Pain and negative emotions: the vicious cycle
In a recent study, Penn State researchers find emotions such as anger or sadness often are result of stress or pain, and that they...
Sugar pills could reduce chronic pain
In new research, scientists from Northwestern Medicine can reliably predict which chronic pain patients will respond to a sugar placebo pill based on the...
What leads to opioid misuse?
In a recent study, researchers find the risk factors that place patients at an increased chance of prolonged opioid use.
The study was conducted by...
These 6 things could cause neuropathy
Neuropathy is a disease of one or more peripheral nerves that causes numbness, pain and weakness.
It is the second most common neurological condition after...
Doctors may play a key role in patients’ opioid addiction
Opioid addiction has become a serious public health issue.
Scientists have examined how patients get addicted to opioid, but less research has focused on...
Doctors may lack self-awareness when prescribing opioids
As health providers struggle to curb the epidemic of opioid abuse, a recent study has found that 65% of emergency department (ED) physicians surveyed...
Doctors can do more to prevent opioid abuse
In a new study, researchers from University of Michigan develop new recommendations for prescribing opioid.
Their recommendations are based on published medical evidence for one...
Digital care can benefit people with chronic knee pain
Chronic knee pain is often caused by knee osteoarthritis, the wear-and-tear arthritis of the knee.
Aging is a big risk factor of this disease, but...
11 big signs of opioid addiction everyone should know
Many people use opioid to deal with chronic pain.
However, when they overuse the drug, they become addicted to it.
it is not always easy to...
How to protect your back
If you suffer from back pain or other back problems on a regular basis, you need to do something to protect your back.
Many things...