Chronic and Acute Pain: News and Information Document List
Updated/Revised Date: 2022-04-12
Summary: Although some of these documents from our Pain: Acute and Chronic category may have since been updated, re-written, replaced, or revised, they are sorted below by their original publish date. The most recent publications are listed at the top of the table with older articles being listed in descending order by the date they were created.
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Pain: Acute and Chronic Publications - (69 Articles)
Treating Chronic Pain with Sound and Electrical Stimulation
Electrical stimulation and sound activate the brain's somatosensory or tactile cortex, increasing the potential for chronic pain and other sensory disorders treatment.
Author: University of Minnesota
Publish Date: 2022-08-14Dissolving Device Relieves Pain Without Drugs
A small, soft, flexible implant relieves pain on demand without the use of drugs and provides an alternative to opioids and other highly addictive medications.
Author: Northwestern University
Publish Date: 2022-07-01 - Updated: 2022-07-09DVPRS 2.0 Pain Scale Chart for Service Personnel and Veterans
The Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale DVPRS 2.0 is a pain assessment tool using a rating scale, word descriptors, color coding, pictorial facial expressions matching pain levels.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2020-03-12 - Updated: 2021-02-24Relieving Kidney Stone Pain
Arbutin has a greater affinity for calcium and most kidney stones are formed by a bond between calcium and an oxalate, this molecule interacts with the stone, pulls it apart and dissolves it.
Author: Canadian Glycomics Network
Publish Date: 2018-07-01iPad Use and Incorrect Posture Can Cause Neck Pain
UNLV study finds the iPad neck pain plagues women more and posture, not screen time, is biggest factor behind neck and shoulder pain.
Author: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Publish Date: 2018-06-21Treating Neuropathic Pain - A New Approach
Reseach results suggest that protein NOS1AP might be a valuable novel target in the development of more effective medicines to treat neuropathic pain.
Author: University of Turku
Publish Date: 2018-05-04Virtual Reality Reduces Phantom Pain in Paraplegics
Breakthrough research shows phantom body pain can be reduced in paraplegics by creating a bodily illusion with the help of virtual reality.
Author: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Publish Date: 2017-10-30Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Study Insights
Researchers suggest Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) might involve changes in the way that the brain processes visual information.
Author: University of Bath
Publish Date: 2017-07-10 - Updated: 2020-07-20Determining Origin of Hip and Spine Pain
Determining the origin of lower back pain that can radiate to the buttocks, groin, thigh, and knees.
Author: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Publish Date: 2017-02-06 - Updated: 2021-04-03Effective and Safe Options to Treat Pain
Physical therapists can play a valuable role in the patient education process, including setting realistic expectations for recovery with or without opioids.
Author: Family Features Editorial Syndicate
Publish Date: 2016-07-11Pain Scale Chart: 1 to 10 Levels
Pain scale diagram and chart that includes an explanation of each of the one to ten classified pain levels.
Author: Ian Langtree
Publish Date: 2016-05-20 - Updated: 2022-09-07Pain: A Multi-layered Gradual Event
New theory describes pain as multi-layered gradual event which consists of specific pain components, and more general components, such as negative emotions.
Author: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Publish Date: 2016-03-25 - Updated: 2020-06-26Spinal Cord Stimulation Reduces Chronic Pain Emotional Aspect
Study shows patients with chronic pain can reduce emotional response to the pain through spinal cord stimulation.
Author: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Publish Date: 2016-03-22 - Updated: 2020-11-02Crowdfunded Research Into Phantom Limb Pain Treatment
Researchers from Brunel university and Poole hospital seeking to raise money to treat phantom limb pain using new portable 3D hologram technology.
Author: Dr Ali Mousavi
Publish Date: 2016-02-15 - Updated: 2018-05-01Dry Eye and Chronic Pain Syndrome
Researchers find link between dry eye and chronic pain syndromes better described as having neuropathic ocular pain.
