Cold baths ‘ease muscular pain’
Taking a cold bath after exercise can soothe sore muscles but safety evidence is lacking, say experts.
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Idea men feel more pain ‘a myth’
Women appear to be more sensitive to pain for certain illnesses, such as neck pain and sinusitis, according to a study of 72,000 US patients.
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The pill ‘does ease period pain’
Oral contraceptives may alleviate painful periods for some women, suggests a 30-year study.
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Targeted back pain care ‘better’
More targeted treatment for back pain improves care and “substantially” reduces healthcare costs, say researchers.
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Gene find ‘may curb chronic pain’
A gene responsible for chronic pain has been identified, which researchers say could lead to drugs for treating long-lasting back pain, arthritis and headaches.
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Clue to pain of sunburn found
A chemical in the body that triggers pain from sunburn has been pinpointed by UK experts in a discovery that could lead to new painkillers.
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Crossing your arms ‘stops pain’
Crossing your arms across your body relieves pain in the hands by confusing the brain, researchers find.
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Pain balm
How India’s Kerala looks after its terminally ill people
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Treating Functional Abdominal Pain
9% of children suffer from a condition known as functional abdominal pain. Dr. John Campo at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is looking for ways to treat this unique and often misunderstood condition. Possible treatments being explored, include cognitive behavioral therapy and medications, like Citalopram, which control serotonin levels.
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Bradley Voytek being hooded by Robert T. Knight with text read by John Ngai. University of California, Berkeley Helen Wills Neuroscience Ph.D. graduation, 2010 May 21. Text about my work: “Brad studied how the brain recovers from damage. In electrophysiological experiments in patients with frontal cortex or basal ganglia damage Brad showed that the basal ganglia plays a global gatekeeper role for sensory input to the cortex. Conversely, the frontal cortex modulates the cognitive processing of sensory inputs. He then showed that the intact frontal cortex assumes control for the damaged frontal cortex. Remarkably, this control operates in a sub-second basis as a function of cognitive demand. His work challenges current dogma of a fixed model of recovery of function and has major implications for the field of neuroplasticity.”
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Categories: Cognitive Function Tags: Abdominal, Functional, pain, treating
VIDEO: The pain lab: ‘This won’t hurt… much’
What you look at can strongly influence how much pain you feel, a study reveals.
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