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·April 23, 2025·4 min read

Clearing Zombie Cells Eases Back Pain

A new preclinical study has found that two drugs—o-Vanillin and RG-7112—can clear “zombie cells” from spinal discs, potentially treating the root cause of chronic low back pain. These senescent cells accumulate with age or injury and cause inflammation, pain, and tissue damage.

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·March 12, 2023·8 min read

Spinal Cord Stimulation Doesn’t Help With Back Pain

According to a new study, spinal cord stimulation does not provide long-term relief for back pain and may actually cause harm to a patient.

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·March 2, 2023·4 min read

Fledgling Chronic Back Pain Therapy Needs More Rigorous Study

Cognitive functional therapy (CFT), a popular new therapy for the management of chronic back pain, appears to be no better than traditional therapies for pain management, a new study reports.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience Pain

·March 2, 2023·4 min read

Study Investigates the Source of Back and Joint Pain With the Goal of Reverse Engineering Treatments

Researchers investigate the degeneration process of musculoskeletal tissues that leads to chronic back and joint pain with the hope to translate their findings into new methods to repair tissue damage and ultimately relieve pain.

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·August 2, 2022·6 min read

An Effective New Treatment for Chronic Back Pain Targets the Nervous System

A newly developed method called sensorimotor retraining appears to be effective at treating chronic back pain.

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·June 8, 2022·3 min read

A New Injectable Gel May Greatly Reduce Chronic Low Back Pain

Hydrafil, an experimental injectable hydrogel appears to be safe and effective in reducing chronic lower back pain associated with degenerative disc disease.

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·September 21, 2019·4 min read

Persistent headache or back pain ‘twice as likely’ in the presence of the other

Researchers have identified a positive association between persistent lower back pain and headache disorders. The study reveals those with persistent back pain or persistent headache disorders are twice as likely to suffer from both disorders at the same time.

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·May 10, 2018·5 min read

Neuroinflammation Seen in Spinal Cord and Nerve Roots of Patients With Chronic Sciatica

A new study reveals a link between chronic sciatica and inflammation in key areas of the nervous system. Researchers say the location of the inflammation could help to determine which patients will feel relief from steroid injections to curb the pain.

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Featured Neurology

·September 17, 2013·4 min read

Predicting Who Will Have Chronic Pain

Brain structure abnormalities could predispose people to chronic pain following a lower back injury, researchers suggest.

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·July 2, 2012·2 min read

Why Chronic Pain is All in Your Head

Researchers were able to predict, with 85 percent accuracy at the beginning of the study, which participants would go on to develop chronic pain based on the level of interaction between the frontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens.