of three groups.
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A small number, no more than 10%, have stubborn symptoms that don’t get better, no matter what Putrino and his team try. A big chunk see some improvement, but remain sick. And about 15% to 20% report full recovery—an elusive benchmark that Putrino greets with cautious optimism.
“I call it ‘fully recovered for n...
Source: TIME: Health - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Laser Light Therapy Stimulates Regeneration
Elsie has been a patient at the Sears Institute for Anti-Aging for years. So when she called me in tears, I told her to come in right away…
Elsie was leaving on her dream vacation to Africa in less than a week.
But she could barely stand up.
Her lower back pain was so severe she didn’t even think she could handle the 19-hour flight from Miami to Kenya. Let alone the six-hour drive from the capital city of Nairobi to the Maasai Mara Reserve, where she was going on a week-long safari.
Elsie was desperate for relief but didn’t want to manage the pain with prescription or over-the-counter muscle relaxants or painkill...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 28, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news
Neuropsychological function in traumatic brain injury and the influence of chronic pain - Cherup NP, Robayo LE, Vastano R, Fleming L, Levin BE, Widerstr öm-Noga E.
In this study we examined (a) the impact of pain across domains of attention, memory, and executive function, and (b) ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Doctors, Patients Try to Shame Insurers to Reverse Prior Auth Denials
(MedPage Today) -- Sally Nix was furious when her health insurance company refused to pay for the infusions she needs to ease her chronic pain and fatigue.
Nix has struggled with a combination of autoimmune diseases since 2011. Brain and spinal... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - August 27, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
The association between exercise and prescription opioid misuse: a scoping review - C órdoba-Grueso WS, Mattey-Mora PP, Chen C, Galaviz KI, Parker MA.
Exercise prevents chronic diseases and modulates pain. People experiencing pain often use opioids for relief, increasing the risk of prescription opioid misuse. Nonetheless, exercise may influence prescription opioid misuse through the release of endorphin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Characteristics of work-related spine injury in the USA: a National Trauma Data Bank analysis - Jiang SH, Nico E, Bhaskara M, Patil S, Edgar MC, Sadeh M, Chiu RG, Mehta AI.
PURPOSE: Workplace injury is a commonplace occurrence in the USA. Spine injuries are especially devastating as they can cause chronic pain and limit mobility which prevents patients from returning to work. Gaining a better understanding of the patients, me... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Too Little Sleep Destroys DNA?
I talk to my patients about the danger of not sleeping all the time. Unfortunately, it’s a common problem that affects 75 million Americans.
People who don’t sleep, or sleep poorly, have up to 400% more accidents that those who get a good night’s rest. Not getting enough sleep also increases your risk of developing chronic diseases.
Studies, including a large meta-analysis of 470,000 adults, found that those who slept less than six hours developed a:1,2,3,4,5
48% increase in the incidence of coronary heart disease
30% increased risk of dementia
15% increase in the incidence of stroke
50% cancer risk
17% higher risk ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 25, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Health Source Type: news
Medtronic receives CE Mark approval for Inceptiv(TM) spinal cord stimulator with closed-loop sensing to treat chronic pain
Inceptiv automatically and instantly adjusts therapy based on signals from the spinal cord
DUBLIN, Aug. 25, 2023 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, has received CE (Conformit... Devices, Neurosurgery, Regulatory Medtronic, Inceptiv , spinal cord stimulator, neurostimulator (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - August 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Curi Bio lands over $4.4M in NIH grants for two projects
The Seattle-based biotech company is working on projects in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Botox, which can be used to treat afflictions such as muscle spasms and chronic pain. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - August 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Rick Morgan Source Type: news
Being Intentional About Your Mental Health and Migraines
Migraines can be occasional and unpredictable and chronic and long-term. After dealing with pain for a while, it can start to impact your mental and emotional health. A renewed focus on your mental well-being may help. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Decriminalizing Opioids Will Save Countless Lives
Even the most fervent drug warrior would have to concede that cannabis legalization has been a success. In thirty-eight states patients can now freely access high-quality cannabis for medical conditions that are often notoriously resistant to other treatments. In the twenty-three states in which cannabis is legal for both medical and recreational purposes, citizens enjoy the right to partake in a substance that is far safer than other recreational drugs—including and especially alcohol—without fear of prosecution. Driving fatalities have not increased and rates of psychosis (which cannabis can contribute to) ha...
Source: TIME: Health - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Peter Grinspoon Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Managing Patients With Chronic Pain in a Post-opioid World Managing Patients With Chronic Pain in a Post-opioid World
In the first of a four-part video series, Neha Pathak, MD, and Dan Clauw, MD, discuss referrals for patients with chronic pain.Medscape Internal Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
Poor Sleep and Chronic Pain Prove Pesky Bedfellows Poor Sleep and Chronic Pain Prove Pesky Bedfellows
The problems can create a vicious cycle that researchers are trying to understand ― and break.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
