IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON Watching immersive 360 videos of icy Arctic scenes helps to relieve intense burning pain and could hold hope for treating chronic pain, a small study has found. Scientists from Imperial College London have found that using virtual reality headsets could combat increased sensitivity to pain, by immersing people in scenes of icebergs, frigid oceans and sprawling icescapes. In a...
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WHY PEOPLE WITH CANCER GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM
There are an estimated 15 million people in the United States with active cancer. “We are seeing patients with active cancer every single day in our emergency department and most cancer centers with attached emergency departments are experiencing the exact same thing,” says David Adler of the University of Rochester Medical Center. He is a...
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Neurorehabilitation: Fighting strokes with robotics
by Kyle Brown, Particle Having a stroke can be a scary experience, but the long road to recovery might be getting shorter, thanks to research out of ECU. Imagine suddenly losing control of a limb or your ability to communicate. And while this happens, excruciating pain spreads across your head. This was Joanna’s experience when...
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What is claudication?
By Jennifer Huizen Reviewed by Daniel Bubnis, MS, NASM-CPT, NASE Level II-CSS Claudication is muscular pain, cramping, or fatigue that typically occurs during exercise and goes away with rest. Claudication is primarily a symptom of conditions that reduce blood flow in the legs, especially peripheral artery disease (PAD). The term claudication comes from the Latin...
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Popular pain medication associated with greater risk of hypoglycemia
Tramadol, an opioid, is widely used to treat moderate or severe pain, but patients may be at risk of low blood sugar levels UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO Since its approval in 1995, the opioid tramadol (marketed as ConZip and Ultram) has become a widely prescribed remedy for osteoarthritis and other painful indications, in...
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Got Pain? A Virtual Swim With Dolphins May Help Melt It Away
August 19, 20195:04 AM ET Virtual reality is not new. But, as people search for alternative ways to manage pain — and reduce reliance on pills — VR is attracting renewed attention. Imagine, for a moment you’ve been transported to a sunlit lagoon. And, suddenly, it’s as if you’re immersed in the warm water and...
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Causes and treatments for pain in the arch of the foot
By Jenna Fletcher Reviewed by William Morrison, MD The arch of the foot is an area along the bottom of the foot between the ball and the heel. Pain in the arch of the foot is a common problem, especially among athletes. The arch is made up of three separate arches that form a triangle....
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SPR Therapeutics’ neuromodulation system treats phantom-limb pain
by Joe Carlson Medical device company SPR Therapeutics makes a neuromodulation system in Minnesota that can treat pain in a person’s limbs—even limbs that were amputated long ago. Treating phantom-limb pain is just one of the applications for the Sprint peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) system, a medical device that has been shown to create long-lasting...
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Men are fooled by placebo more often than women
It was not until the 1990s that researchers fully began to include both genders in health research. Sara Magelssen Vambheim has contributed with valuable new insights in her study of gender differences in pain experiences. Sara Magelssen Vambheim recently submitted her Ph.D. thesis on gender differences in experiences of pain, fear of pain and placebo...
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New app helps young people with arthritis communicate
Young people living with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), the most common type of arthritis in children and teens, struggle to communicate their needs to their families and care teams. While it is important to support young people managing their own treatment and decision making, often they are ill-equipped to do this. An international team led...