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Q&A: New treatments offer much-needed hope for patients suffering from chronic pain
In the past, physicians have been quick to prescribe medication as an easy solution. But the opioid crisis in the U.S. has led doctors to reevaluate their reliance on drugs and look at new treatments for patients with chronic pain.
PRP may offer longer-term improvements, pain relief vs. corticosteroids for tennis elbow
While both corticosteroids and platelet-rich plasma may be effective treatments for patients with lateral epicondylitis, or tennis elbow, PRP may offer longer-term functional improvements and pain relief, according to published results.
Revolutionizing Chronic Back Pain
Groundbreaking neurostimulation technology offers hope and healing for difficult-to-manage pain.
Early physical therapy maintains alignment, decreases pain after cervicothoracic fusion
Patients who received early physical therapy after cervicothoracic fusion had better maintenance of alignment and improved pain scores.
Study finds two types of cognitive behavior therapy are equally effective in the treatment of fibromyalgia
There does not appear to be any profound differences between so-called exposure-based CBT and traditional CBT in the treatment of fibromyalgia, according to a study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet. Both forms of treatment produced a significant reduction in symptoms in people affected by the disease.