Sentences with phrase «chronic pain treatments»

For example, marketing to cat owners is a growing market, particularly with so many new kinds of chronic pain treatments available for felines.

This meant that even though I could treat the ruptured ligament and meniscus, and give him back a functional knee, the inflammatory response was such that Buddy was destined to a lifetime of osteoarthritis in that knee, mandating chronic pain treatments and reduced function of that limb.

Seattle - based biotech Kineta inks a drug collaboration deal with Genentech to develop non-opioid chronic pain treatment.

The network - based approach, which can combine individual patient brain data and computer simulation, heralds the possibility of a personalized approach to chronic pain treatment.»

Researchers concluded that infrared heat therapy is effective for chronic pain treatment.

Let our Vancouver injury lawyers deal with the insurance companies for you to ensure that you get access to the chronic pain treatment you need and the compensation you deserve.

The biggest thing is making sure you can qualify for life insurance with SBLI, so lets cover (in general) what SBLI will and won't insure: SBLI Underwriting Uninsurable medical scenarios with SBLI: • Aids / HIV + status • ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) • Alzheimer's disease or dementia or significant cognitive impairments related to functionality • Cancer diagnosis within last 2 years • Chronic pain treatment, severe, receiving disability, narcotic use • Cirrhosis of the Liver • Congestive heart Failure • COPD / Emphysema or chronic bronchitis - Severe or with current nicotine use • Cystic Fibrosis • Defibrillator use • Depression, severe, recurrent or with multiple in - patient hospitalization history • Diabetes with co-morbidities that include significant cardiac disease, or impairment of renal function or mobility • Heart / Cardiac Disease - multiple vessels diagnosed within 2 years or any past history with current nicotine use • Muscular Dystrophy • Multiple Sclerosis, if symptoms progressing • Organ Transplants, in most scenarios • Quadriplegia • Pulmonary hypertension • Renal failure, Renal insufficiency - severe • Stroke within 1 year • Suicide attempt within 5 years • Surgical repair of heart valves, aneurysms, intracranial tumors, major organs within six months, including gastric bypass Uninsurable non-medical scenarios: • Marijuana use, 4 or more times weekly • Substance abuse / misuse within last 5 years • Criminal activity - any history within the last 10 years • DUI, more than 2 or under age 25 if within 1 year • Unemployed (other than homemakers or retired) with minimal household income or dependent on SSI / disability benefits • Bankruptcy filing within 2 years • Liens / Judgements - outstanding activity that exceeds $ 50K

Although the current evidence base in the headache literature is limited, acceptance - based therapies are seen as promising treatment approaches.2 According to Smitherman et al acceptance - based therapies are gaining popularity, mirroring a larger trend in chronic pain treatment in general.2 In other related fields mindfulness - based techniques or mindfulness - based cognitive therapy is more implemented and successfully used, 41 42 though more headache - specific research is needed to recommend the use of these approaches.

Not exact matches

BOZEMAN, Mont., April 5, 2018 / PRNewswire / — SiteOne Therapeutics, a private biopharmaceutical company advancing novel non-opioid pain therapeutics, today announces the addition of some of the world's leading medical and scientific experts in the treatment of acute and chronic pain to its Scientific Advisory Board.

«Our research and development team has made tremendous progress with our portfolio of novel, small molecule Naᵥ1.7 inhibitors for the treatment of acute and chronic pain,» said Stan Abel, President and Chief Executive Officer of SiteOne Therapeutics.

For numerous medical conditions, such as obesity, diabetes, insomnia, and chronic pain, the «first - line» and most effective treatments are often behavioral.

New advances in the world of sensors, chips, hardware devices, swallowable cameras, 3D printing, artificial organs, data mining technologies, and more could help us diagnose diseases earlier, provide better treatments to patients, and even ease things like chronic pain and depression.

Oil extracted from raw cannabis also can offer exact dosing for medicinal purposes, including the treatment of chronic pain.

Meditation's psychological benefits and its use in treatments for conditions as diverse as depression and chronic pain are more widely acknowledged.

She is currently experiencing a surgery - based remission from endometriosis pain and is helping launch a nonprofit organization to help women find and finance treatment for chronic pelvic pain.

Pre / post-natal (pregnancy) Labour support and instruction Infant massage and instruction Sports treatments (specifically runners, dancers & swimmers) Stress management Headaches and migraines Injury rehabilitation Chronic pain management Deep Tissue Therapy Fascial Work (NISA — Neuromuscular Integration and Structural Alignment) Lymph drainage Hot stone therapy Aromatherapy Seated / Chair Massage Reflexology

Despite widely held misconceptions about hypnosis, a growing body of research supports this ancient practice as an effective tool in the treatment of a variety of issues, from anxiety, creativity, sleep, chronic pain, concentration, natural child birth, weigh loss, phobias, ect.

There is also increasingly strong evidence of the very beneficial effects of cannabis as a safe, non-toxic treatment for chronic pain, multiple sclerosis and cancer - particularly the debilitating effects of chemotherapy.

