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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Increases Interstitial Cystitis(IC)/Painful Bladder (PBS) Risk by 3.7 times
Study of 2940 Obstructive sleep apnea subjects over 3 years found a 3.7 times risk of having IC/PBS.
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Midazolam Effective For Back Pain – Safe as Kenalog Because Same Benzyl Alcohol Perservative – As Long as Ph Balanced and Benzyl Alcohol Diluted to 0.07%
Midazolam has been shown to have powerful effects similar to steroid epidurally, but there are concerns about its perservative. However, it is the same Benzyl alcohol preservative seen in Kenalog which is widely used in epidural injections. Recent animal vitreous … Continue reading
Posted in Back Pain, Drugs, radiculitis
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Fibromyalgia(FM) – Guided Imagary Treatment Not So Good By Self
Though results have varied, latest studies show little benefit of guided imagery in FM.
Posted in Fibromyalgia, psychology
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Plantar Fasciitis – Need Both Orthotics and Calf Stretching Night Splint To Make a Difference
Recent article did not find orthotics by self made a difference, but when combined with dorsiflexion calf stretching night splint reduced pain by 50% in 8 weeks.
Posted in ankle, Leg Pains
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Knee Pain -Self Massage Helps
Article finds self massage can reduce pains potentially by 1/2. Massage instructions are free to anyone.
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Fibromyalgia- Like Pains in Youths Often a Treatable Small Fiber Neuropathy
Analysis of 41 cases of juvenile widespread pain found “definite SFPN (small fiber polyneuropathy) in 59%, probable SFPN in 17%, and possible SFPN in 22%. Steroids or IV gamma globulin subjectively helped 80% of those that tried them.
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Help For Severe Neck Pains
Three cases of severe neck pain with radiation down arm, not helped by any other measure, were helped with mini-pulse therapy of betamethasone 4 mg twice daily for 4 days and decreasing doses subsequently. In those 3 cases, pain disappeared … Continue reading
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Confirmed Again – Biphosphanates Work In Complex Regional Pain
Over and over again Biphosphonates have been shown to help CRPS except one study that only bothered to give one infusion. A new agent not yet available in Canada, Neridronate, at 100 mg given FOUR times over 10 days was found to … Continue reading
Posted in complex regional pain, Drugs
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Chronic Neck and Back Pain Might Be a Treatable Infection
Since 2001, there have been case studies showing you can grow low grade anaerobes out of damaged discs; these ignored as contamination or incidental because some studies did not find any infection. Now it appears that those with positive cultures are 5.6 times … Continue reading
Posted in Back Pain, Neck
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Sony Reader – Exception Error – Invalid Format – Cannot Format
My wife’s PRS-600 sony reader crashed with a rectangular boxed area complaining of exception error – do you want to format? – and when you say yes (actually a bad idea) – it says cannot format. Information on this was … Continue reading
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Fibromyalgia – Naltrexone Mediocre Results
Naltrexone is a partial pain site blocker/stimulant used primarily to help alcoholics get off drinking. It was found in a controlled pilot study some years ago to help with pain in Fibromyalgia. It was well tolerated. Present controlled unfortunately shows … Continue reading
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Post Hernia Pain – A Simple Surgical Cure For Some – Directed Neurectomy.
Technique involves injecting ilioinguinal nerve (by anterior superior iliac spine) – with dye and local – if get GOOD temporarly relief – then go in right after and remove all dye stained areas including ilioinguinal nerve. In selected cases (good relief with … Continue reading
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Disability After Disc Herniation – What Predicts? -The Pain Of Course
Despite the advent of the fear-avoidance and acceptance psychology, it is becoming abundantly clear that pain level determine disability. This is but the latest article in that regard.
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Indigestion Without Cause? – Stomach Germ Eradication Helps
Helicobacter pylori driven irritation is a prime cause of peptic/duodenal ulcers. Now in “functional dyspepsia” , particularly with stomach pain, it’s eradication shows benefit.
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The Intercostobrachial Nerve(ICBN) -What is it and Why Can’t Breast Cancer Surgeons Deal Better With It? – and What Can You Do With It After.
Injury to the Intercostobrachial nerve following breast cancer surgery helps trigger the persistent neuropathic pains after. Why don’t we hear much about it? Here is some info on it.
Fibromyalgia (FM) Cases with Tingly, Funny Feelings – How Can You Tell If You Have a Small Fiber Neuropathy Instead?
There is evidence that a small fiber neuropathy is responsible for a subset of FM cases – particluarly if there is more burning, numb feelings and severe pain (neuropathic symptoms). A group with these symptoms was biopsied but predicting who … Continue reading
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With Prior History of Substance Abuse, What is Likelihood of Substance Abuse on Opioids For Chronic Pain?
Substance abuse issues in chronic pain sufferers is always a concern – and doubly so, if there is an abuse history. Chance of abuse in high risk cases was 32%.
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Fibromyalgia Brain Study Highlights Hyperactivity When Arm Even Just Brushed
Brain EEG “imaging” study shows hyperarousal with just brushing of right arm – highlighting fact disease involves brain hypersensitivity
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Differences in Women With Fibromyalgia (FM) and Women With Chronic Back Pain (CBP)
Both FM and CBP are thought to, in part, involve central sensitization and inoperative descending pain inhibition. Their histories are however different.
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Physical Activity Prevents Brain Hypersensitivity in Mouse Model
Mice who are not physically active develop “exercise-induced muscle pain by reducing phosphorylation of the NR1 subunit of the NMDA receptor in the central nervous system.” – ie the pain circuits are hyperacute (or less protected depending on which way … Continue reading
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Tissues Around Knee Contribute to Pains
For years, I have been working and injecting the muscles around the knee to promote relief from knee pains. Sometimes it makes a big difference; sometimes the joint line osteoarthritis is more important. Two studies hi-light muscle issues in patellofemoral … Continue reading
Posted in Knee, Leg Pains, myofascial pain, neuropathic
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Anorectal Pain of Unknown Cause Effectively Treated With Sacral Nerve Stimulation
Chinese article claims sacral nerve stimulation cured 19/32 and improved 12/32 cases.
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What Can One Do to Prevent Diabetic Neuropathy and Do Diabetics Need Coenzyme Q10?
In the animal model of diabetic neuropathy, Coenzyme Q10 helps prevent nerve damage. Patients on cholesterol lower statins end up with no coenzyme Q10 in their system
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What Does One Do With Gallbladder Polyps?
Guidelines for gallbladder polyps are not readily available. Here at last are some – gallbaldder attacks suggest surgery. Chance of malignancy is slight unless polyps are over 10 mm size and in someone over 50.
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Back Pain – Is Duloxetine (Cymbalta) Really a Contender?-And What About Knee?
In a Quebec analysis (if one looks is actually the drug company’s), it has been suggested that Duloxetine might be more cost effective for patients over 65 where the heart disease and stomach bleed risks of NSAID arthrtis pill might … Continue reading
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