Chronic Pain
Coverage of Chronic Pain in the Nexus archive.
- Internet star, 38, says he's planning on going to Switzerland to be EUTHANIZED because of worsening chronic pain
A 38-year-old internet star plans to travel to Switzerland for euthanasia due to worsening chronic pain. The individual cited deteriorating health as the reason for the decision.
- Internet star, 38, says he's planning on going to Switzerland to be EUTHANIZED because of worsening chronic pain
A 38-year-old internet star plans to travel to Switzerland for euthanasia due to worsening chronic pain. The individual cited deteriorating health as the reason for the decision.
- The simple daily habit that slashes chronic pain without medication
A simple daily habit is highlighted for its ability to significantly reduce chronic pain without the use of medication.
- The Future of Pain Relief: Managing Chronic Pain, Laughing Gas, and Safer Opioids
The article discusses new approaches to managing chronic pain, including the role of emotions, stress, sleep, and diet. It highlights a new option for labor pain relief using laughing gas and emerging research to develop safer opioids with reduced addictive properties.
- New Ways to Reduce Pain Naturally
Abundant Life Chiropractic in Chanhassen is offering a specialized therapy to reduce chronic pain and inflammation naturally as an alternative to surgery. Reporter Kristin Haubrich highlights this approach as a promising healing method.
- Baton Rouge General’s Health Tip of the Week: The red-light glow up
Red light therapy uses red or near-infrared light to boost skin cell energy, potentially reducing inflammation, supporting healing, easing chronic pain, and improving signs of aging. For best results, use devices with 600-900 nanometer wavelengths for 10-15 minutes, two to three times weekly, and avoid eye exposure if you have eye disease or a skin cancer history.
- Natural sleeping tablet melatonin could also ease chronic pain - so why is the 50p pill so difficult to get hold of in the UK?
Melatonin, a natural sleeping tablet, may also help ease chronic pain, but it is difficult to obtain in the UK despite its low cost of 50p per pill.
- From chronic pain to breast cancer, snakes are inspiring a slew of new drugs
Snakes are inspiring new drugs for chronic pain and breast cancer. Researchers are leveraging insights from snake venom to develop innovative treatments for these conditions.
- Pain patients caught in the crossfire of US opioid policies, experts say
Government rules to curb opioid abuse are leaving chronic pain patients without adequate relief, according to doctors and advocates. Critics argue CDC-prescribing guidelines, now law in over 30 states, are being misused to restrict care. Claudia Merandi and Dr. Omer Awan highlight the unintended consequences, including patients being undermedicated and doctors facing legal risks.
- Flying with cannabis? TSA’s new guidance comes with a major health warning
Patients using cannabis for conditions like chronic pain, anxiety, or nausea can travel with their medication under TSA's new guidance. The policy allows cannabis to be transported for use at the destination but includes a major health warning.
- Chin up! Feeling helpless makes chronic pain worse, new study finds
A new study finds that feeling helpless exacerbates chronic pain, suggesting that maintaining a positive mindset may help manage the condition.
- Scientists may have found the brain’s switch for chronic pain
Scientists have discovered a brain region called the caudal granular insular cortex (CGIC) that may act as a switch for chronic pain. In animal studies, deactivating this region prevented chronic pain from forming and could erase it after onset.
- I thought my constant, throbbing pain was just frozen shoulder... then I discovered the horrifying real cause - and the other symptom I'd dismissed. Don't make my mistake
The article details a person's experience of constant pain initially attributed to frozen shoulder, but later discovered to have a more severe underlying cause. The author warns readers not to dismiss symptoms, as a critical symptom was overlooked.