Author: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Publish Date: 2016-01-08 - Updated: 2020-11-22New Drug Therapy May End Chronic Pain
The new treatment combines two FDA-approved drugs: a Parkinson's drug, L-dopa, and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
Author: Northwestern University
Publish Date: 2015-12-28High-frequency Electrical Stimulation to Spinal Cord Eases Chronic Pain
Research into how high-frequency electrical stimulation to the spinal cord can reduce or eliminate chronic pain.
Author: Case Western Reserve University
Publish Date: 2015-12-04 - Updated: 2020-12-02Children and Pain: Overview of Pediatric Pain
Information regarding pediatric pain, one of the most under-diagnosed, misunderstood and under-treated medical issues in children.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2015-09-10 - Updated: 2021-07-30Tackling Chronic Amputee Pain for Veterans and Civilians
Around 25% of amputees develop chronic pain in remaining portion of their amputated limb, which can include phantom limb syndrome.
Author: Northwestern Medicine
Publish Date: 2015-02-07 - Updated: 2021-09-07Postherpetic Neuralgia: Causes and Treatment
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a neuropathic pain syndrome that happens after an outbreak of varicella-zoster virus (VSV) or shingles.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2015-01-15 - Updated: 2018-03-16Spinal Circuitry Map Responsible for Chronic Pain
Findings could lead to new therapeutics for disorders such as fibromyalgia and phantom limb pain.
Author: Salk Institute
Publish Date: 2014-12-05 - Updated: 2021-10-05Adenosine: A Switch to Turn Off Pain
Researchers have demonstrated that activation of the A3 adenosine receptor subtype is key in mediating the pain relieving effects of adenosine.
Author: Saint Louis University
Publish Date: 2014-11-29 - Updated: 2020-11-1520% of U.S. Adults Have Persistent Pain
Study reveals a sizable portion of American adults are dealing with persistent pain and that is affecting their lives profoundly.
Author: Washington State University
Publish Date: 2014-10-29Caffeine Can Help Reduce Joint and Other Pain
Information regarding the pain relief benefits of caffeine consumption and why caffeine is added to pain relievers like ibuprofen or acetaminophen.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2014-06-17 - Updated: 2021-08-30Interdisciplinary Care Best for Chronic Pain However Insurance Coverage Falls Short
Physician leaders calling for evidence based interdisciplinary care as standard to treat chronic pain and want insurance payers to step up to provide adequate coverage.
Author: American Academy of Pain Medicine
Publish Date: 2014-03-10Insomnia: Sleeping Disorders and Chronic Pain Conditions
Information relating to chronic pain as a cause of insomnia and why the perception of pain increases when trying to fall asleep.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2014-02-24 - Updated: 2021-08-30People Feel Pain Differently - Who is Most Sensitive to Pain?
Published study shows brain structure is related to how intensely people perceive pain.
Author: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Publish Date: 2014-01-19 - Updated: 2021-09-16Chinese Corydalis Herb Relieves Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain
A compound called dehydrocorybulbine from the roots of the Corydalis yanhusuo plant prove to diminish pain.
Author: University of California - Irvine
Publish Date: 2014-01-03Why Morphine Increases Pain in Some Patients
Researchers identify molecular pathway by which morphine can increase pain and suggest potential new ways to make morphine effective for more patients.
Author: Universite Laval
Publish Date: 2013-01-07 - Updated: 2021-06-11Scientists Map Sensory Nerves
Branching nerve patterns define distinct groups that likely correspond to differences in what nerves do and may hold clues for pain management and other areas of neurological study.
Author: Johns Hopkins Medicine
Publish Date: 2012-12-30 - Updated: 2016-03-25The Pain Whisperer Cures Un-treatable Painful Conditions
Dr. Tom Chi known as The Pain Whisperer has cured over 80,000 failed surgery patients of painful conditions using an amazing cure technique.
Author: The Pain Whisperer
Publish Date: 2012-11-28 - Updated: 2022-01-09Love, Disability, and Chronic Pain
Article examines living with and helping a loved one cope and deal with severe pain levels.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2012-10-12 - Updated: 2021-07-14Chronic Pain - A New Understanding
Scientists using a new approach called metabolomics discover a major clue called dimethylsphingosine a small-molecule byproduct of cellular membranes in the nervous system.
