Redhead. Pain - Page 1 - CareCure Forums. Whiplash and Chiropractic Care: Children Suffer Too. This article is the continuation of Dr. Langlitz's article "Symptoms of Whiplash and Chiropractic Care. " The aforementioned does not exclude children. In fact, children involved in automobile accidents are often neglected in these types of injuries when in actuality, they suffer from the same symptoms and are at a greater risk for damages.
Adding fuel to the fire, a number of insurance companies object to paying for the care of children involved in automobile accidents. Vehicle size. When both are equal, even an 8 mph collision produces two times the force of gravity or a 2-G acceleration of the car, and a 5-G acceleration of the head. This magnification of the force gives rise to the name, Whiplash. Headrest position. Age – plays an important role because as the body becomes older, ligaments become less pliable, muscles weaker and less flexible, and decreases in range of motion. Women and children– seem to be injured more seriously than men. References: Stephen M. Frequently Asked Questions. Benfotiamine is a lipid-soluble form of thiamine (vitamin B-1). It was developed in Japan in the early 1960's to treat alcoholic neuritis. It is the most effective metabolic precursor of active thiamine, or vitamin B1, available.
One of the best description of benfotiamine I have found was assembled by AOR, a Canadian nutriceutical company: Abstracts & Summary Description of Benfotiamine. If you are interested in the benfotiamine molecule, you may view it here: Benfotiamine Molecule. Though benfotiamine is lipid-soluble, it metabolizes quickly, producing high levels of thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP, the active form of thiamine), which then continues to metabolize in the body as usual. "3.1. The entire EC study is available at: Tolerability of Thiamine (Vitamin B-1). Otherwise, I believe there is minimal to nil downside in trying benfotiamine and the individual results have the potential to be quite significant. Benfotiamine has no known negative interactions with any medications. Dr. Health | Bed back pain theory thrown out. People with a bad back should not shell out for a hard mattress, say doctors. A trial published in The Lancet medical journal suggests a medium-firm mattress is the best for a painful spine.
The Spanish study found more than 300 patients to test beds, and found those on the softer mattress reported less back pain in the morning. Back pain is one of the most common complaints reported to British GPs - it is estimated that up to 40% of adults have suffered from it at some point. Some studies suggest the problem costs the UK economy billions each year, with 11 million sick days blamed on it.
The research, carried out by doctors from Madrid, Majorca and Barcelona, focused on "non-specific" back pain which is not directly linked to degenerative diseases such as arthritis, fractures or injury to the spine. New beds for old Each of the hundreds of patients on the trial had their mattress at home swapped for a new one costing hundreds of euros apiece - half were rated "firm", and half "medium-firm". Health | Back treatment 'has few benefits'
Spinal manipulation - which is used by chiropractors and osteopaths in the UK to treat neck and back pain - is of little help, researchers have said. Experts from Peninsula Medical School in Devon reviewed 26 studies carried out between 2000 and 2005. Writing in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, they said the data gave "little evidence" of effectiveness. Chiropractors said the team had focused on negative studies which supported the researchers' views - a claim they deny. The researchers said they looked at all studies evaluating the benefits of spinal manipulation for period pain, colic, asthma, allergy and dizziness - as well as back and neck pain up to 2005.
It was found the data did not show spinal manipulation was effective for any condition - except for back pain where it is superior to sham manipulation, but not better than conventional treatments. They suggest existing guidelines need to be re-evaluated in the light of their conclusions. 'Wake-up call' Neck Pain Treatment Safer Without Significant Risk Of Paralysis. In the largest series of patients to date, recent research shows that the translaminar approach to cervical spinal steroid injections can reduce neck pain in eighty-three percent of those treated.
In addition to being an effective treatment, the translaminar approach was found to be safer than an alternative method or surgery, as no major complications were observed. In the alternative approach, steroids are injected in close proximity to nerve bundles and small blood vessels in the spine, which can result in nerve damage or paralysis. The translaminar technique in the study avoids this risk by injecting the steroids into the epidural space in the neck, allowing the drug to spread up and down the spine to reduce the inflammation and subsequently reduce pain.
