Pain News

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Botox May Relieve Pain from Tennis Elbow
Injections of botox helped ease pain but can cause side effects such as reduced strength...

Wednesday, April 07, 2010 Surgeons Turn to Complex Spinal Procedures Despite Hazards
Complex surgical procedures to treat back pain have soared in popularity in recent years, but experts say they pose greater risks with no more benefits...

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Fibromyalgia Symptoms May be Alleviated by Short Bursts of Physical Activity
Lifestyle physical activity intervention may reduce fibromyalgia symptoms and improve physical function...

Wednesday, March 03, 2010 Patients Speak Out About the Pain of Fibromyalgia
Sometimes the best way to learn about a disease is to listen to the patients who suffer from it...

Thursday, January 28, 2010 Pain Pumps May Lead to Development of Chondrolysis
Hundreds of patients have developed the relatively rare ailment after the use of postsurgical pain pumps...

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Fibromyalgia Goes Legit
Better understanding of the brain chemistry anomalies in fibromyalgia have paved the way toward more effective treatments for this pain disorder...

Thursday, September 17, 2009 Lilly's Cymbalta Maintains Low Back Pain Relief
Data reported at a European pain meeting show that Cymbalta^® (duloxetine) maintains relief of low back pain for 41 weeks...

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Neuro Exams a Must for Fibromyalgia Patients
Fibromyalgia patients have neurological abnormalities that may correlate with objective FM exam findings and influence treatment decisions...

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 Virtual Reality: Fibromyalgia Affects Spatial Navigation
Virtual reality (VR) testing confirms what many fibromyalgia patients suspect: spatial learning deficits related to hippocampal dysfunction...

Thursday, July 09, 2009 EULAR Reports Link High Glutamate to Fibromyalgia Pain
Two studies on glutamate in brains of fibromyalgia patients show abnormal levels of the neurotransmitter in areas related to pain perception and emotional processing...