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·May 24, 2023·4 min read

Active Lifestyles Boost Pain Tolerance

Physically active individuals have a higher pain tolerance than sedentary ones, according to a new study. Participants who were consistently active or increased their activity over time displayed a higher overall level of pain tolerance.

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·May 23, 2023·10 min read

Group Support and Tapering Reduce Opioid Dependence in Chronic Pain Patients

A new treatment shows promising results in helping people stop long-term opioid use for managing chronic pain. The study revealed that an intervention program combining group support and individual guidance allowed one in five people to quit opioids within a year, without increasing their pain or requiring substitute medication.

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·May 22, 2023·6 min read

Brain Activity Reveals Chronic Pain Signatures

Researchers successfully recorded data directly from the brains of individuals suffering from chronic pain caused by stroke or amputation. This milestone, accomplished using machine learning tools, identified specific brain regions and biomarkers associated with chronic pain. The findings mark a significant stride towards devising novel methods for monitoring and treating chronic pain.

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·May 17, 2023·7 min read

Feeling the Burn? Channel That Generates Pain Sensation Also Blocks It

Researchers discovered a novel pain-suppression pathway in fruit flies, regulated by just two neurons named 'Epione' or 'Epi'. Remarkably, the molecule that controls this process in adults has an inverse role in larvae. This breakthrough understanding of pain suppression, or 'nociception', may have wider implications for human pain management.

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·May 4, 2023·6 min read

Underlying Mechanism of Neuropathic Pain Revealed

The enzyme Tiam1 in dorsal horn excitatory neurons of the spinal cord is responsible for initiating and maintaining neuropathic pain. Targeting spinal Tiam1 with anti-sense oligonucleotides injected into the cerebrospinal fluid effectively alleviates pain hypersensitivity.

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·May 3, 2023·4 min read

Music Can Be an Alternative to Opioid-Based Medication for Chronic Pain

Music has been suggested as a complementary alternative to chronic pain medication. A new study examines the experience of a woman with chronic pain who used music for pain management. The study delves into the contextual aspects of music listening, as well as the physiological and cognitive benefits of music listening. The study suggests that music-induced analgesia involves complex cognitive and emotional mechanisms, which may modulate the descending pain modulatory pathway.

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·April 22, 2023·5 min read

Alcohol Fuels Pain: Study Reveals Link Between Drinking and Chronic Pain

Chronic alcohol consumption can increase sensitivity to pain through two molecular mechanisms. Researchers also identified potential new drug targets for treating alcohol-related chronic pain. Over half of people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) suffer from persistent pain, including alcoholic neuropathy. The study found that alcohol withdrawal could result in neuropathy that was not reversed by re-exposure to alcohol.

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·April 16, 2023·5 min read

Turning Down the Volume of Pain: How to Retrain Your Brain When You Get Sensitized

For those with chronic pain, it may be possible to retrain your brain to help manage or reduce your symptoms when you become over-sensitized to other treatment methods.

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·April 11, 2023·4 min read

Modified Botox Found to Give Long-Term Pain Relief After Nerve Injury Without Side Effects

A newly created elongated botulinum neurotoxin can alleviate symptoms of chronic pain without causing addiction or nerve damage leading to paralysis.

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·April 5, 2023·4 min read

Pain Out of Control

Brain areas associated with pain processing do not function correctly in those with fibromyalgia, a new study reveals.

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·March 29, 2023·4 min read

Fibromyalgia May Worsen Opioid Addiction

Pain associated with fibromyalgia may put patients at risk of developing opioid use disorder, a new study reports.

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·March 24, 2023·3 min read

Clues to the Cause of Chronic Gut Pain

A specific pathway of nerves and cells that link the gut to the brain may be responsible for chronic gut pain. Chronic gut pain is commonly associated with IBS, and mental health disorders including anxiety and depression.

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pain

Active Lifestyles Boost Pain Tolerance

Group Support and Tapering Reduce Opioid Dependence in Chronic Pain Patients

Brain Activity Reveals Chronic Pain Signatures

Feeling the Burn? Channel That Generates Pain Sensation Also Blocks It

Underlying Mechanism of Neuropathic Pain Revealed

Music Can Be an Alternative to Opioid-Based Medication for Chronic Pain

Alcohol Fuels Pain: Study Reveals Link Between Drinking and Chronic Pain

Turning Down the Volume of Pain: How to Retrain Your Brain When You Get Sensitized

Modified Botox Found to Give Long-Term Pain Relief After Nerve Injury Without Side Effects

Pain Out of Control

Fibromyalgia May Worsen Opioid Addiction

Clues to the Cause of Chronic Gut Pain

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