pain
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Spine
First clinicaltrial in U. S. of procedure to relieve pain from cancer that has spread to spine
Date: January 5, 2015 Source: Loyola University Health System Summary: The first clinical trial in the United States of a…
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An alternative for pain control after knee replacement surgery
It’s estimated that more than half of adults in the United States diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis will undergo knee replacement…
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Weight Still Top Risk Factor for Knee Arthritis, Pain
by Wayne Kuznar Other factors include female gender, previous knee injury, age, and presence of hand OA. Familiar risk factors…
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Spine
Non-invasive method for diagnosing common, painful back condition being developed
Date: September 4, 2014 Source: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Summary: Tthe first imaging technique used to identify biomarkers that could indicate…
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Sports Medicine
VQ OrthoCare® Introduces Avid IF 2™ to Product Lineup
Interferential Device Targets Multiple Symptoms While Reducing Pain, Medication and Risk IRVINE, California– Nov. 19, 2014 – VQ OrthoCare®, the…
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Extremities
Pain keeps surgery patients awake, extends hospital stay, study finds
Date: September 24, 2014 Source: Henry Ford Health System Summary: Pain can make it difficult for some patients to get…
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Extremities
An end to needle phobia: Device could make painless injections possible
Date: October 13, 2014 Source: American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Summary: Imagine no tears during infant vaccines and no fear…
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GPs should prescribe Vitamin D to treat chronic musculoskeletal pain
Some patients with chronic pain could be better served by a standardized approach by GPs prescribing vitamin D supplements. Studies by…
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Spine
Smoking is a pain in the back
Date: November 3, 2014 Source: Northwestern University Summary: Smokers are three times more likely than nonsmokers to develop chronic back…
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Spine
Low back pain accounts for third of all disability linked to work
Date: March 24, 2014 Source: BMJ-British Medical Journal Summary: Low back pain disability linked to workplace factors accounts for a…
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Spine
Body mechanics key to avoiding, relieving chronic lower back pain
Date: October 6, 2014 Source: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Summary: Most chronic pain is caused by damage to the…
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Miniature wireless device being developed by Stanford Bio-X team creates better way of studying chronic pain
A team of Stanford Bio-X scientists and engineers is creating a small wireless device that will improve studies of chronic…
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Weekly musculoskeletal pain on the rise among young adults
By Lucy Piper, Senior medwireNews Reporter 29 September 2014 Eur J Pain 2014; 18: 1316–1322 medwireNews: Research from Finland shows…
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AAN Warns Against Opioids in Chronic Noncancer Pain
By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today The risks of opioids far outweigh their benefits in chronic pain conditions such as…
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HIP MISALIGNMENT CAUSE OF KNEE PAIN
Biloine W. Young • Tue, August 12th, 2014 Runners hurt their knees more often than they do any other part…
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