Shoulder Pain at Night – What Can You Do?

Posted on April 11, 2010 by admin

What can be worse than not being able to sleep because your shoulders are sore – what can you do? Am trying to put together a list. One author advises people to sleep on one’s back. Continue reading →

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IntraNasal Low Dose Ketamine For Neuropathic Pain

Posted on April 11, 2010 by admin

I have reluctant to use ketamine because of undesirable side effects including hallucinations. Now it looks like much can be achieved even with low dose using S isomer form. Continue reading →

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Intranasal Oxytocin For Autism

Posted on April 11, 2010 by admin

Oxytocin nasal spray (18 or 24 IU) improved emotional recognition in autistic children. This is not the first time it has been shown to have social effects. May not last long so might be relegated to emergencies.. Continue reading →

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Short Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) Predicts Can Work Today But Not Reinjury Rates

Posted on April 11, 2010 by admin

FCE study shows it can predict working in short term but reinjury  Continue reading →

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Does Vitamin K Have a Role in CRPS (Complex Regional Pain)?

Posted on April 10, 2010 by admin

Medical Hypotheses generated makes a case for that scenario Continue reading →

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Sacroiliits Totally Unthought of Treatment – Filter Out White Blood Cells – Filtration Leukocytapheresis

Posted on April 10, 2010 by admin

Lady with ulcerative colitis and sacroiliitis improved after leukocytapheresis (LCAP). Continue reading →

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Is Low Vitamin D Related to Rheumatoid Arhritis?

Posted on April 10, 2010 by admin

Recent study found variations of RA by latitude and suggested low vitamin D might be cause. I don’t think it’s that simple Continue reading →

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Dextromethophan For Diabetic Neuropathy, Fibromyalgia, and even Uncontrollable Crying

Posted on April 8, 2010 by admin

Technique was devised to beef up dextromethorphan (DM cough syrup) ) by combining it with quinidine sulfate which prevents the former from being metabolized Continue reading →

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What Concerns People on Work Disability With Low Back Pain

Posted on April 8, 2010 by admin

Recent Article takes a survey of concerns of low back pain patients sent for rehab. The results are no surprise. Continue reading →

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Do Probiotics Work In Diverticular Disease Pains ?

Posted on April 7, 2010 by admin

Answer appears to be yes according to one study Continue reading →

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Babies Show Empathy

Posted on April 7, 2010 by admin

Contagious crying – where one baby cries when hears another cry is now considered the first signs of empathy development.

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Vitamin C in Press Again – Low Contributes to Disc Disease?

Posted on April 7, 2010 by admin

Recent Hypothesis forwarded that low Vitamin C sets the stage for disc disease and once disc degeneration started, it is a self fueling inflammatory disease. Continue reading →

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How Effective Are Forearm Straps And Wrist Splints For Tennis Elbow ?

Posted on April 7, 2010 by admin

Looks like extension wrist splint straps help a bit but tennis elbow bands don’t do much Continue reading →

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Higher Doses Opioids Doubles Fall Rates In Elderly

Posted on April 7, 2010 by admin

Epidemiological study found aged on over 50 mg morphine equivalents had double the fracture rates. Question is why… Continue reading →

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Would Magnesium Help Depression ?

Posted on April 6, 2010 by admin

Recent article suggests Magnesium might help depression but has more theoretical than actual data to prove it Continue reading →

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Something is Fishy With Reporting Pain Results

Posted on April 6, 2010 by admin

There is a growing tendency to separate out responders and non-responders in studies and report on the success of responders. This stinks like fish… Continue reading →

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome +/- Joint Aches Associated With Parvovirus Antibiodies

Posted on April 5, 2010 by admin

Recent study found 41.5% of chronic fatigue cases had abnormal parvovirus antibodies versus 7% of controls and with these antibodies. 73% of the positive CF cases had problems with joint pains. Actual Parvovirus B19 DNA was found in 5.5% of the chronic fatigue cases and in none of controls. Continue reading →

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What To Do With Hip Metastases (Cancer Spread To Hip)

Posted on April 5, 2010 by admin

Have a patient with this problem. Recent article goes over  an option. Continue reading →

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How Can One Sleep On One’s Stomach ?

Posted on April 5, 2010 by admin

I have a patient who has widespread pain and can’t sleep on her sides. What is most comfortable is my massage table with a hole for the face. I have looked for portable versions of that and came across a possibility Continue reading →

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Pamidronate Works Again – For Childhood Leg Pain – Complex Regional Pain

Posted on April 4, 2010 by admin

Pamidronate has been show to work in Complex Regional Pain – Often triggered by fractures. Now severe pain after a leg fracture was helped by pamidronate in a child

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Inguinal Groin Pain They Can’t Figure Out – Consider Femoroacetabular Syndrome Hip

Posted on April 4, 2010 by admin

Recent article found 10-15% of inguinal groin pain actually comes from an abnormality of the front of the hip joint. These people often are involved in multiple investigations when, injection of hip joint with local, proves the diagnosis. Continue reading →

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Milnacipran For Fibromyalgia – Only Good On Paper?

Posted on April 3, 2010 by admin

Article in press using large number of cases, demonstrates statistical superiority of Milnacipran in Fibromyaglia. Although thoroughly disguised, absolute results don’t look that great.


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Large Painful Legs Is Not Necessarily Obesity – Could be Lipedema – Blame Your Parents

Posted on April 3, 2010 by admin

Large legs, with little pitting, is an abnormal accumulation of fat in the legs, often hereditary in nature and very often mis-diagnosed. The pain is treatable.

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Ergonomics For Office Neck Pains? – Get an Arm Board

Posted on April 3, 2010 by admin

A Review of ergonomic studies was able to (?gleefully) trounce all studies as having inadequate design but could not ignore that an arm board could help office neck pain. Continue reading →

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What Does One Do When Trigeminal Neuralgia Comes Back?

Posted on April 2, 2010 by admin

After Various Procedures, Trigeminal Neuralgia can come back. Study discusses how they handled it. Continue reading →

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