Tuesday-Newsday #30

Lots to share this week for Tuesday-Newsday. I have articles on Chronic Pain and Pain Rx. I also have a collection of Miscellaneous Articles with news on different pain conditions. The final item is Living With Chronic Pain and the article is entitled, “Sue and the Seven Dwarfs of Chronic Pain. I really like this piece by Sue Falkner-Wood; it’s right on the money about living with pain with a little dose of humor added. 

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WARNING:  My goal is to provide the most up-to-date news I can, which you can then take to your personal doctor and debate the merits of before you try it. I do not endorse any of the docs, treatments, info, meds, etc. in anything I post nor can I guarantee that they are all effective for everyone. I always include the citation, source, or website so you know where it came from. As is the case with any health info, ALWAYS get your doctor's opinion first!

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*CHRONIC PAIN

Tool That Measures Pain Objectively Being Developed at Stanford

Seeing Where the Pain Is: Swedish Doctors Image Whiplash Pain Using Special Technique With Pet Scan 

and additionally here is Interview with a Swedish doctor involved with this study

Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment cancels neuropathic pain message from the brain with electrical pulses - often with immediate relief

update: The U.S. Military purchased 12 Calmare machines for nine medical facilities just last week.

Negative emotions influence brain activity during anticipation and experience of pain

*PAIN Rx

Medtronic Infusion Pain Pump Recalled

U.S. to develop a chip that tests if a new drug is toxic before its tested on people

*MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES

United Nations assembly backs steps to fight chronic diseases likes diabetes, cancer, and heart disease

Phantom limb pain: OHSU program moves beyond mirrors to retrain patients’ brains

Depression Linked to Chronic Temporomandibular Pain

Newer Surgery For Neck Pain May Be Better

Researchers Create Bioengineered Spinal Disc Implants

When That Shoulder Aches Too Much to Move

Tough to Diagnose Pelvic Pain in Women Could Be a Hernia

*LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN

Sue and the Seven Dwarfs of Chronic Pain