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Massage May Help Knee Osteoarthritis
Dec. 11, 2006 -- Knees hurt? Massage may cut the pain and improve function if you have knee osteoarthritis , a new study shows. Massage therapy "seems to be a viable option" as an addition to other treatments for osteoarthritis of the knee, write the researchers. Osteoarthritis, the most common type
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Clue to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Found
Nov. 16, 2006 -- A microscopic look at carpal tunnel syndrome may have uncovered the cause of the painful condition. The carpal tunnel is a narrow passage through the bones and ligaments of the wrist. It protects a main nerve leading to the hand and the tendons that bend the fingers. In carpal tunne
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Millions of Americans in Pain
Nov. 15, 2006 -- Each month, one in four American adults suffers pain for at least 24 hours. That pain lasts for a year in nearly three-fifths of those over 65 and in 37% of those aged 20 to 44. These numbers are why the CDC has made pain the focus of this year's annual report card on U.S. health. T
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Botox May Cut Knee Osteoarthritis Pain
Nov. 14, 2006 (Washington, D.C.) -- Botox shots may do more than get rid of wrinkles. A new study shows Botox may decrease the pain of knee osteoarthritis (OA) and potentially prevent or forestall the need for knee replacement surgery. The preliminary research was presented at the 2006 annual meetin
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Magnets Fail to Cut Surgery Pain
Oct. 18, 2006 -- Magnets failed to provide pain relief after surgery for patients in a new study. The study was based on 165 patients who had had surgery at a hospital in Colombia. Researchers found that patients who had a magnetic device placed over their surgical wound fared no better than those w
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Carpal Tunnel May Predict Diabetes
Aug. 22, 2006 -- Carpal tunnel syndrome may be an early warning sign that diabetes is just around the corner. The carpal tunnel is found in the wrist. In carpal tunnel syndrome, a nerve in the carpal tunnel becomes pinched due to swelling of the nerve and/or nearby tendons. The pinched nerve can cau
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Meditation May Help Brain Handle Pain
Aug. 9, 2006 -- Five months of daily meditation may help your brain stay calm during sudden pain. So says a study on transcendental meditation, published in NeuroReport. Researchers included Zang-Hee Cho, PhD, of the University of California at Irvine, and David Orme-Johnson, PhD, of the Maharishi U
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Anesthesia Risk Rises in Afternoon
Aug. 3, 2006 - Morning may be the safest starting time for surgery, according to a new study. Researchers found patients anesthetized for surgery in the afternoon were much more likely to develop anesthesia-related complications than those whose surgeries began in the morning. "This is one of the fi
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Chronic Pain On/Off Switch Found
July 27, 2006 -- A molecular switch turns off chronic pain, Columbia University researchers report. The switch is an enzyme called protein kinase G or PKG. When PKG gets stuck in the "on" position, nerve cells keep sending pain signals -- long after the injury that originally caused the pain has hea
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U.S. Rx Painkiller Deaths Up
July 24, 2006 -- Accidental deaths from prescription painkillers have risen in recent years in the U.S., show no signs of slowing down, and may be largely due to painkiller abuse. The CDC's Leonard Paulozzi, MD, MPH, and colleagues, report the news in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety's online "E
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