This safer translaminar approach is an outpatient treatment, requiring only a small amount of local anesthesia. “Although the other approach offers pain relief, there is increased risk of major complications such as paralysis. Estrogen Plays An Important Role In Determining How Sensitive A. Estrogen plays an important role in determining how sensitive a person is to pain, and the estrogen receptor known as ER-beta is particularly significant in this context. These are the conclusions of a study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet, published in PNAS. "This may mark the beginning of the production of a new class of analgesic drugs", says Professor Jan-Åke Gustafsson, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition. Earlier studies have shown that estrogen affects how we experience pain, but the mechanisms behind this have been unclear. Estrogen can bind to two different receptors, known as ER-alpha and ER-beta, and the new study describes results obtained concerning the expression of these two receptors in the spinal cord.
The results show that ER-beta plays an important role in the development of the part of the spinal cord that contains nerve fibres that carry information to the brain. Gene Therapy Offers New Hope For Treatment Of Peripheral Neuropa. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine report that they have successfully used gene therapy to block the pain response in an animal model of neuropathic pain, a type of chronic pain in people for which there are few effective treatments. Neuropathic pain is the result of damage to nerve fibers caused by injuries or diseases, such as diabetes and cancer. These damaged nerve fibers continue to send signals to pain centers in the brain even after the surrounding tissue has healed. Unfortunately, neuropathic pain often responds poorly to standard pain treatments and occasionally may get worse instead of better over time.
For some people, it leads to serious, long-term disability and dependence on pain medications that have a variety of unwanted side effects, including addiction. Both control and GlyR-HSV-infected rats showed a typical pain response to formalin. According to Dr. In addition to Dr. Newly Identified Drug Relieves Suffering. Why do so many people continue to suffer from life-altering, chronic pain long after their injuries have actually healed. " The definitive answer -- and an effective treatment -- has long eluded scientists. Traditional analgesic drugs, such as aspirin and morphine derivatives, haven't worked very well. A Northwestern University researcher has found a key source of chronic pain appears to be an old memory trace that essentially gets stuck in the prefrontal cortex, the site of emotion and learning.
The brain seems to remember the injury as if it were fresh and can't forget it. With new understanding of the pain source, Vania Apkarian, professor of physiology, and of anesthesiology, at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine, has identified a drug that controls persistent nerve pain by targeting the part of the brain that experiences the emotional suffering of pain.
The drug is D-Cycloserine, which has been used to treat phobic behavior over the past decade. Real-time 3-D Ultrasound Speeds Patient Recovery. Mayo Clinic physicians have adapted real-time 3-D ultrasound imaging devices -- including one designed to look at an infant's heart -- so that they can watch as they use a needle filled with anesthetic to numb individual nerves located inches under the skin. In this way, they can quickly block nerve function in selected areas of the body prior to surgery, an advance that may spare patients from use of general anesthesia and sends them home faster and with less need for pain medication. Mayo anesthesiologists have demonstrated the benefits of real-time 3-D ultrasound in nerve blockade in more than 150 surgeries of varied types. Their presentations at scientific meetings and publications in peer-reviewed journals have informed other physicians worldwide into how this next-era ultrasound imaging technology may assist in peripheral nerve block placement -- the technique of disabling targeted nerves so that a patient doesn't feel pain from surgery.
Dr. Physical Pain Aggravates Majority Of Americans, According To Pol. STANFORD, Calif. - More than half of all Americans are limping through life these days with the aggravation of on-again, off-again pain or the utter misery of hard-to-treat chronic pain. The result is less work, crankier mood and fewer activities, combined with a wide-ranging search for pain relief. Folks are clear on where they hurt, but often can't link that pain to a specific cause.
