New CRPS Study Offers Hope for Recovery
The latest research on complex regional pain syndrome offers hope for significant recovery within 18 months of diagnosis.
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FDA Approves Orthogen Knee Osteoarthritis Therapy Trial
The FDA approved a trial of Orthogen's proprietary treatment for knee osteoarthritis, which extracts a serum from patient blood.
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Gene Therapy Offers Opioid-Free Chronic Pain Management Solution
A gene therapy for chronic pain could offer a safer, non-addictive alternative to opioids, researchers from the University of California San Diego suggest.
Pain Meds Used On Paralyzed Limbs Make This Happen
Long-term treatment with gabapentin, a commonly prescribed drug for nerve pain, could help restore upper limb function after a spinal cord injury, new research in mice published in Journal of Clinical Investigation suggests.
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Collaborative Strategy for Taking on Chronic Pain
Pain is an internal and external phenomenon best attacked by the minds and skill sets from multiple disciplines. Paige Bourne, DPT, discusses chronic pain in this feature for the September/October 2019 issue of Rehab Management.
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Growth Factor Shows Promise as Knee Osteoarthritis Treatment
A new experimental growth factor therapy appears to prevent a worsening of osteoarthritis by increasing the thickness of cartilage in the knee joint and preventing further loss, researchers suggest in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Managing Upper Extremity Pain
Utilizing the upper extremities for transfers and mobility is a challenge beyond the limits of a shoulder’s anatomical design for full-time manual wheelchair users. As a result it can often lead to upper extremity pain. Learn how to help manage this pain with the appropriate wheelchair configuration.
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NuDigest: Managing Upper Extremity Pain with the Right Wheelchair Configuration
Utilizing the upper extremities for transfers and mobility is a challenge beyond the limits of a shoulder’s anatomical design for full-time manual wheelchair users. As a result it can often lead to upper extremity pain. Learn how to help manage this pain with the appropriate wheelchair configuration.
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NIH-Funded Research Explores Potential of Music Therapy
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $20 million over 5 years to support the first research projects of the Sound Health initiative to explore the potential of music for treating a wide range of conditions resulting from neurological and other disorders.
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Eat More Greens to Help Reduce Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain, Review Suggests
A plant-based diet may help alleviate painful symptoms associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a new review published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition.
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Virtual Reality Experiences Can Help Ease Severe Pain
Playing virtual reality games or relaxing in a virtual nature setting might help ease chronic pain, particularly when symptoms are severe, a new experiment suggests.
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Vast Majority of High-Risk Osteoporosis Patients Remain Untreated, Report Suggests
The vast majority of patients, including those at highest risk of a osteoporotic/fragility fracture (ie, those who have experienced a previous fracture after age 50), remain untreated, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), in a recent report.
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Finding a Primary Doctor May be Difficult if You Take Opioids for Pain
Those who take prescription opioids for their chronic pain may find it difficult to find a new doctor for their health checkups, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Read MoreMaintaining or Starting Exercise in Middle Age Tied to Longer Life
Even if they were inactive during their younger years, middle aged and older adults who get at least the minimum recommended amount of exercise each week may live longer than their sedentary counterparts, suggests a large UK study.
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Pets May Help Older Adults Manage Chronic Pain
People with pets may be able to use their companion animals to practice techniques for managing chronic pain without medication, researchers say.
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RA and Lupus Tissue Damage Clues Lay Groundwork for Potential Treatments
Research supported by the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) on Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (RA/SLE) provides new insights into tissue damage for these autoimmune conditions and set the stage for uncovering potential drug target candidates that could advance to experimental treatments.
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REHACARE Trade Fair Returns to Germany in September
REHACARE 2019, set to take place September 18 – 21, 2019, at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany, will feature more than 700 exhibitors from more than 40 countries which will showcase their latest innovations for senior citizens and people with disabilities to live as independently as possible.
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Low Vitamin K Levels Possibly Linked to Mobility and Disability Issues
Low levels of circulating vitamin K are linked to increased risk of mobility limitation and disability in older adults, identifying a new factor to consider for maintaining mobility and independence in older age, researchers suggest.
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