Chronic pain

HELP! Please! Muscle Knots?

Question by Vick: HELP! Please! Muscle Knots?
I have had a series of muscle knots on my upper right back/ right shoulder/ right side of my neck for about 2 years. My doctor said I may have to have surgery… Continue reading

Protect Yourself From Injuries

Protect yourself from injuries
A second injury can cause short-term memory problems, long-term memory problems, learning difficulty, depression, mood disorders, brain swelling and, in the worst case, brain death. What are some of … What are some effective treatments? Overuse… Continue reading

Why Are My Parents Doing This to Me ? Help Please !!?

Question by : Why are my parents doing this to me ? Help please !!?
Yes, my parents are literally ruining my life. They are sending me to what they call a “residential treatment centre” for four or more months.… Continue reading

Orexin Receptors: Multi-Functional Therapeutic Targets for Sleeping Disorders, Eating Disorders, Drug Addiction, Cancers and Other Physiological Disorders.

Orexin receptors: Multi-functional therapeutic targets for sleeping disorders, eating disorders, drug addiction, cancers and other physiological disorders.

Cell Signal. 2013 Jul 31;
Xu TR, Yang Y, Ward R, Gao L, Liu Y

The orexin peptides (orexin A, orexin B)… Continue reading

The Pop-Therapist

The Pop-Therapist
Very short video of a therapy session.


 

 

Thinking of trying accupuncture? Here are tips
And acupuncture is now offered in many North American hospitals (the Cleveland Clinic Center for Integrative Medicine provides more than 10,000 treatments… Continue reading

[Buprenorphine Transdermal Patch (Norspan Tape)].

[Buprenorphine transdermal patch (Norspan tape)].

Masui. 2013 Jul; 62(7): 799-807
Hamaguchi S, Ikeda T

Buprenorphine is a chemically synthesized opioid characterized as the partial mu agonist and kappa antagonist, and transdermal buprenorphine patch will be considered useful as a… Continue reading

Addictive Behaviors Related to Opioid Use for Chronic Pain: A Population-Based Study.

Addictive behaviors related to opioid use for chronic pain: A population-based study.

Pain. 2013 Jul 29;
Højsted J, Ekholm O, Kurita GP, Juel K, Sjøgren P

The growing body of research showing increased opioid use in patients with chronic… Continue reading

Unintentional Weakness of Cancers: The MEK/ERK Pathway as a Double-Edged Sword.

Unintentional weakness of cancers: the MEK/ERK pathway as a double-edged sword.

Mol Cancer Res. 2013 Jul 30;
Suda K, Mitsudomi T

Recent advances in molecular target therapy have greatly improved treatment outcomes for cancers driven by oncogenic mutations. However… Continue reading

Prognostic Factors for Work Ability in Women With Chronic Low Back Pain Consulting Primary Health Care: A 2-Year Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study.

Prognostic Factors for Work Ability in Women With Chronic Low Back Pain Consulting Primary Health Care: A 2-Year Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study.

Clin J Pain. 2013 Jul 24;
Nordeman L, Gunnarsson R, Mannerkorpi K

To investigate prognostic factors for… Continue reading

Assessment of the Escalating Growth of Facet Joint Interventions in the Medicare Population in the United States From 2000 to 2011.

Assessment of the escalating growth of facet joint interventions in the medicare population in the United States from 2000 to 2011.

Pain Physician. 2013 Jul-Aug; 16(4): E365-78
Manchikanti L, Pampati V, Singh V, Falco FJ

Both the Office of… Continue reading