30 Nov 2015
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Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Reduces Chronic Headaches

Peripheral Neuropathy, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Therapies & Treatments, , ,
Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) is an effective long-term treatment for managing chronic intractable headaches, suggests research published in Pain Physician. In this retrospective study, peripheral nerve stimulation reduced mean headache severity on the 11-point Numeric Rating Schedule (NRS) by nearly 50% within one-month post implantation. After 12 months, headache severity scores decreased by at least 50% in 87% (40 of 46) of the patients, with pain decreasing even more substantially the longer the device was in place. Pain intensity scores on the NRS had decreased by 68% as many as 98 months post-implantation. These findings were consistent with previous studies; however,…
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23 Nov 2015
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Autonomic neuropathy in diabetic neuropathy

Chronic Pain Conditions, Nerve Pain, Peripheral Neuropathy, Therapies & Treatments, , ,
Autonomic neuropathy in diabetic neuropathy has an effect on hypoglycemia symptoms. Autonomic neuropathy is when the nerves that control bodily functions become damaged. Blood pressure, temperature control, digestion, bladder function and sexual function can all be affected by autonomic neuropathy. Normally, nerves send messages to the brain and other organs to ensure they function properly. Because autonomic neuropathy damages these nerves, signals cannot be properly sent, thus causing complications and loss of control. The most common cause of autonomic neuropathy is diabetes but even infections have been shown to cause it. Medications, too, can contribute to autonomic neuropathy. Diabetes, a…
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16 Nov 2015
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Brain discovery leads to new treatments for neuropathy

Chronic Pain Conditions, Peripheral Neuropathy, Therapies & Treatments, , , ,
Peripheral neuropathy is a debilitating condition for which there are few effective treatments, mainly because we do not fully understand the underlying molecular mechanisms, say researchers whose latest discovery appears to shed new light in this area. The team, from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, reports the discovery in The Journal of Neuroscience. They hope the findings will lead to new research to help patients suffering from peripheral neuropathy or neuropathic pain. According to the National Institutes of Health, around 20 million people in the US have some form of peripheral neuropathy - trauma or disease damage to the peripheral…
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02 Nov 2015
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Hormones Therapy: Newest Pain Care Advance

Chronic Pain Conditions, Nerve Pain, Therapies & Treatments, , , , ,
Severe, uncontrolled pain may exhaust the adrenal gland, resulting in low levels of pregnenolone and cortisol. While adequate pain control will usually normalize serum hormone levels, opioid-induced suppression of the system may require additional treatment. The effect of severe, persistent pain on the hormone system is profoundly negative.1-5 If the patient’s hormone system is not kept homeostatic and balanced, the patient with pain will rapidly age and deteriorate. Episodic excess of cortisol in the blood, which occurs during pain flares, is particularly deleterious. Consequently, the achievement of hormonal balance—not too high or too low—has to be a primary goal of…
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