Neuropathic Pain

As more states across the country legalize marijuana in a variety of forms the usefulness of cannabinoids as a treatment method for people with neuropathic pain remains a question that many studies have explored.

Study results confirm that anxiety and depression before surgery can significantly influence the amount of pain a patient feels after surgery, adding to the evidence that the subjective experience of pain is worth considering, both before and after a pain intervention.

Half of diabetic patients experience diabetic neuropathies, and the total number of cases will increase annually alongside the ever-increasing diabetes incidence rate.

As patients seek help for chronic and acute pain problems doctors and health care professionals continue to seek new treatment options beyond surgery and medication.

With a continually growing opioid addiction new guidelines have been adopted looking to help fight this problem across the population. Some concerns have been raised about whether this will cause doctors to shy away from prescribing the medications for patients who can benefit most from them.

The central nervous system plays a role in painful diabetic peripheral nerve disease, according to findings presented in the journal Pain.

Neuropathic pain patients who are not prescribed opioid medications (such as morphine, codeine, and Tylenol 3) may experience more improvements in physical function.

Temple University Researchers suggest that a guideline created by Temple University Hospital and Temple University Hospital-Episcopal Campus for prescribing opioids in order to maximize safety and avoid misuse appears to significantly decrease the rate of opioid prescribing for minor and chronic non-cancer pain complaints in an acute care setting.

Recently published reports show the immune system of spinal cord patients can be controlled using a family of therapeutic stem cells.

While not currently covered under recently passed law new research has shown a potential need to help first responders from World Trade Center attack.

Electrostimulation is becoming a growing trend in medicine as researchers find new ways to help patients better manage their pain symptoms.

Readmissions are a concern and a dilemma for hospitals across the nation as the federal government docks facilities when patients are readmitted within 30 days of discharge. It has caused a surge in research about the causes of readmission and strategies to avoid them.

A recent study compared outcomes following surgery to release of the first branch of the lateral plantar nerve with or without calcaneal drilling for resistant plantar fasciitis.

Study results suggest that lidocaine injection might be better than ischemic compression in treating chronic pelvic pain in women.

A recent review provides a sobering picture of the missing clinical links in research regarding current pharmacological treatment for chronic postoperative pain.

While it’s been observed that medical marijuana helps reduce intensity in painful conditions, the benefits may have some limitations.

Researchers have identified an "entry level" set of phenotypes that should be collected for any genetic study of neuropathic pain.

Researchers say that patients using YouTube videos to obtain advice about their peripheral nerve pain are being misguided about half of the time.

Researchers plan study to assess whether intradiscal methylene blue injection (IMBI) could be effective in treating low back pain.

Researchers have identified possible biomarkers for flare-up of leprosy that may also have application to how other chronic infectious diseases are treated.

The world's first and only non-rechargeable, upgradeable spinal cord stimulation system could change the way that physicians treat chronic pain.

Neuropathic pain may be reduced when patients take antidepressants that alter a brain pathway, according to a recent study.

Abdominal pain is the reason behind 5% of emergency department visits, according to a report in American Family Physician. But analgesic pain management differs greatly between racial/ethnic groups.

A combination of small molecules can change cells slated to be human skin cells into cells that support and repair nerves, called Schwann cells, according to findings published in the journal Development.

A recent study suggests that pain is inadequately treated in emergency departments, for a variety of reasons.

A committee of the European Medicines Agency has completed a long-anticipated review finding no evidence that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines trigger complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).

Simply asking the patient how they want their pain managed in the emergency room may be the key to managing pain effectively.

Earlier education, better understanding of pain guidelines, and better agreement among those guidelines are needed to prevent significant disparities in how certain types of pain are treated.

Canadian researchers suggest that quality-controlled herbal cannabis, if used by cannabis-experienced patients as part of a monitored treatment program over one year, appears to be reasonably safe for the treatment of chronic pain.

The effect of spinal cord injuries may be alleviated with low-frequency epidural electrostimulation , according to findings published in Spinal Cord.