Free Access How useful are anti-depressant tablets in managing chronic pain?
Date: 05th June 2024 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar
About one in five people globally live with chronic pain, and it is a common reason for seeing a doctor, accounting…
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A recent study on Transcranial neurostimulation for fibromyalgia and a review of the potential benefits
Date: 03rd May 2023 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar
Neuromodulation May Help Treat Women With Fibromyalgia Active transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can help relieve pain in women suffering…
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Free Access Antidepressants in Chronic Pain – Any good?
Date: 08th February 2023 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar
Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of antidepressants for pain in adults: overview of systematic reviews | The BMJ Despite it…
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Free Access “Painsomnia”
Date: 01st February 2023 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar
Does pain keep you awake at night? A new survey found that a surprising number of Americans are unable to…
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Free Access How effective is spinal cord stimulation treatment long term?
Date: 11th January 2023 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar
Despite their increasing use for chronic pain, spinal cord stimulators have not proven to be more effective than conventional medical…
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Research suggests an immunological basis for Fibromyalgia
Date: 04th January 2023 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar
JCI – Passive transfer of fibromyalgia symptoms from patients to mice This was recent paper presented at the Faculty…
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Free Access Spinal cord injury and chronic pain
Date: 16th February 2022 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar
Psychological morbidity following spinal cord injury and among those without spinal cord injury: the impact of chronic centralized and neuropathic…
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Free Access Multiple sclerosis and the benefits of a mindfulness based program
Date: 10th November 2021 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar
Mindfulness Helps MS Patients Cope With Symptoms, Study Suggests (multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com) This article reports on the benefits of a mindfulness based…
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Free Access New York Times comments on how psychological programs can be of help in chronic pain
Date: 10th November 2021 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar
How Psychologists Can Help Treat Chronic Pain – The New York Times (nytimes.com) This is great article supporting the…
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Free Access Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, what is it? Does it work in fibromyalgia?
Date: 13th October 2021 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar
JCM | Free Full-Text | Efficacy of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized…
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