News tagged with arthritis pain
Traffic accidents linked to increased risk of chronic widespread pain
Individuals with poorer health or psychological issues may be prone to developing chronic widespread pain following a traumatic event. This new research, published today in Arthritis Care & Research, a peer-reviewed journa ...
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Mar 21, 2011 |
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Prevalence of bunions increases with age; more common in women
New research determined that an increase in the severity of hallux valgus, or bunion deformity, progressively reduced both general and foot-specific health related quality of life (HRQOL). Bunion deformity was found in 36% ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Poor sleep quality is associated with greater disability in rheumatoid arthritis patients
A study in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that poor sleep quality correlated with higher levels of depressive symptoms, greater pain severity, increased fatigue, and greater functional disabi ...
Feb 15, 2011 |
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Exercise improves pain, physical function in adults with arthritis
A study by researchers in the West Virginia University School of Medicine and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that exercise improves pain and physical function in adults with arthritis and other rheumatic ...
Jan 14, 2011 |
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What Zen meditators don't think about won't hurt them
Zen meditation has many health benefits, including a reduced sensitivity to pain. According to new research from the Universite de Montreal, meditators do feel pain but they simply don't dwell on it as much. These findings, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 08, 2010 |
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Lower back and foot pain associated with more severe knee osteoarthritis symptoms
A new study found that patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee who also have pain in other joints were more likely to experience greater knee pain. Specifically, pain in the lower back as well as foot pain and elbow ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 17, 2010 |
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Study: Tai Chi relieves arthritis pain, improves reach, balance, well-being
In the largest study to date of the Arthritis Foundation's Tai Chi program, participants showed improvement in pain, fatigue, stiffness and sense of well-being.
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Pain is common in the last two years of life, study finds
In the first study to look at the prevalence of pain experienced among older people during the last two years of life, researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center found that 46 percent of study participants suffered ...
Nov 02, 2010 |
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Narcotics and diagnostics overused in treatment of chronic neck pain
Duke University and University of North Carolina (UNC) researchers report in the November issue of Arthritis Care & Research that narcotics and diagnostic testing are overused in treating chronic neck pain. Their findings indica ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 27, 2010 |
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CDC: More American adults hobbled by arthritis
(AP) -- A surprising jump in the number of Americans hobbled by arthritis may be due to obesity, health experts said Thursday.
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Oct 07, 2010 |
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Anger amplifies clinical pain in women with and without fibromyalgia
Researchers from Utrecht University who studied the effect of negative emotions on pain perception in women with and without fibromyalgia found that anger and sadness amplified pain equally in both groups. Full findings ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 23, 2010 |
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Scientists find link between arthritis pain reliever and cardiovascular events
A research team from the University of California, Davis and Peking University, China, has discovered a novel mechanism as to why the long-term, high-dosage use of the well-known arthritis pain medication, Vioxx, led to heart ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 13, 2010 |
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All pain is not the same: Psychologist discusses gender differences in chronic pain
Women experience chronic pain longer, more intensely and more often than men, according to a psychologist who works with both men and women dealing with diseases and conditions that leave them suffering.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 12, 2010 |
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Resting brain activity associated with spontaneous fibromyalgia pain
A recent study from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and University of Michigan provides the first direct evidence of linkage between elevated intrinsic (resting-state) brain connectivity and spontaneous pain ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Almost three quarters of women with rheumatoid arthritis worldwide suffer pain daily
Almost three quarters (72%) of women with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) suffer pain daily, despite the fact that three quarters (75%) receive pain relief medication, according to a new study presented today at EULAR 2010, the ...
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Jun 16, 2010 |
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