Opioid misuse may lead to lasting physical, mental problems
In a new study, researchers found older adults in the U.S. who suffer prescription opioid misuse are at a higher risk for physical and...
Cannabis cannot be a substitute for opioids
In a new study, researchers found that cannabis cannot be used as a replacement drug for people with opioid use disorder.
The research was conducted...
Yoga and physical therapy could treat chronic lower back pain, improve sleep
In a new study, researchers found that yoga and physical therapy (PT) are effective approaches to treating co-occurring sleep disturbance and back pain while...
Researchers discover new way to treat chronic neuropathic pain
Unlike acute pain that occurs in response to a sudden injury, chronic neuropathic pain can develop slowly in response to nerve damage that occurs...
Frequent use of pain and sleep drugs may double your frailty risk
In a new study, researchers found strong links between self-reported regular use of prescription drugs for pain and/or sleep, and longitudinal risk of frailty...
Opioid overuse linked to high risk of cardiac arrest
In a new study, researchers found that opioid overdose victims who suffer cardiac arrest are distinctly different from other cardiac arrest patients.
But they may...
Opioids cannot help people with arthritis in the long run
In a new study, researchers found that opioid painkillers may temporarily ease the discomfort of arthritis, but they have no clear long-term benefit.
They reviewed...
Watching this may help ease people’s pain
In a new study, researchers found that watching immersive 360 videos of icy Arctic scenes helps to relieve intense burning pain and could hold...
This popular pain drug may hurt your blood sugar levels
Since its approval in 1995, painkiller opioid tramadol (marketed as ConZip and Ultram) has become a widely prescribed remedy for osteoarthritis and other pain...
Mind-body therapy may reduce pain, decrease opioid use
In a new study, researchers found that certain mind-body therapies can reduce pain, as well as reduce opioid use, among patients treated with prescription...