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NSAIDs are effective for short-term relief of low-back pain
01-22-2008 · EurekAlert!Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can help reduce symptoms of low back pain that doesn't involve sciatica, a Cochrane Systematic Review has found.
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A guideline developed by the American Academy of Neurology finds epidural steroid injections play a limited role in providing short-term pain relief for lower back pain that radiates down a leg, and do not provide long-term pain relief. The guideline is published in the March 6, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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- Long-term narcotics use for back pain may be ineffective and lead to abuse
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10-16-2006 · EurekAlert!
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- Caring for the sick now a public health priority for developing countries
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- Experimental weight-loss drug cuts appetite, burns more energy
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- Acupuncture treatment may be more effective than conventional therapy in treating lower back pain
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Six months of acupuncture treatment appears to be more effective than conventional therapy in treating low back pain, according to a study in the Sept. 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, although the study suggests that both sham acupuncture and traditional Chinese verum acupuncture appear to be effective in treating low back pain.
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- Gene variation affects pain sensitivity and risk of chronic pain
10-22-2006 · EurekAlert!
A new NIH-funded study shows that a specific gene variant in humans affects both sensitivity to short-term (acute) pain in healthy volunteers and the risk of developing chronic pain after one kind of back surgery. Blocking increased activity of this gene after nerve injury or inflammation in animals prevented development of chronic pain.
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- Researchers find relief for chronic pain
01-21-2008 · EurekAlert!
Researchers in the Department of Medicine and Department of Neurosciences at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered that chronic pain can be successfully treated with novel targeted gene therapy. In an effort to find a more effective treatment for chronic pain, researchers at Mount Sinai developed a gene therapy technique that simulates the pain-killing effect of opiate drugs.
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