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Environmental Effects on Arthritis Symptoms: Current Research
Although many patients worldwide report increased joint sensitivity in the summer months each year, research on environmental effects on arthritis has not reached a definitive conclusion [1, 2]. This article… Read article
Pediatric Chronic Pain: Conditions and Treatments
Chronic pain is defined by “pain lasting longer than the expected period of healing,” and most clinicians consider pain to be chronic when symptoms last for at least 3 months1… Read article
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) is a treatment for chronic pain that uses electrical stimulation to bring relief. In the minimally invasive, outpatient implantation procedure, a small electrode with several contact… Read article
Physiological Measures of Pain
Pain is one of the most universal sensations that all humans experience at one time or another during their lifetimes. Most common is acute pain, which lasts for a short… Read article
Gene Therapy for Chronic Pain
One of the most innovative methods being developed today to treat chronic pain (CP) is gene therapy (GT) [5]. As indicated in Vega-Loza et al., “approximately one in every five… Read article
Use of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators to Alleviate Spinal Pain
Spinal pain is currently one of the largest healthcare burdens in the United States. In 2013, it was estimated that roughly one in four Americans visited a physician for a… Read article
Trigeminal Neuralgia: Causes and Treatments
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a neurological condition associated with paroxysms of pain in the face [1, 2]. The pain is often short-lived, lasting anywhere from a few seconds in most… Read article
Ketamine and Magnesium for Neuropathic Pain
Despite the prevalence of neuropathic pain (NP), treating the condition is still a challenge for physicians. A number of existing drugs provide mixed results across patient populations [1]. One of… Read article
Neck Pain: Dry Needling Can Decrease Pain and Increase Motion
Neck pain remains one of the most common causes of disability, behind “low back pain, depression, and joint pain2.” In fact, a recent study published in Acupuncture in Medicine reported… Read article
Analyzing the Tissue Composition of Trigger Points Using Ultrasound Data
Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a prevalent musculoskeletal pain disorder characterized by the presence of hypersensitive nodules in taut bands of skeletal muscle known as trigger points (TrPs).i In the… Read article
Motivations and Methods for Sacral Neuromodulation
Sacral neuromodulation is a medical technique that involves the application of electrical stimulation at the S3 nerve root. Generally, electrical stimulation therapy seeks to artificially galvanize efferent neurons or neuromuscular… Read article