And in a surprising look at what works for pain relief, researchers find that just as many people cite prayers as prescription drugs. These findings come from a recent nationwide survey sponsored by Stanford University Medical Center, ABC News and USA Today. Where does it hurt? "Pain has been a hidden disease; it has not received as much attention as other diseases," said Raymond Gaeta, MD, associate professor of anesthesia at the Stanford School of Medicine and director of pain management services at Stanford Hospital & Clinics. The new survey carefully documents the experience of pain in America. Swell Gel Could Bring Relief To Back Pain Sufferers. Scientists at The University of Manchester believe injections of tiny sponge-like particles could provide an alternative to major surgery in the treatment of chronic lower back pain. Dr Brian Saunders from The School of Materials and Professor Tony Freemont from The Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences have developed tiny gel particles that swell and stiffen when injected into a damaged area.
Investigations have revealed that degenerated animal intervertebral discs containing the injected 'microgels' regain their mechanical properties. This development opens up the possibility of human patients being able to regain full mobility and flexibility after receiving spinal injections. This would compare favourably with spinal fusion - a major surgical procedure with considerable recovery time for the patient, resulting in a significant loss of mobility at the fused and adjacent discs. The microgel particles the research team have developed are like 'smart sponges' when dispersed in water. New Procedure Allows Diagnosis Of Lower Back Pain Cause. Functional anesthetic discography (FAD), a new diagnostic procedure involving injecting anesthetic directly into a spinal disc, can be used to confirm the presence of injured discs as the source of a patient's lower back pain symptoms, according to a new study by researchers from Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, NY.
For the study, the researchers performed FAD in 19 consecutive patients who underwent lumbar discography for suspected disc-caused lower back pain. A total of 29 discs were injected with anesthetic and then studied afterward using MDCT and patient response. The researchers found that 19 out of the 29 discs showed a favorable response to the injection in the form of pain relief of the patient. "We hoped that by using FAD in our practice we could isolate patients that would likely benefit from disc surgery. FAD is a functional examination; it relies on the patient's induction of pain during active patient movement, which is far different than the typical discogram. Acupressure Relieves Low Back Pain. Acupressure (applying pressure with the thumbs or fingertips to the same points on the body stimulated in acupuncture) seems to be more effective in reducing low back pain than physical therapy, finds a study published online by the British Medical Journal.
Low back pain is a common health problem worldwide. In previous studies, acupressure has been shown to be effective in alleviating various types of pain, but little is known about its effect on low back pain. Researchers in Taiwan recruited 129 patients with chronic low back pain from a specialist orthopaedic clinic. All patients completed a standard disability questionnaire before being randomly allocated to two treatment groups: 64 patients received six sessions of acupressure and 65 patients received physical therapy. Results were analysed immediately after treatment and again after six months. The mean disability score after treatment was significantly lower in the acupressure group than in the physical therapy group. Study Reveals Reason Women Are More Sensitive To Pain Than Men.
For centuries, it has been generally believed women are the more sensitive gender. A new study says that, when it comes to pain, women are in fact more sensitive. According to a report published in October's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), women have more nerve receptors, which cause them to feel pain more intensely than men. "This study has serious implications about how we treat women after surgery as well as women who experience chronic pain," said Bradon Wilhelmi, MD, ASPS member and author of the study. "Because women have more nerve receptors, they may experience pain more powerfully than men, requiring different surgical techniques, treatments or medicine dosages to help manage their pain and make them feel comfortable.
" According to the study, women averaged 34 nerve fibers per square centimeter of facial skin while men only averaged 17 nerve fibers. Women Report Higher Pain Levels Than Do Men. From universities, journals, and other organizations Date: December 11, 1998 Source: University of Florida Summary: Women with chronic pain report slightly higher levels of pain than their male counterparts, but the difference may be as much the result of how society teaches men to handle discomfort as it is a consequence of biology.
By Christine Penko Story Source: The above story is based on materials provided by University of Florida. Cite This Page: University of Florida. University of Florida. (1998, December 11). University of Florida. More Health & Medicine News Wednesday, April 16, 2014 from AP, Reuters, AFP, and other news services null. Women Feel More Pain Than Men, Research Shows. Brain Imaging Confirms That People Feel Pain Differently. Regardless Of Race, Pain Feels Pretty Much The Same; But Study C. Coaching Reduces Cancer Patient's Pain; Individualized Prog. Simple Tests May Help Predict Patients' Pain After Surgery.
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