Author: Scripps Research Institute
Publish Date: 2012-01-31 - Updated: 2018-02-15Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: General Overview
Complex regional pain syndrome CRPS is a form of chronic pain that can affect any part of the body but usually an arm or leg.
Author: Molly Maxim
Publish Date: 2012-01-09 - Updated: 2019-01-07Myofascial Pain Syndrome - Chronic Myofascial Pain
Information regarding Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) or Chronic myofascial pain (CMP) a condition characterized by chronic and sometimes severe pain.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2011-05-23 - Updated: 2022-03-26Coping with Loss: How to Survive Grief
If people understand what happens in the brain during the grieving process there will be less pain suicides and less families will come apart and faster healing will occur.
Author: Sandra Champlain
Publish Date: 2011-05-20 - Updated: 2022-03-29Easing Physical and Psychological Burden of Chronic Pain
Online self paced chronic pain management program reduces physical and psychological burdens of debilitating pain.
Author: Goalistics, LLC
Publish Date: 2011-05-19Itchiness and Pain Connected
A new study of itch adds to growing evidence that the chemical signals that make us want to scratch are the same signals that make us wince in pain.
Author: University of California - Berkeley
Publish Date: 2011-05-02 - Updated: 2018-01-26Simply Looking at Your Body May Reduce Pain
Research shows that just viewing your hand reduces the pain experienced when a hot object touches the skin.
Author: University College London
Publish Date: 2011-02-10 - Updated: 2022-06-12It's a Pain to Take Care of Pain
Chronic pain takes a toll on primary care providers as well as their patients.
Author: Indiana University School of Medicine
Publish Date: 2010-12-17 - Updated: 2016-05-20Lower Back and Foot Pain Associated with Knee Osteoarthritis
New study found patients with osteoarthritis of the knee who also have pain in other joints more likely to experience greater knee pain.
Author: Wiley-Blackwell
Publish Date: 2010-11-18Anger Amplifies Clinical Pain in Women with and without Fibromyalgia
Sensitizing effect of anger and sadness not limited to fibromyalgia patients.
Author: Wiley-Blackwell
Publish Date: 2010-09-23Inflammation Causes Some Post-surgical Neuropathies
Nerve inflammation may cause pain numbness and weakness following surgical procedures that is known as postsurgical neuropathy.
Author: Mayo Clinic
Publish Date: 2010-09-23 - Updated: 2018-03-16No Pain in Hospital - Wishful Thinking or Reality
More than 80% of hospitalized patients suffer more severe pain than necessary.
Author: Deutsches Aerzteblatt International
Publish Date: 2010-09-21Painkilling System in the Human Brain
Repeatedly boosting brain levels of one natural painkiller soon shuts down the brain cell receptors that respond to it.
Author: Scripps Research
Publish Date: 2010-08-25 - Updated: 2015-09-09Biomedical Diagnosis of Pain
Diagnosis of pain that evades scientific testing and the additional emotional suffering that can result for the patient.
Author: University of Cincinnati
Publish Date: 2010-08-17Chronic Pain Gene Culprits Found
Chronic pain severely limits patients quality of life and is among the cost drivers in U.S. health care.
Author: Mayo Clinic
Publish Date: 2010-05-07Blocking Pain at its Source
Discovery of pain-causing compounds leads to development of new non-addictive painkillers.
Author: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Publish Date: 2010-04-27Pain Free Treatment of Children and Adolescents
Properly performed analgesia protects children from pain and traumatization.
Author: Deutsches Aerzteblatt International
Publish Date: 2010-04-26Can Words Hurt
Painful memories and associations that set our pain memory on the alert.
Author: Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena
Publish Date: 2010-03-30Non-drug Techniques Reduce Pain in Patients
Non-traditional therapies relieve pain among wide range of hospitalized patients by 50 percent.
