Pain

Giving up bread may not help cure every celiac disease symptom, but researchers found a relationship between a gluten-free diet and a reduction in headache frequency.

A new study has found evidence that a specific genetic mutation may cause afflicted patients to feel more intense neuropathic pain.

Osteoarthritis (OA) patients may have an effective new treatment to look forward to following the development of self-donated fat cell therapy.

Although 49 states have some sort of drug monitoring program, a recently published study marked the first time that their impact has been measured.

While Lyme disease is often associated with painful symptoms, inflammation in the peripheral and central nervous systems can increase the discomfort.

Abdominal complaints are not the result of exocrine pancreatic function in Fabry disease patients, suggests a study by researchers in Slovenia.

When a 29-year-old man began experiencing chronic pain in his left thumb, the reason why proved to be anything but routine.

Patients with HIV are at increased risk for herpes zoster, though the incidence of herpes zoster in this population has declined since the introduction of combined antiretroviral therapy, according to findings published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

The combination of nortriptyline and morphine appears to offer superior efficacy in providing relief from chronic neuropathic pain than monotherapy with either agent.

The rates of opioid misuse among US patients with chronic pain appear to average about 25%, according to the results of a recently published systematic review and data synthesis.

A case study published in the Journal of Medical Case Reports about one patient with syringomyelia demonstrated the common confusion about diagnosing this disease.

One of the advantages of using electronic health records is the amount of information they place at doctors' fingertips, enabling them (in theory) to provide the highest level of care for their patients.

Patients are not only confused about opioid use, but they also fear developing an addiction and crave more information from physicians.

You see a 29-year-old female insurance saleswoman with a 6-week history of joint pains and swelling affecting both hands and wrists, both feet and her left knee. Her symptoms are worse when she first gets up in the morning and it takes a few hours before her joints seem to loosen up.

Commonly found in pain relievers, acetaminophen gets rid of more than just physical agony – it also diminishes emotions.

Interventional pain management physicians are looking at bringing back an old therapy: destroying pain-causing nerves with cryo-ablation.

Deep brain stimulation stimulating the ventral posterolateral nucleus was effective in reducing neuropathic pain, according to findings from Korean research centers.

While many patients suffering from low back pain (LBP) jump right to opioids or advanced imaging procedures for relief, researchers found that the most beneficial method is also wallet-friendly.

With the US population growing older and heavier, chronic knee pain is becoming common, and total knee replacement surgery is on the rise. Some 40% of women age 60 to 70 and 25% of men that age have such pain, and many turn to total knee replacement surgery. New studies suggest denervation of the nerves responsible for knee pain could be an alternative.

An expert on both flight and medical safety, author John Nance tells physicians the recent crash of a German Wings jet holds lessons for medicine as well as aviation.

Interventional pain management-the field of helping patients with acute or chronic pain without doing major surgery--is a both a growing specialty and one that is under assault. As the annual meeting of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians got underway in Orlando, FL today, group leaders outlined the organization's political agenda.

Now that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided to start regulating a drug commonly prescribed to treat gout, many patients will no longer be able to afford the medication.

Viewers have plenty of choices when it comes to medical talk shows on television. With all their recommendations a recent study looked at whether they are doing more harm than good to the potential patient pool.

For some patients the first treatment they receive to help manage their pain is opioid medication. Recent studies have looked at whether staying on these prescriptions for long periods of time can do more harm than good.

For patients dealing with chronic pain, the issues of their overall care can go beyond the body and into their minds. Addressing both areas can be key to helping them have normal everyday lives.

While many individuals with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) opt for the high-tech approach of surgery to rid their symptoms, research shows that physical therapy has a similar improved outcome.

Joseph V. Pergolizzi, MD discusses the integral role his background in physical chemistry and drug development plays in pain medicine research.

Previous research and a study in the works reveal the results of light therapy on brain functions, including relief for muscle and joint pains.

Treating drug-resistant trigeminal neuralgia with stereotactic radiosurgery with linear accelerators is effective and safe, based on a literature review published in Pain Physician.

Exercise can reduce depressive symptoms in patients with arthritis and rheumatic diseases, according to a recently published meta-analysis.