October 5, 2020
If a drop in temperature makes your pain levels soar, you’re not alone: many people with chronic pain conditions like arthritis and fibromyalgia find that their symptoms worsen during the winter. We don’t know exactly why cold weather exacerbates pain… Continue Reading…
October 5, 2020
Musculoskeletal difficulties or injuries rate as the second most common reason for patients to consult with their primary care doctor. Yet, questions have been raised about the quality of primary care doctors’ knowledge of fundamental musculoskeletal medicine. This study surveyed… Continue Reading…
June 14, 2019
One of the problems with whiplash diagnosis for many years was the lack of objective evidence of injury. Recent studies, however, have given us new tools that we can use to pinpoint organic lesions in many patients. Now, two new… Continue Reading…
October 5, 2020
This study is important, because it shows that the ligaments of the cervical spine are weakened after even a “minor” auto collision. This weakening of the integrity of the cervical spine can result in abnormal motion of the spine, pain,… Continue Reading…
October 5, 2020
As fibromyalgia (FM) has gained wider acceptance and awareness in the medical community, this study inquired if any overdiagnosis of the disease occurred in a group of 321 women in a rheumatology clinic. Over a one-year period, 35 patients were… Continue Reading…
June 6, 2019
A suggested cause of migraine headaches (as well as tension-type headaches) appears to be cervical musculoskeletal abnormalities. This study tested the effectiveness of physical therapy (PT) treatment, and relaxation and thermal biofeedback (RTB). First, the researchers evaluated both PT and… Continue Reading…
October 5, 2020
Emotional Disclosure in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Rheumatoid Arthritis and Exercise Emotional Disclosure in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Numerous studies have documented that psychological issues play a role in pain conditions, although the exact nature of this relationship is not well… Continue Reading…
October 5, 2020
New research suggests that smoking can increase your risk of back pain. In a study of 95,000 nurses, women who smoked were three times more likely to develop arthritis. This inflammatory arthritis causes pain in the low back and sacrum.… Continue Reading…
May 25, 2019
Studies have indicated that the pericranial muscles are more tender in chronic tension-type patients than in controls. It has also been reported that tension-type headache patients have harder pericranial muscles. This study examined the muscle hardness in such cases to… Continue Reading…
May 24, 2019
In a recent editorial, Dr Robert S. Kunkel raises serious questions about analgesic-rebound headache, and meets the issues with skeptical pragmatism: “I certainly agree that analgesic-rebound headache due to combination-type analgesics and ergotamine tartate is a very significant problem that… Continue Reading…