| | | | |  | |  | Dr. John Claude Krusz, Researcher and Pain Management Specialist, answers readers' questions on topics including the use of corticosteroids to treat fibromyalgia, whether scoliosis can be associated with spinal injury, why the ER often doesn't take pain treatment seriously, and more... | |  | Last week as I was listening to the news of how bad this year's flu outbreak is, I began to wonder why the flu only seems to be a problem during the winter months. I didn't have to wonder for long. On Sunday the National Institutes of Health announced that findings by a team of their scientists may account for why the flu virus is more infectious in cold winter temperatures than during the warmer months... | |  | Have you taken action yet? You know the old saying that goes something like, "If you are not part of the solution, then you're part of the problem." There are three Pain Bills in Congress now: The National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007, the Veterans Pain Act of 2007, and the just introduced (by Congressman Loebsack from Iowa) Military Pain Bill of 2008. PLEASE, if you have not done so already... |
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Acupuncture can help relieve menstrual pain and improve the quality of life for some women, a new study from Germany shows. Because the acupuncture patients were compared with a control group who received no therapy, rather than a "sham," or fake, version of the treatment, the placebo effect could have played a role. -
Many minor overuse injuries to muscles and tendons can be treated at home. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons suggests the RICE method, which includes: -
When migraine patients trained other migraine patients how to prevent migraine headaches, attacks declined and both trainers and trainees gained a greater sense of control over their attacks, researchers report. -
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