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Itch | Pain by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Monday, September 28, 2009Itching is defined as an unpleasant cutaneous sensation leading to the desire to scratch. It serves as a physiological self-protective mechanism as d ... Read on »

Pain| Sex Differences by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain September 13, 2009Wonder if there were sex differences in consequences of musculoskeletal pain in terms of limitation of function, work leave or disability, and healthcare us ... Read on »

Hamstring injuries| Running| Pain by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Sunday, September 06, 2009Hamstring strains represent up to 15% of all injuries sustained during participation in running sports and most of the football codes, making them a ... Read on »

Tennis elbow| Pain by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Sunday, September 06, 2009Why and how does lateral epicondylitis occur to give rise to elbow pain? This study examined the anatomy of the lateral aspect of the elbow under sta ... Read on »

Mind-body Therapies| Pain| Older adult by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Sunday, August 23, 2009Many people with chronic pain perform mind-body therapies such as biofeedback, progressive muscle relaxation, meditation, guided imagery, hypnosis, tai ... Read on »

Low Back Pain| Exercise| Trigger points by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Sunday, August 16, 2009 Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most costly conditions to manage in occupational health. Individuals with chronic or recurring LBP experience difficu ... Read on »

Golf| Upper Extremity Pain by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Monday, July 27, 2009Golf inducedelbow and neck pain were my friend’s symptoms and this blog is especially for her and all golfers who should know how these injuries occ ... Read on »

Physical Fitness| Pain Impact by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Saturday, July 18, 2009Physical fitness is the cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique that also allows us to the ability to perform a function. However, in the pas ... Read on »

Post Exercise Soreness| Muscle damage by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Friday, July 03, 2009Many of us exercise only to note postexercise soreness. Why does this occur? The following study sheds some light.In this study symptoms of exercise-ind ... Read on »

Tai Chi| Physical Function by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Sunday, June 21, 2009A recent study showed that Tai Chi may reduce pain and improve disability in patients with arthritis but the poor methodological quality of the reviewed s ... Read on »

Work factors| Muscle Pain by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Saturday, May 23, 2009 This study determined the influence of short term exposure to mechanical factors on regional musculoskeletal pain on full time newly employed workers (1 ... Read on »

Interventional|Non-Interventional treatments|Low back pain by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Saturday, May 16, 2009 These are the recommendations from the American Pain Society based on a systematic review that focused on evidence from randomized controlled trials on ... Read on »

Obesity | Chronic Pain by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Saturday, May 09, 2009 This study evaluated obesity as a marker for increased pain severity, disability, and psychologic distress in treatment-seeking, mixed chronicpain patie ... Read on »

Chronic pain| Constipation by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Monday, May 04, 2009 This multinational, Internet-based survey was designed to assess the prevalence, frequency, severity, and impact of opioid-induced bowel dysfunction in pa ... Read on »

Pain | Depression| Alzheimer’s disease by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Friday, April 24, 2009 Brain areas that are involved in cognition and mood also play a role in pain processing. This present study examined the relationship between chronic p ... Read on »

Skin circulation| Muscle Pain by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain April 19, 2009Many patients with chronic pain complain of coolness of their skin and here is the scientific basis for these complaints which involve skin circulation. This stu ... Read on »

Headaches| Hot weather| Air Pollution by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Sunday, April 12, 2009 A recent research shows that hot weather can give you a headache. On the other hand, air pollution appeared to have no effect on headache in a large, lo ... Read on »

Sleep apnea | Exercise by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Saturday, April 04, 2009 Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common disease characterized by repetitive partial or complete closure of the upper airway during sleep. ... Read on »

Basketball| Competition by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Sunday, March 29, 2009 To evaluate the effectiveness of recovery strategies on physical performance during a 3-day tournament style basketball competition, 29 male players (me ... Read on »

Bell’s palsy| late recovery phenonmenon by Dr. Jennifer C. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Saturday, March 21, 2009 Bell's palsy is an idiopathic neuropathy of cranial nerve VII, and the incidence ranges from 15 to 40 per 100,000. The majority of patients re ... Read on »

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