Pain

Why Your Pain Relievers May Hurt Your Head

Apr 5, 2016 · · Pain
Headaches can literally be a pain in the neck when you have arthritis. For those with osteoarthritis (OA) of the spine, neck pain can be referred to the head, triggering migraine or tension-type headache—pain that is often treated with chronic use of medications. Even if you don’t have spinal OA, … Read More

Strike a Pose for Pain Relief

Apr 5, 2016 · · Pain
The evidence of yoga’s power over arthritis continues to grow. Recent research in the Journal of Rheumatology (July 2015) suggests yoga may help sedentary individuals living with arthritis to safely increase physical activity and improve their overall quality of life. This finding reiterates a mantra Judi Bar, E-RYT, yoga program … Read More

Sore Knees Get a Shot of Relief

Apr 5, 2016 · · Pain
The saying goes that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Osteoarthritis (OA) sufferers will be happy to hear that their squeaky knees can finally get some much-needed attention thanks to viscosupplementation. To find out more about viscosupplementation—also known as injections of hyaluronic acid—we spoke with Cleveland Clinic Florida Physical Medicine … Read More

Snake Oil or Serious Medicine?

Apr 5, 2016 · · Pain
As long as pain and disease exist, there will be questionable products and services that falsely promise to cure our perennial maladies once and for all. Sure, the snake oil salesman’s pitch seems a bit suspicious, but it’s hard not to be wooed by the prospect of giving pain the … Read More

RA Patients Lack Benefit from Knee Replacement

Apr 5, 2016 · · Pain
A study reported online in Arthritis & Rheumatology (July 2015) showed that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have a total knee arthroplasty don’t gain as much pain relief or improvement in quality of life as those who have the procedure because of osteoarthritis (OA). After the procedure, the mean … Read More

Enjoy a Cocktail to Ease Chronic Pain?

Apr 5, 2016 · · Pain
Patients with chronic widespread pain who drink moderate amounts of alcohol have lower levels of disability, according to a study published in Arthritis Care & Research (July 2015). Researchers identified 13,574 subjects (mean age 55) from a previous study who reported chronic widespread pain as defined by the American College … Read More

Vitamin D Supplements Not Helpful for Knee Pain

Apr 5, 2016 · · Pain
While enthusiasm for vitamin D’s potential for managing osteoarthritis (OA) pain has grown, a recent study presented at the European Congress of Rheumatology found that the supplement did not ease OA knee pain when measured using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). The two-year, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled … Read More

Ask the Doctors: Radiofrequency Ablation for Back Pain

Apr 5, 2016 · · Pain
Q. What is radiofrequency ablation, and could it help my chronic back pain? A. Minimally invasive radiofrequency ablation is an outpatient procedure in which an X-ray machine called a fluoroscope is used to guide insertion of a needle along the nerve that travels to an injured facet joint in the … Read More

Ask the Doctor: Preventing Lyme Disease

Mar 30, 2016 · · Pain
Q. This summer, I'm travelling to an area where ticks that spread Lyme disease are common. Since I enjoy hiking, do you have any tips for how I can protect myself? A. You’re wise to be proactive—while Lyme disease can be effectively treated with antibiotics, serious complications can develop if … Read More

Exercise Helps Prevent Lower-Back Pain

Mar 30, 2016 · · Pain
Physical exercise reduced the incidence of lower-back pain (LBP) episodes by 35 percent, while other interventions had little effect, according to research published online Jan. 11, 2016 in JAMA Internal Medicine. The researchers reviewed results of 21 studies that examined the effectiveness of various methods designed to prevent episodes of … Read More

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