September 20, 2024 by Dennis Thompson An arthritis sufferer’s joints start to get ornery when the weather turns colder, getting stiff and achy as the mercury drops. Cold weather doesn’t cause arthritis, but it can make it worse, experts say. “Our joints operate best in temperate weather,” said Dr. Mariko Ishimori, interim director at the...
September 5, 2024 by University of California – San Diego These brain scans show different neural signatures associated with pain response: the NAPS (left) is associated with the emotional experience of pain, the SIIPS-1 (center) is related to our expectations of pain and other psychosocial factors, and the NPS (right) is associated with pain intensity....
KFF Health NewsJul 2 2024 Over the past two years, a simple but baffling request has preceded most of my encounters with medical professionals: “Rate your pain on a scale of zero to 10.” I trained as a physician and have asked patients the very same question thousands of times, so I think hard about...
By Lindsey Bever The question:Is it true that tart cherries or tart cherry juice can help reduce inflammation and pain? The science:Many athletes say they drink tart cherry juice to help with inflammation and muscle pain. Members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team drink it for exercise recovery.Tart cherries, particularly Montmorency cherries, and their...
by Wolters Kluwer Health Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChronic pain affects approximately 60% of people living with traumatic brain injury (TBI), even up to 30 years after injury, according to new research published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. “This is the first study to examine the experience of chronic pain in a large TBI sample...
by Denise Mann Millions of people who live with the pain and stiffness of arthritis in their hands get steroid or hyaluronic acid injections directly into their finger joints in the hopes of feeling better. Now, a new review shows that even though these injections are widely recommended in treatment guidelines, they don’t really work....
Many people experience headaches on one side of their head only. Possible causes of a headache on the right-hand side include medication use, allergies, migraine, and neurological problems. Headaches are the most commonTrusted Source type of pain people experience. They can vary in duration, frequency, and the area they affect.What causes a headache on the...
by Valerie Goodwin, University of Michigan Credit: Justine Ross, Michigan Medicine Everyone knows hitting your funny bone isn’t actually funny. But what happens when that feeling continues to persist? In this interview, Sandra Hearn, M.D., a clinical associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Michigan and the lead author of an editorial...
By Michael Franco Currently in the animal-study stage, the hope is that the new compound could one day provide people with side-effect-free pain reliefCurrently in the animal-study stage, the hope is that the new compound could one day provide people with side-effect-free pain relief Depositphotos After screening 27 million compounds, researchers have found a small-molecule drug...
November 13 Jon Hamilton Scientists are learning more about how long COVID affects the brain.Michelle Wilson got COVID three years ago. She’s still waiting for her brain and nervous system to recover. Wilson’s memory is spotty, she’s frequently in pain, and even a short walk leaves her exhausted. “I actually bought a cane that turns...