It would not apply to the treatment of chronic pain, cancer, hospice or palliative care.

Neuroscience can contribute to better understanding the mechanisms that turn acute pain into chronic pain, assessing the long - term impact that chronic pain has on the brain, and the benefits and risks of various treatment options.

It is a big step toward the goal of pain science, which is to zero in on the brain region or regions altered by chronic pain and devise a treatment (a drug or maybe electrical stimulation) that can correct the malfunctioning neurons in that zone.

Chronic pain is more stubborn, lasting months or years and often resisting all drugs and treatments.

In three randomized trials, treatment of chronic low back pain with radiofrequency denervation, a procedure that can be performed with different techniques including the application of an electric current to the pain - conducting nerve, resulted in either no improvement or no clinically important improvement in chronic low back pain, according to a study published by JAMA.

Neurofeedback is a technique used for the treatment of clinical disorders (like depression, anxiety, chronic pain, ADHD and schizophrenia etc.) and enhancement of brain performance.

In this new study and for the first time, scientists used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) combined with a standard clinical trial design to derive an unbiased brain - based neurological marker to predict analgesia associated with placebo treatment in patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis pain.

The standard treatment for this chronic nerve pain can cause burdening side effects.

Within the past 10 years, the prescription of opioids for the treatment of chronic pain has increased and the abuse of opioid medications leading to addiction has been described as epidemic.

Chronic pain is a leading cause of work disability and costs the United States more than $ 600 billion annually in medical treatment and lost productivity, according to the Institute of Medicine report «Relieving Pain in America.»

New research from Royal Holloway, University of London has found that a new form of talking therapy is a credible and promising treatment for people with chronic low back pain who are also suffering from related psychological stress.

«This creates entirely new conditions for our understanding of what happens inside the brain and for the development of more effective treatments for diseases such as Parkinson's disease and chronic pain conditions than can be achieved using today's techniques,» concludes Jens Schouenborg.

Their findings, reported June 17 in the journal Neuron, could lead to treatments for chronic pain conditions caused by nerve damage, such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), as well as chronic inflammation, like rheumatoid arthritis.

Nearly half of the studies (eight of the acute and one of the chronic pain) suggested that antidepressants resulted in significant treatment benefits over placebo.

Dr Stephen Simpson, director research and programmes at the charity Arthritis Research UK said: «We know that for some people with chronic low back pain psychological stress is a major factor, and therefore there is a significant challenge to find effective treatments.

This realization is extremely interesting for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain where pain persists for months and years,» explains Markus Ploner, who is also senior physician in the Department of Neurology at the TUM Klinikum rechts der Isar.

Originally developed as an anticonvulsant drug, gabapentin has also been found useful for treatment of chronic pain.

Eczema can erode quality of life as dramatically as chronic pain does, and is incurable, and treatments to manage eczema are often not effective.

«Had JFK presented for treatment today, the contemporary understanding of the mechanisms underlying chronic pain would support a different treatment approach,» she says.

The newly published comprehensive guidelines recommend better pain control; prevention and treatment of acute and chronic complications; general health maintenance; judicious use of blood transfusions; and teaching patients to manage their disease through behavioral changes.

The new discovery may lead to more effective treatments for chronic itching that target activity in neurons involved in both pain and itch.

The chronic disorder can cause severe pain often associated with chewing or biting down, and lacks effective treatments.

While morphine continues to be one of the primary drugs used for the treatment of severe or chronic pain, it is often less effective in females.

In addition, they conclude, «Our findings suggest that sleep problems may be an additional target for treatment and prevention strategies in female emerging adults with chronic pain and musculoskeletal pain.»

Whatever form it takes, chronic pain can defy treatment.

«It is the first to use neuromuscular electrical stimulation as a diagnostic tool, and offers an effective treatment strategy that can drive down health care costs for chronic pain.»

The TOPCARE (Transforming Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care) model brings a nurse care manager into the equation to discuss treatment plans with patients suffering from chronic pain, and to ensure monitoring occurs; provides online resources to assist prescribers, and coordinates an individualized educational session for primary care providers conducted by an expert in opioid prescribing.

Results reveal that on average, the 13 states allowing the use of medical marijuana had a 24.8 percent lower annual opioid overdose mortality rate after the laws were enacted than states without the laws, indicating that the alternative treatment may be safer for patients suffering from chronic pain related to cancer and other conditions.

«Orthopaedic patients can experience a tremendous amount of pain with acute injuries and chronic conditions, and the treatment plan may involve opioid prescriptions for relief of discomfort,» says Dr. Mir.

The result could have far - reaching clinical implications for anesthesia and the treatment of acute and chronic pain.

That was much higher than in studies of patients with other types of chronic pain: for example, an average 19 percent improvement after nonsurgical treatment for low back pain.

«We wanted to focus on patients with chronic phantom limb pain who had not responded to any treatments.