Digging Deeper

We will be posting regular review articles, blogs, videos and introducing/interviewing new experts to help you develop further understanding of your chronic pain issues - so please check back.

Blog Posts

Is Fibromyalgia Genetically Driven?

Date: 08th August 2026 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar

The genetic architecture of fibromyalgia across 2.5 million individuals | Nature Medicine   A landmark study published in Nature Medicine…

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Best practice for Prescribing Drugs with Dependence Potential

Date: 08th August 2026 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar

Best practice for prescribing drugs with dependence potential – The Pharmaceutical Journal A recent Pharmaceutical Journal article highlights the importance…

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Review of CRPS Management

Date: 05th August 2026 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar

Modern Management of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Practical Evidence-Based Review for Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeons | Cureus WHO…

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EEG Study Suggests Pain is Measurable

Date: 03rd August 2026 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar

Could Brainwaves Transform How We Assess Pain? https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11515232 A newly published study in IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation…

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Review of BOTOX A and Cervicogenic Headache

Date: 29th July 2026 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar

  https://www.cureus.com/articles/507304-botulinum-toxin-type-a-for-cervicogenic-headache-a-review-of-the-current-evidence#!/ New research highlights the ongoing discussion around Botulinum Toxin Type A (BoNT-A) as a treatment option for cervicogenic…

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Osteoarthritis not just a Disease of Joints

Date: 26th July 2026 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar

Shu T, Shang X and Zhou Y (2026) Osteoarthritis as a systemic disorder: multi-organ crosstalk in pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting….

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Could Melatonin Help with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain?

Date: 24th July 2026 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar

https://journals.lww.com/pain/fulltext/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004045~efficacy-and-effectiveness-of-melatonin-for-the-management Could Melatonin Play a Role in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Management? A new systematic review and meta-analysis published in PAIN…

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Study Shows How Stroke Pain Spread

Date: 17th June 2026 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar

https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-026-10261-5 A recent study from Kyoto University explains why some stroke patients develop mirror-image pain, where pain is felt on…

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Chronic Low Back Pain and Central Sensitisation

Date: 14th February 2026 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar

CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN AND CENTRAL SENSITISATION STUDY Sahebalam M, Hatef B, Pirzad Jahromi G. Central Sensitization Severity in Chronic…

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Enhancing Well-Being in Chronic Pain Patients Through Self-Compassion Training

Date: 05th September 2024 | By: Dr Lourdes Gaspar

  Meta-description: Enhance your well-being with self-compassion training at ACT for PAIN. Discover how mindfulness, self-kindness, and shared humanity can…

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