Tuesday-Newsday #39

Today we look at these subjects: Chronic Pain, TMJ-Jaw Pain, Lyme Disease, and Fibromyalgia. Our final item is from the category Living with Chronic Pain and is titled, “Gratitude For All the People in My Life.” It connects to Thanksgiving and is written by Selena at Oh My Aches and Pains!


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*CHRONIC PAIN

Chronic Pain Patients Report Difficulty Reaching Primary Pain Care Provider

Rewiring the Brain to Ease Pain: Brain Scans Fuel Efforts to Teach Patients How to Short-Circuit Hurtful Signals

Motion Detection Chronic Pain Control – FDA Approves New Technology of AdaptiveStim

Snake Toxin Reveals New Targets for Pain Therapies

New Way to Boost Potency of Natural Pain Relief Chemical in Body

Radio Show Focuses on Chronic Pain Management

American Pain Foundation’s (APF) Micke Brown, BSN, RN, director of communications, and Cindy Steinberg, Action Network leader and Board of Directors member, along with Howard A. Heit, MD, FACP, FASAM, pain and addiction expert and person with pain, recently conducted an interview on the epidemic of pain and the need for improved pain care on the nationally syndicated radio program The Health Show. You can listen HERE

*TMJ - JAW PAIN 

Long-Term Study Sheds Light on Jaw Pain Disorders

Botox could offer relief from jaw pain

*LYME DISEASE

Borrelia (Lyme) culture test widely available to clinicians now

Lyme first aid: Azithromycin patch on bite could stop it cold

Benefits of extended IV antibiotic therapy for neurologic Lyme symptoms can be significant

*FIBROMYALGIA 

Study Seeking Teenagers with Fibromyalgia

To be eligible  you must be 13 to 17 years old at the start of the study, receive a diagnosis at the first study visit or already have a diagnosis of fibromyalgia, have had unsatisfactory results after trying other non-drug treatments for fibromyalgia (e.g., diet, exercise, acupuncture). To learn more about the study or to enroll, go HERE

Fibromyalgia Symptoms Aren't Always Fibro: Drugs that Can Cause Aches & Pain

Body Map No Help in Telling Where It Hurts, study of Fibromyalgia patients

Drug Brings Relief Long-Term in Fibromyalgia: Savella / Milnacipran

Sleep problems associated with increased risk of fibromyalgia in women, study says

Aerobic Exercise Improves Memory In Fibromyalgia Patients

Study of Fibromyalgia: A Detailed Patient Description

Patients with Fibro Find Comfort in Massage Myofascial Release Therapy

Women with fibromyalgia have lower levels of calcium, magnesium, iron and manganese in hair mineral analysis

*LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN

Gratitude For All the People in My Life

by Selena at Oh My Aches and Pains!