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Category Archives: central & spinal
Pramipexole Stops MS in Animal Model – Helps Restless Legs, Fibromyalgia, and May Help Resistant Depression
In the mouse model of Multiple Sclerosis, Pramipexole, a antiparkinson drug, stops the brain neuroinflammation and that form of MS called “Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis”. This agent is used extensively for restless legs – Got MS and restless legs? – I … Continue reading
Posted in central & spinal, Drugs, Leg Pains, Uncategorized
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Resistent Post Herpetic Neuralgia Treatments – IV Magnesium for Neuropathic Pains
Three IV Magnesium 1mg /k in 100 mls saline infusions over 1 hour – one every other day or Three 1 mg/kg Ketamine in 100 mls saline infused in over 1 hour ketamine one EOD resulted in 7/15 magnesium and … Continue reading
Fibromyalgia(FM) – Quetiapine XR (Seroquel) Reduces Pain Similar to Others and Reduces Depression – But Drowsiness High
FM could be considered a neurodegenerate disorder with certain degrees of brain loss and cognitive impairment evident. Some years ago I was at a presentation in which the brain damage evident in Fibromyalgia was bemoaned by speaker. Having dealt with … Continue reading
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Obscure Groin Pain Could Be Lumbar Disc Even if Back Not Painful
Five cases of groin pain that refused deliniation and had NO back pains. They all turned out to be L4/5 or L5/S1 disc pain found on discogram/discoblock. They all got relief with anterior intrabody fusion.
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Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (HCG) Touted as Only Curative Agent For Pain That Has Centralized
When pain becomes severe, constant, and unremitting – chances are high the pain has imprinted on the brain and centralized. This is a tragic disease with poor treatment options. In those that persisted with treatment (failures may have dropped out?) … Continue reading
Lithium Reduces Spinal Cord Damage Pain by 35% in 6 Weeks
Case reports have found lithium carbonate an effective in chronic pain but these results have been ignored because of lack of a reliable study, Now a a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial was done and showed benefit in Chronic Spinal … Continue reading
Posted in Back Pain, central & spinal, Drugs, neuropathic, radiculitis
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Cranial Electrical Stimulation (CES) Helps Post Spinal Cord Injury(SCI) Pain
Skin surface CES therapy is usually 2 milliamp therapy with anode over motor cortex strip (C3) (on skin) with a cathode lead on forehead. In SCI patients it resulted in significant pain relief (P<0.03 versus sham). They found the effect … Continue reading
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Body’s Painkilling Endorphin Response Absent in 25% of Victims with Chronic Pain
The endorphin system in the brain and its counterpart enkephalin system in the spine help to shut down pain awareness in acute situations. Had a bad headache that suddenly disappeared? That is that system kicking in. This system is called … Continue reading
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Possible Cure for Parkinson and Central Pains – Gamma Knife the Thalamus
Gamma knife (GK) thalamotomy was used in cases of pain with Parkinson disease and other central pains.”A clinical success rate of approximately 80% with negligible complications” was achieved.
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Post-Stroke Pain – New Hope – Vestibular Stimulation and Maybe for Spinal Pain too
Post- stroke victims with central pain can be left with excruciating pain, often one whole side. If their vestibular system is intact (absence of “marked post-stroke disequilibrium.”), then one cold water ear irrigation can drop pain scale levels by more … Continue reading
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