pain

This Thursday, almost two weeks ago, I threw out my back, I thought. I slithered to the floor. I knew I had a herniated disc, but I didn't know how bad things were. I have had a herniated disc for a year and a half now. That night, I had to pee constantly. Very quickly I realized, I had done...

Central sensitization: a matter of concern In 1981 Wilbert E. Fordyce challenged conventional wisdom. In one of the most influential findings in modern pain research, he reported a negative relationship between exercise and pain [1]. A subsequent study by Steven Linton confirmed these results...

Hello Lately (but also over the 4 years since I am being ill with diagnosed ME/CFS and post-Lyme disease (weak Elispot LTT values). I have something weird going on: scratches that seem to come from a cat (but I didn't touch any cat in years). Could this be still bartonella? I also didn't...

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/07/02/the-neuroscience-of-pain

http://occupyme.net/2018/06/01/talk-to-fda-about-chronic-pain/

While I may agree that unproven symptoms count as syndromes or illnesses, rather than specific diseases, the number of assumptions and false ideas in this article is appalling: Link: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/patient-zero/201805/chronic-pain-is-not-disease Firstly, brain changes...

A short piece on the Pharmacy in Practice website, aimed at health professionals. https://pharmacyinpractice.scot/2018/05/22/patient-perspective-series-my-experience-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-people-and-pain/ There are a few other articles on ME/CFS too in the patient perspective series, eg...

Emphasis added. https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2018-05-mode-neurotransmitter-based.html

An interesting short article mostly about the influence of genetics on pain. https://theconversation.com/why-its-so-hard-for-doctors-to-understand-your-pain-93526

Lenny: When Doctors Dismiss Women's pain by Maya Dusenbery Many conditions that disproportionately affect women — including endometriosis, fibromyalgia, vulvodynia, interstitial cystitis, and chronic fatigue syndrome — are still very poorly understood, yet receive minuscule amounts of research...

Read more here https://batemanhornecenter.org/dr-derya-unutmaz-explains-collaborative-research-center-crc-bhc/

Physiotherapy. 2018 Mar;104(1):129-135. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2017.07.005. Epub 2017 Aug 4. Symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy are not determined by activity pacing when measured by the chronic pain coping inventory. Thompson DP1, Antcliff D2, Woby SR3...

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/04/05/597505825/report-ineffective-treatment-often-prescribed-for-lower-back-pain Wherein The Lancet, Cochrane, O.H.S.U., and University of Washington tout C.B.T. and lament how rarely it’s used. K, Medicaid and Medicare aren’t covering...

https://themighty.com/2017/11/pain-acceptance-patient-response-vox/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=VideoComment "The podcast prompted a backlash from people with chronic pain, who argued that saying a level of chronic pain is “acceptable” essentially abandons chronic pain patients. Rather than...

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/health-43519487/why-i-want-to-lie-down-in-public To hear Raquel’s full story, listen to this podcast from Radio 4’s Four Thought: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09pmbdp

Ugh, as i checked the headlines this morning i was greeted by a large photo of Prof Sir Simon smiling with Kate.... right above an article declaring that "Gps too soft on back pain", bemoaning the painkillers & surgery given out, when really pwback pain need psychosocial treatments of therapy &...

“NEW YORK (AP) — Five New York City doctors were arrested Friday on charges that they accepted bribes and kickbacks from an Arizona-based pharmaceutical company to prescribe large volumes of a highly addictive painkiller. They pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court to an unsealed...

https://slate.com/technology/2018/02/doctors-are-increasingly-pushing-mindfulness-on-chronic-pain-patients.html [The critique can also apply to male patients] -- -- #ChronicPain #chronicillness

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/891930?src=soc_fb_180203_mscpedt_news_mdscp,mdscp_migrane&faf=1

Eur J Pain. 2016 Oct;20(9):1502-12. doi: 10.1002/ejp.874. Epub 2016 Apr 18. Increased pain and muscle glutamate concentration after single ingestion of monosodium glutamate by myofascial temporomandibular disorders patients. Shimada A1,2, Castrillon EE3,4, Baad-Hansen L3,4, Ghafouri B5, Gerdle...