Author: Allina Hospitals & Clinics
Publish Date: 2010-03-05New, Targeted Pain Medicine Delivery Systems
New targeted pain medicine delivery systems may reduce costs to treat pain.
Author: American Academy of Pain Medicine
Publish Date: 2010-02-04Device for Pain Therapy not Recommended for Chronic Lower Back Pain
Pain therapy involving a portable device is not recommended to treat chronic low-back pain.
Author: American Academy of Neurology
Publish Date: 2009-12-30 - Updated: 2011-08-28Chronic Pain in Older Adults
Chronic pain is experienced by as many as two out of three older adults.
Author: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Publish Date: 2009-11-24Ineffective Pain Care Costing Over $100 Billion Annually
Millions of patients suffering needlessly in hospitals with acute pain and on into their lives with chronic pain.
Author: American Academy of Pain Medicine
Publish Date: 2009-10-27 - Updated: 2010-01-17Less Chronic Pain when Taking Combined Drugs
People who suffer from debilitating neuropathic pain may get more relief and sleep better by combining two commonly prescribed drugs.
Author: Queens University
Publish Date: 2009-09-30Relieving Pain Meeting in Australia
Groups representing chronic pain sufferers meet in Melbourne to work towards coordinated approach to managing chronic pain.
Author: Research Australia
Publish Date: 2009-09-17 - Updated: 2010-07-03Pain Increases Signs of Aging by 2 to 3 Decades in Middle Aged Adults
Younger people with pain look similar in terms of their disability to people who are two to three decades older without pain.
Author: Wiley-Blackwell
Publish Date: 2009-09-16Kidney's or Lower Back Pain?
Kidney pain and lower back pain can have similar symptoms that may have entirely different causes.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-06-25 - Updated: 2022-08-18Pain Treatment for Cancer Patients
Cancer patients often suffer from severe pain that cannot be effectively treated with conventional medication.
Author: University Hospital Heidelberg
Publish Date: 2009-06-25Pain Effects the Economy and Workplace
Study shows impact of pain on economy strain on our healthcare system and inadequate pain management training of medical professionals.
Author: painexplained.ca
Publish Date: 2009-05-29 - Updated: 2018-01-26Anxiety Increases Pain Intensity and Disability
Individuals with high levels of anxiety due to chronic pain exhibit more emotional distress and disability.
Author: Medical News
Publish Date: 2009-04-21Pain in the ICU Report Suggests Comprehensive Approach
New reports suggest that taking a comprehensive approach to pain management may be key to managing pain in the ICU.
Author: American College of Chest Physicians
Publish Date: 2009-04-07 - Updated: 2016-05-20Bedside Test Improves Diagnosis of Chronic Back Pain
Distinguishing neuropathic pain caused by damage to the nervous system from other types of chronic back pain.
Author: Massachusetts General Hospital
Publish Date: 2009-04-07Chronic Pain Sufferers May Need to Assess Vitamin D Status
Research shows correlation between inadequate vitamin D levels and amount of narcotic medication taken by patients with chronic pain.
Author: Mayo Clinic
Publish Date: 2009-03-20I Feel Your Pain: Neural Mechanisms of Empathy
Study uses brain imaging technique to see if possible to share pain observed in others provides insight into brain mechanisms involved in empathy.
Author: Cell Press
Publish Date: 2009-01-28 - Updated: 2015-09-09Pain Treatment Reports Often Cannot be Trusted
Undertreated pain is a worldwide problem and much research on pain management practices cannot be trusted.
Author: Medical News
Publish Date: 2009-01-14 - Updated: 2014-03-14Painful Joints: Arthralgia
Information on the causes and treatment of pain in the joints including arthralgia arthritis and osteoarthritis.
Author: Annette Badowski
Publish Date: 2009-01-13 - Updated: 2012-08-23Pain Manipulation Under Anesthesia
Manipulation Under Anesthesia is a medical procedure helping chronic pain patients.
Author: Dr. Anthony Abbruzzese
Publish Date: 2008-12-19 - Updated: 2014-12-14
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