Gabapentin May Top Pregabalin for Sciatica Pain Gabapentin May Top Pregabalin for Sciatica Pain
A comparison of the anticonvulsants gabapentin and pregabalin suggests gabapentin may be superior for pain reduction in chronic sciatica. But at least one expert has concerns about this conclusion.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Gabapentin Beats Pregabalin for Chronic Sciatica
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 17, 2018 -- For patients with chronic sciatica (CS), gabapentin (GBP) is superior to pregabalin (PGB), with fewer and less severe adverse events (AEs), according to a study published online Oct. 15 in JAMA Neurology.
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Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 17, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
ASK DR ELLIE CANNON: Pain pills got rid of my sciatica... but they've given me headaches
This week Dr ELLIE CANNON hears from someone who was prescribed pregabalin for her sciatica but now suffers from chronic headaches. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Venture Heat Warms up Wearables with New FDA Nod
On Monday, Los Alamitos, CA-based Venture Heat said it had received FDA clearance for its Infrared Heat Therapy Pain Relief using Far infrared Rays (FIR). FIR heat therapy is a type of low-energy therapy that takes advantage of heat generated by waves of energy from the far end of the infrared spectrum.
“It’s a lot easier for the consumer to use this particular design,†Eddie Chen, president of Venture Heat, told MD+DI. “Using the product is similar to using the compression wraps. We wanted it to be simple to use and mobile.â€
The wrap...
Source: MDDI - September 17, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Business Source Type: news
'This ‘rack’ beat my backache... and helped me ditch crutches’: Exploring IDD Therapy
Intervertebral Differential Dynamics (IDD) Therapy is designed to treat people with sciatica, neck and lower back pain and the ubiquitous ‘slipped disc’. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 3, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Degenerative Disc Disease & Sciatica
Title: Degenerative Disc Disease& SciaticaCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/4/1998 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/26/2018 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General)
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - June 26, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Various Factors Affect Progress in Back-Related Leg Pain, Sciatica
WEDNESDAY, June 20, 2018 -- In back-related leg pain and sciatica patients, belief in a long recovery and the number of other symptoms attributed to the pain are independently negatively associated with improvement, according to a study published in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 20, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Neuroinflammation seen in spinal cord, nerve roots of patients with chronic sciatica
(Massachusetts General Hospital) A study by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators has found, for the first time in humans, that patients with chronic sciatica -- back pain that shoots down the leg -- have evidence of inflammation in key areas of the nervous system. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
ASK THE GP: Am I being fobbed off with painkillers for my slipped disc?
The pain you have is called sciatica, as it is the sciatic nerve, which exits the lower part of the spine, one branch to the left leg, the other to the right, that is impinged upon in this case. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Can endometriosis cause leg pain?
Leg pain related to endometriosis may be more common than previously thought, affecting around 50 percent of people with endometriosis. It can also cause hip and back pain. The pain may be related to sciatica, as the growths can affect the sciatic nerve. Treatments include exercises, medications, and diet changes. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 10, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Endometriosis Source Type: news
Back pain: Simple ways to save your spine from sciatica
ALMOST half of us are affected by sciatica at some point. Osteopath Oliver Eaton reveals what you can do about it. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Could sciatica be causing the pain in your buttocks?
A look at pain in the buttocks, a common complaint with many causes but often the result of sciatica. Included is detail on diagnosis and seeing a doctor. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 10, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Back Pain Source Type: news
Is Sciatic Pain Destroying Your Daily Life? Try out These 10 Foods to Fight Back
That terrible pain radiating down your leg or that intense, sharp, lower pain may be sciatica. Sciatic pain is a widespread condition that can indeed destroy your everyday life. (Source: Orthogate - Latest News)
Source: Orthogate - Latest News - January 12, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Featured Spine Articles Source Type: news
Grandmother believes cannabis is the secret to her health
Carol Francey, 70, from Vancouver, credits her marijuana habit for helping her to manage her arthritis, sciatica and insomnia, saying her medication used to slur her speech and affect her balance. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA panel votes against recommending Intrinsic Therapeutics ’ Barricaid spinal prosthesis
An FDA advisory panel voted 5 to 8 against recommending approval for Intrinsic Therapeutics’s Barricaid prosthesis designed for partial annulus replacement in patients with herniated discs, according to a MedPage Today report.
The negative recommendation came based on concerns over the safety of the device, including breakage rate and certain endplate lesions of unknown origin. The same panel voted 12 to 1 in favor of the device’s efficacy, according to the report.
“There was a high rate of breakage of the device, a high rate of migration, and [there was] the unknown nature of [some endplate] lesions,” panel member...
Source: Mass Device - December 14, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Regulatory/Compliance Spinal Intrinsic Therapeutics Source Type: news
