Chronic distal symmetrical polyneuropathy is a common long-term complication of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.1 In addition, it is estimated that 15–20% of […]
Read more →Of the approximately 700,000 military personnel deployed to the Persian Gulf in 1991 and 1992, at least ¼ have reported negative health consequences, including musculoskeletal […]
Read more →In a study examining pain and changes in cognitions, symptoms and affect, Davis and colleagues randomized 143 women diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis to mindfulness and […]
Read more →Patients with a history of trauma are at an increased risk of developing chronic pain.1 The dysregulation of inflammatory responses due to early life stress […]
Read more →How can mindfulness help people in pain? I describe my experience in an article, Mindful Awareness Training: A promising treatment approach for persistent pain, recently […]
Read more →In a study by Andrsik and colleagues, patients with a history of migraine headache for at least 10 years and overuse of triptans and NSAIDS for […]
Read more →In a randomized controlled study examining the effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) on the modulation of spinal nociceptive transmission, measures of the nociceptive flexor […]
Read more →A qualitative study by Doran examined how a mindfulness-based therapy impacted perceptions and management of chronic back pain in 16 individuals with a pain duration […]
Read more →Garland and colleagues propose that reduced subjective reward and diminished reward-associated brain activity in response to natural rewards contribute to the etiology of opioid misuse […]
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