Healthcare News
Being Empathetic May Take the Sting out of Blood Draws
Empathetic and courteous health care providers may help decrease patients’ experience of pain, especially pain during blood draws, according to researchers at Rush University Medical Center. They presented the results of their study at the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists earlier this month.
Virtual Physical Therapy Could Help Fill Gaps in Treating All Too Real Pain
Joint disorders and low back pain consistently rate among the most common reasons U.S. adults visit their doctors. Physical therapy is an effective treatment for these conditions, but many patients are not able to access the care they need.
Multi-tasking protein at the root of neuropathic pain
In a study published on July 25 in Journal of Neuroscience, the team explains how a protein previously implicated in neuron growth and cell adhesion is also critical for the development of pain sensitization.
Backing Off Pain with a Spinal Spacer
Minimally Invasive Procedure Relieves Pain Related To Spinal Stenosis
FDA approves 9 generic versions of nerve pain drug Lyrica
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic copies of a popular, pricey pill for nerve pain.