Pain News

Flat feet tied to knee pain

Older adults with flat feet may be more likely than those with higher arches to have chronic knee pain, a new study suggests.

Pain strikes elderly in final month

Pain is a commonly reported symptom during the last few years of life, with reports of pain increasing during the final few months, a new study has shown.

Self-touch may reduce pain

Researchers found that they can decrease the levels of pain in the hands of people who thought they were experiencing extreme heat, suggest that the brain's image of the body may be reset to eliminate that pain.

Dagga helps for chronic pain

For people suffering chronic pain, smoked cannabis reduces pain, improves mood and helps sleep.

Quality of pain is important

The quality of pain, not its intensity, should be a key assessment tool for doctors, a new study on carpal tunnel syndrome contends.

Women experience more chronic pain

Chronic pain occurs more often, is more intense and lasts longer in women than in men.

Good luck charms may work

Nervous about an upcoming presentation at work? Taking along a lucky charm might boost your performance, according to a new study.

Meditation reduces impact of pain

People who meditate regularly find pain less unpleasant because their brains anticipate the pain less, a new study has found.

Bodys heat messenger=new painkiller

Researchers have discovered the body's own "heat messenger," which helps nerves feel pain, and said on Monday they hope to use it to design a new, safer class of painkillers.

New chronic back pain therapy

People suffering from chronic lower back pain may find relief through cognitive behavioural therapy, a short-term treatment aimed at challenging and re-framing negative beliefs.