Social Media Buffers Against Depression in Older Adults in Pain
According to researchers, social media use can help to reduce depression in older people who are in pain.... Read More...
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Gene That Makes Gentle Touch Feel Painful After Injury Identified
Researchers report the PIEZO1 gene may be responsible for tactile allodynia, a reaction to injury that makes normal touch feel painful.... Read More...
Virtual Reality Reduces Pain and Increases Performance During Exercise
Researchers report virtual reality can help to lower pain levels and increase performance when undertaking physical activity. Participants using VR reported a pain intensity 10% lower than those not using the technology when performing isometric bicep curls.... Read More...
The Soothing Effects of Strangers
Researchers report people experience a stronger pain relief if they are treated by someone outside of their social group.... Read More...
Cannabinoid Medications Make Pain Feel Less Unpleasant and More Tolerable
A new study reveals cannabinoid medications may not reduce pain itself, but instead make pain feel less unpleasant and more tolerable.... Read More...
Sugar Pills Provide Relief for Those with Chronic Pain
According to a new study, placebo sugar pills appear to relieve pain as effectively as medication for almost half of patients who suffer chronic pain. Researchers report those with chronic pain who received sugar pills felt a 30% reduction in symptoms.... Read More...
Pain Response in Babies’ Brains Controlled in a Similar Way to Adults
Functional connectivity within a specific neural network helps dampen a newborn's brain activity in response to pain, researchers report.... Read More...
Anger and Sadness May Cause Real Pain as Well as Being a Result of It
Exploring the relationship between emotion and pain in rheumatoid arthritis, researchers report emotions may function as a stressor, promoting inflammation and causing pain symptoms.... Read More...
Marijuana May Bring Relief to Those Suffering Sciatica
Researchers report THC oil may be beneficial in providing pain relief for those suffering radicular pain, such as sciatica. The study reports marijuana reduces connections between areas of the brain that process sensory signals and emotions.... Read More...
Mindful People Feel Less Pain
Those who are more mindful are less caught up in the experience of pain, and report feeling less pain than those who are less mindful, a new study reports. Researchers say higher disposition mindfulness during painful heat is associated with greater deactivation of the posterior cingulate cortex.... Read More...
Does the Brain Really Feel No Pain?
Is the popular claim that the brain feels no pain substantiated? A new paper looks at the accuracy of the belief.... Read More...
New Theory for Phantom Limb Pain Points the Way to More Effective Treatment
Researchers present a new theory which states, following amputation, the neural circuitry connected to the missing limb becomes entangled with other neural networks, specifically ones responsible for pain perception.... Read More...