Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Also Benefits Chronic Pain
For patients with chronic pain (CP), both mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) improve physical functioning, pain intensity, and depression.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Cannabinoids May Be Effective on Experimental Pain Threshold and Tolerance, Not Intensity
Although cannabinoids were found to improve the pain experience in individuals subjected to experimental pain, they were not found to have analgesic effects on existing experimental pain, suggesting that these agents may modulate affective processes.
Chinese Traditional Medicine Showed Effectiveness on Pain, Quality of Life in Advanced Cancer
In a randomized study, researchers sought to determine the effect of IV injections of coix seed oil, a Chinese CAM, on pain and quality of life measures for patients with advanced cancer.
Dispositional Mindfulness May Reduce Opioid Misuse in Chronic Pain
Dispositional mindfulness may help reduce the risk for opioid misuse in patients with chronic pain by attenuating opioid craving and directing attention to naturally rewarding stimuli.
Improving Pain Communication Skills to Reduce Pain Catastrophizing
Improving the ability to communicate about pain may help reduce the negative effects associated with ambivalence over emotional expression on pain catastrophizing in patients with osteoarthritis pain.
C2 Peripheral Nerve Electroacupuncture Effectively Treats Primary Headache
Peripheral nerve field stimulation with electroacupuncture may represent a less invasive mode of treating primary headache.
Alleviating Childbirth Pain: Two Simple Strategies
Warm showers and perineal exercises may be effective for reducing the pain associated with childbirth.
Staying in Line With Medical Ethics by Altering Opioid Prescribing Practices
One physician shares his thoughts on the importance of balancing autonomy, beneficence, and nonmaleficence when prescribing opioids to patients.
Acupuncture Provides Effective Pain Relief in Joint Pain Related to Breast Cancer Treatment
Acupuncture may represent an effective adjuvant therapy in the management of joint pain associated with aromatase inhibitor treatment in postmenopausal women with breast cancer.
FDA Takes Action Against Companies Selling Illicit Street Drug Alternatives
The Food and Drug Administration is taking action against 3 companies who market and distribute street drug alternatives that may pose safety concerns.
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