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Glucosamine in RA -pain but not inflammation?
Glucosamine 1500 mg/day seemed to help the pain of RA but not signs of inflammation – add on for Acetaminophen in NSAID intolerant along with fluvastatin (Lescol)?
Posted in arthritis, Drugs
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Sodium Channel effects in Fentanyl vs Morphine
Sodiums channels are important in central and peripheral neuropathic pains. Morphine has no effect but Fentanyl (in Duragesic), Tramadol (in Tramacet), and Sufentanil (10 more potent fentanyl) do. This highlights there is a rationale for switching to a different opioid.
Posted in Drugs, Pathophysiology
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Meditation Reduces Pain’s Thalamic Firing
Transcendental Meditation can reduce thalamic response to pain by 40-50% – highlighting how relaxation training needs to be an integral part of chronic pain treatment
Posted in Pathophysiology, psychology
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Vulvodynia be gone? Botox study
In this small study pain levels dropped from 8.3/10 to 1.4/10 without recurrence over the year of followup. One or two botox injection sessions were needed.
Posted in Interstial Cystitis/Gynecologic
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Varicella shots for shingles but tests ?useless
In 2005, a super-potent varicella-zoster vaccine established a 50% reduction in shingles over a 3 year period but left disturbing issues over whether the increased strength was necessary or a marketing ploy. Recent Zoster immunity testing locally cast doubt on … Continue reading
Posted in neuropathic
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Opioids “Get No Respect”
Opioids for chronic pain: Taking stock – editorial Pain – in press Sept 2006 Discusses a study finding people on opioids were not better off. I feel they failed to comprehend that poor copers may be the ones that need … Continue reading
Knee medial collateral lig calcification painful
On occasion, pain and calcification of the medial collateral ligament is reported in symptomatic knee patients. This can be a treatable condition.
Celiac disease painful and hard to diagnose
The malabsortion of celiac disease can cause both osteomalacia and B12 deficiency among other things. These can be painful. Celiac is associated with spondylitis in some cases. A recent blood test result suggested lab testing can be insensitive.
Posted in Abdominal pain
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DC Stim Helps Spinal Damage Pain and Cranial Stim for Fibromyalgia
Apparently 60-70% of spinal cord sufferers are in pain and 1/3 of these severely. This sort of pain can be very difficult to treat. Yet DC current – enough to be gotten from a nine volt battery could significantly help
Posted in Fibromyalgia, Mechanical aids
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Alzheimer’s- New Anti-inflam RX and Pain
TNF-alpha Modulation for Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease: A 6-Month Pilot Study. MedGenMed. 2006 Apr 26;8(2):25. Tobinick E, Gross H, Weinberger A, Cohen H Abstract full Comment – Looks like Etanercept (Embrel) works as well as Aricept in a 6 month … Continue reading
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Gabapentin makes Topical Diclofenac Better
Life Sci. 2006 Aug 2; [Epub ahead of print] Examination of the interaction between peripheral diclofenac and gabapentin on the 5% formalin test in rats. Picazo A, Castaneda-Hernandez G, Ortiz MI. Putting 5 capsules of 300 mg gabapentin in a … Continue reading
Posted in Topical Pain Treatments
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