Pain News

Friday, October 03, 2008 Distress, Chronic Pain Problems More Common in Mothers of Adolescents With Fibromyalgia
Families of adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome have increased prevalence of distress and chronic pain, and are likely to have poorer family functioning and more conflicted family relationships...

Wednesday, September 17, 2008 NSAIDs May Block Prostate Cancer Detection
Regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs might reduce serum levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) and interfere with prostate cancer detection...

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Review Discourages Use of Amitriptyline in Fibromyalgia, but May Not Be the Last Word
A review of studies of the tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline (Elavil) for fibromyalgia was generally discouraging, but questions have been raised about the quality of studies included…

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 A Quirky Athletic Tape Gets Its Olympic Moment
Kinesio athletic tape has played a prominent role at this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing, with many athletes swearing by its ability to relieve pain and promote healing of injured muscles...

Monday, August 11, 2008 Older Olympians Redefine the Possible in Musculoskeletal Health
This year's summer Olympics athletes are older and may be fitter than those in previous years, and experts say these competitors are redefining musculoskeletal health for the middle-aged and older athletes...

Tuesday, August 05, 2008 Frankincense Extract Safe, Effective in OA
An enriched extract of frankincense reduced pain and improved physical functioning in people with osteoarthritis (OA) in just 7 days…

Thursday, July 31, 2008 Antidepressants Pass Analgesic Muster for Fibromyalgia, Chronic Back Pain
Antidepressants can relieve the pain associated with some rheumatic conditions including fibromyalgia and chronic low back pain, but they may not have such pain-killing effects in other related diseases…

Thursday, July 31, 2008 Altered Intestinal Permeability in Patients with Primary Fibromyalgia or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Researchers discovered that intestinal permeability may be increased in both fibromyalgia and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)  patients, which can lead to immune modulation…

Monday, July 28, 2008 Chelsea Therapeutics Granted UK MHRA Approval to Begin Phase II Trial of Droxidopa, a Prodrug of Norepinephrine, in Fibromyalgia
Droxidopa, an orally active synthetic amino acid precursor of norepinephrine (NE), is converted by the body into norepinephrine and as a prodrug of NE, provides replacement therapy for NE deficiency...

Monday, July 14, 2008 Adding Caffeine to Carbs Speeds Muscle Glycogen Recovery After Intense Exercise
About 5 or 6 cups of strong coffee ingested along with carbohydrates after intense exercise can increase muscle glycogen recovery by ≥50% versus carbs alone and might prepare athletes for better performance the following day...