Pain Management - Page 25

February 1, 2017

How floating naked may offer relief from pain, stress

Could floating naked for an hour in a bath full of Epsom salt offer serenity? Floating, one of the latest alternative medicine trends is all about sensory deprivation and it may be the answer some people are looking for to ease stress and aches

January 27, 2017

Nearly half of breast cancer patients have severe treatment side effects

Many women being treated for breast cancer suffer from severe treatment side effects even when they don't receive chemotherapy, a recent study suggests.

January 26, 2017

How to treat an opioid epidemic

The grim faces of the nation’s opioid epidemic—an overdosing parent slumped in the front seat of a car, mouth agape, with a neglected child in the rear seat—have become too familiar in recent years.

January 19, 2017

Fitness technique helps 'MELT' pain away

Patricia Davis is a professional violinist who has performed on some of the most famous stages in the world, from Carnegie Hall to Lincoln Center.

January 18, 2017

Industry money may taint advice from patient groups, regulators

As a social worker, Susannah Rose referred clients with cancer to patient advocacy groups she trusted to dispense unbiased advice - until she heard the groups might be taking money from pharmaceutical companies.

January 17, 2017

Construction workers still at high risk for strains and sprains

Despite significant improvements in the last 25 years, U.S. construction workers are still at high risk for on-the-job injuries to muscles, tendons, joints and nerves, a new study reports.

January 15, 2017

Documentary on convicted doc highlights providers' role in opioid epidemic

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 91 Americans die from opioid overdoses every day.

January 13, 2017

A scientist shares his lonely battle to withdraw from painkillers

Travis Rieder spent more than four weeks in hospitals and nearly lost his foot after a van ran a stop sign and struck his motorcycle on Memorial Day weekend in 2015.

January 12, 2017

Review offers limited support for using yoga for back pain relief

A new review of past research shows limited evidence that yoga may be better than no exercise when it comes to relieving general back pain but little evidence that yoga is better than other types of back exercise.

January 10, 2017

Is federal drug and alcohol law endangering addicts' lives?

Communities across the country are grappling with the growing opioid epidemic as the number of daily overdoses continues to climb.