by Sue Robbins | Sep 2, 2014 | Headache Drugs
According to an overview presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, many patients’ sleep complaints are comorbid with pain disorders. Alon Avidan, MD, MPH, a neurologist at the Ronald Reagan University of California, Los Angeles,...
by Sue Robbins | Aug 29, 2014 | Headache Drugs
A team of Stanford neurologists have found evidence that chronic pain triggers a series of molecular changes in the brain that may weaken patients’ motivation. “There is an actual physiologic change that happens,” said Dr. Neil Schwartz, a...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 6, 2014 | Headache Drugs
A new study from the University College London has defined for the first time how a person’s ability to recognize where it hurts, called “spatial acuity,” differs across the body. The study found the most sensitive areas are on the forehead and...
by Sue Robbins | May 6, 2014 | Headache Drugs
Communication and collaboration are key ingredients needed when one person in a relationship has chronic pain, according to psychologist Annmarie Cano. She was interviewed by Spirituality and Health magazine to get her thoughts on partnership and pain….. *What...
by Sue Robbins | Mar 31, 2014 | Headache Drugs
Exercise is important in managing pain in people with chronic pain, and a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, shows that sleep is a better predictor of next-day physical activity than pain intensity or mood in the morning. Study researcher Dr. Nicole Tang, of...
