Ketamine for Pain Management, Treatment of Depression
Ketamine may alleviate depression, pain, and adverse effects associated with opioid treatment, and may thus represent an attractive adjunct therapy for pain management.
All articles by Linda Peckel
Pubertal Hormones: Influence on Migraine in Girls
Mechanisms involved in balancing reproductive hormones in girls may influence the patterns of migraine headache onset.
Hypothalamic Activation Greater in Chronic vs Episodic Migraine
Examination of hypothalamic activity shows distinctly different patterns between episodic and chronic forms of migraine.
Medical Liability Reform in a Rapidly Changing Healthcare Environment
Medical liability is one of the most troubling issues in medicine today, resulting in a heavy burden of patient mortality and injury.
Preclinical Pain as a Marker for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Pain is far more common and widespread in ALS than previously suspected, and initial pain symptoms may predate the clinical onset of the disease’s hallmark motor dysfunction by as much as 2 years.
New Bill to Tackle Antibiotic Resistance
Congress will now be addressing the problem of antibiotic resistance with a bill introduced to the US House of Representatives on March 30, 2017.
Psychological Factors As Treatment Target in Chronic Migraine
Psychological factors such as catastrophizing of pain are common in migraine and, along with depression and anxiety, contribute significantly to migraine-related disability.
Improving Care for Medicaid Consumers Under the ACA
The challenges to providing optimal levels of healthcare for people using Medicaid systems are many-fold.
Virtual Reality Technology for Hospital Pain Management
The use of virtual reality technology was superior to standard controlled distraction therapy for the management of pain in hospitalized patients.
PTSD Impact on Axial Pain Following Motor Vehicle Collisions
Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms following motor vehicle collisions contribute substantially to ongoing axial pain throughout the year following the accident.
