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chronic pain

  1. Michiel Tack
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    The unbearable lightness of somatisation: A systematic review of the concept of somatisation in empirical studies of pain (2009) by Crombez et al.

    This is from the same Belgian researchers who recently published a critical review of pain catastrophizing measures, discussed here. Abstract...
    Thread by: Michiel Tack, Mar 8, 2020, 6 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  2. fossil
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    To cure my chronic pain, I had to learn about the links between mind and body - Guardian article, 1 Jul 2019

    (Not a recommendation.) To cure my chronic pain, I had to learn about the links between mind and body. The Guardian 1 Jul 2019 Why do some...
    Thread by: fossil, Aug 13, 2019, 5 replies, in forum: PsychoSocial ME/CFS News
  3. fossil
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    Will an app a day, keep the doctor away? A critical look at BPS based phone apps.

    Will an app a day, keep the doctor away? A critical look at BPS based phone apps. In my opinion, these apps may not be designed to keep the...
    Thread by: fossil, Aug 6, 2019, 34 replies, in forum: PsychoSocial ME/CFS News
  4. Woolie
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    A reduction in pain intensity ... associated with improved physical functioning in frustration tolerant... chronic pain patients, 2019, Ribera et al

    A Reduction in Pain Intensity Is More Strongly Associated With Improved Physical Functioning in Frustration Tolerant Individuals: A Longitudinal...
    Thread by: Woolie, May 7, 2019, 11 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  5. Simbindi
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    Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions

    I've just been exploring my local Chronic Pain Service's website and came across a link to this video: [MEDIA] [In the top left there is an icon...
    Thread by: Simbindi, May 2, 2019, 1 replies, in forum: Pain and Inflammation
  6. James Morris-Lent
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    NYTimes Opinion: "Is Pain a Sensation or Emotion" - H. Warraich 2019

    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/16/opinion/sunday/pain-opioids.html I saw this in the opinions today. It's a short read and I must say it is...
    Thread by: James Morris-Lent, Mar 17, 2019, 3 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  7. Andy
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    A predictive algorithm to identify genes that discriminate individuals with fibromyalgia syndrome diagnosis from healthy controls, 2018, Saliqan et al

    Objectives: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic and often debilitating condition that is characterized by persistent fatigue, pain, bowel...
    Thread by: Andy, Dec 15, 2018, 7 replies, in forum: Fibromyalgia and Connective Tissue Disorders
  8. Andy
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    Prevalence of fibromyalgia in fourteen Korean tertiary care university hospital pain clinics, 2018, Lee et al

    Purpose: We aimed to investigate the prevalence of fibromyalgia (FM) in patients who visited outpatient pain clinics in Korea, using the modified...
    Thread by: Andy, Nov 17, 2018, 0 replies, in forum: Fibromyalgia and Connective Tissue Disorders
  9. Andy
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    Volitional limbic neuromodulation has a multifaceted clinical benefit in Fibromyalgia patients, 2018, Goldway et al

    Abstract Volitional neural modulation using neurofeedback has been indicated as a potential treatment for chronic conditions that involve...
    Thread by: Andy, Nov 10, 2018, 0 replies, in forum: Fibromyalgia and Connective Tissue Disorders
  10. Andy
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    Blog: Debunking the magical power of the placebo effect for chronic pain (yet again) [James Coyne]

    The opioid crisis and growing awareness of the dangers of addiction to pain medication are prompting renewed calls for the use of pill placebos in...
    Thread by: Andy, Oct 11, 2018, 3 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  11. Andy
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    Theory article: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: From Chronic Fatigue to More Specific Syndromes, 2018, Blitshteyn & Chopra

    Abstract In the last decade, a group of chronic disorders associated with fatigue (CDAF) emerged as the leading cause of chronic fatigue, chronic...
    Thread by: Andy, Oct 8, 2018, 5 replies, in forum: BioMedical ME/CFS Research
  12. Andy
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    NIH Directors Blog: Researchers Elucidate Role of Stress Gene in Chronic Pain

    For most people, pain eventually fades away as an injury heals. But for others, the pain persists beyond the initial healing and becomes chronic,...
    Thread by: Andy, Sep 4, 2018, 0 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  13. rvallee
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    Results from Survey of Young Europeans with Neurological Conditions (EFNA)

    I have not seen a thread yet on the survey so there it is. Hopefully this is the right forum. The full report:...
    Thread by: rvallee, Jul 22, 2018, 3 replies, in forum: General ME/CFS News
  14. Andy
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    Chronic pain often has no physical cause. Psychotherapy can reduce the suffering.

    Right, of course it can.. ;) There are 100 million Americans who suffer from chronic pain, and an unknown number of them are like Golson, with...
    Thread by: Andy, May 17, 2018, 14 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  15. Cheshire
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    NICE to review its Chronic Pain Guidelines

    [MEDIA] Persistent pain: assessment and management https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-ng10069 Don't post here, there's a thread...
    Thread by: Cheshire, Nov 15, 2017, 0 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
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