Monthly Archives: December 2008

Pain Inhibiting Circuits – Neuropathic Pain – Good Gone Bad?

Posted on December 22, 2008 by admin

Your body has a set of circuits to shut off pain – your endophin circuits, except in the spinal cord the endophins are called “enkaphalins” and are chemically built a bit different.  The pain inhibiting spinal circuits i.e. the “descending … Continue reading →

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On Tamoxifen? Beware of Some Anti-depressants – but only in 7%

Posted on December 14, 2008 by admin

Certain anti-depressants are used in chronic pain because of their painkiller effects. Women with prior Ca. of Breast can end up on a drug called tamoxifen to help prevent recurrences. Tamoxifen has to be convered in the body by a … Continue reading →

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Advanced Disc Degeneration Still Very Painful

Posted on December 7, 2008 by admin

Article states “there has been a belief that DD initially causes pain because of the penetration of fluid nuclear material through annular fissures, and that pain eventually resolves as the nucleus becomes fibrotic and can no longer penetrate the fissures”. … Continue reading →

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Diabetic Have More Muscle Pains

Posted on December 7, 2008 by admin

Diabetics are 1.6 times more likely to have chronic musculoskeletal complaints yet in non-diabetics, a high random glucose is associated with less complaints.

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Multiple Allergies, Hives and Abdominal Pain – Think Mastocytosis

Posted on December 7, 2008 by admin

I have seen cases of severe Irritable Bowel, combined with allergies and hives, that require multiple medications to control and are disabled from symptoms. These cases are discarded by gastroenterologists yet might represent a systemic disease called Mastocytosis.

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