Tag Archives: chronic pain
Body awareness interventions could improve quality of life in CFS & FM
Review abstract: OBJECTIVES: Patients with long-lasting pain problems often complain of lack of confidence and trust in their body. Through physical experiences and reflections they can develop a more positive body- and self-experience. Body awareness has been suggested as an … Continue reading
Low-level laser therapy as a treatment for chronic pain
Opinion article Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists for greater than 12 weeks (Task-Force, 1994) and currently affects roughly 30% of the population in the United States (Johannes et al., 2010). The most common method for managing chronic … Continue reading
Calls for use of immunotherapy to treat chronic pain
Cort Johnson writes: We all know the medical profession is poor at providing pain relief in general, but its record with regards to neuropathic or nerve pain is something else indeed. Despite the fairly large array of drugs physicians use … Continue reading
Autoimmune causes of chronic pain webinar
A Webinar on Autoimmune Causes of Chronic Pain has been posted on the Pain Research Forum website on 26 Jun 2014. Speaker: Andreas Goebel, of the University of Liverpool and The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool. After his talk, there … Continue reading
Acupuncture helpful for chronic pain
An American review of studies into pain concluded that acupuncture has a clear effect in reducing chronic pain, more so than standard pain treatment, achieving 50% reduction in pain, compared to a 28% pain reduction for standard pain treatment. Acupuncture … Continue reading
