Pain Relief
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Botulinum based drug to “revolutionise” pain relief
A drug that combines botulinum and opioids could “revolutionise” pain management, according to its UK developers. Read more
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Call for complex regional pain syndrome care improvements
Health services should improve the care and diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome, physicians say today. Read more
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Call to improve kidney stone care
The UK NHS should offer non-invasive treatments for kidney stones faster to help relieve severe pain, according to new guidelines. Read more
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Be honest about persistent musculoskeletal pain ‘cure’
Doctors must be more honest with patients about persistent musculoskeletal pain with no obvious cause – because it cannot be cured, according to two experts today. Read more
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New guidance on pain conditions
Education is critical in pain management in inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis, according to new European guidance. Read more
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Back pain over-treated – experts
Too many patients get the wrong care – and are over-treated – for low back pain, experts say today. Read more
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Could cold water plunge provide pain relief?
Plunging into cold water could offer an alternative to strong painkillers and physiotherapy following surgery, it is suggested today. Read more
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Warning over growing opioid use
An “inexorable” rise in the use of opioids for pain relief may be linked to rising death rates from the drugs, researchers warn today. Read more
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Researchers unveil new pain relief hope
A study of the immune system has revealed a “totally novel” mechanism for pain relief, according to Spanish researchers. Read more
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Benefits of extended palliative care measured
Cancer patients who receive extended palliative care spend less time in hospital in their last weeks than others, according to an analysis published today. Read more