More articles about: chronic pain
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Virtual Reality App Could Diminish MRI-Induced Claustrophobia
A multidisciplinary team at U-M has developed a VR app that simulates what it’s like to undergo an MRI. The app has the potential to alleviate patient anxiety surrounding the popular scanning procedure.
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Accepting Chronic Pain: Strategies Offer Alternative to Opioids
U-M research suggests coping techniques can help patients lead fuller lives — with or without complete pain relief.
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Cannabis On The Ballot: What Researchers Think You Should Know
With voters in several states asked to decide about recreational and medical marijuana, a quick look at the state of knowledge about the drug and its derivatives
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‘No Single Fix’: U-M Efforts Attack Opioid Crisis from All Angles
Countless research projects to better understand the science of addiction are in motion. Those cross-disciplinary findings are informing prevention and treatment.
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Tell Your Smartphone Where It Hurts: New App Intuitively Tracks Pain
Patient-provided data can help doctors and health care professionals gain a more complete picture on pain. See how the technology works.
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Poll: Providers Aren’t Doing Enough to Warn Older Patients About Opioids
Many Americans over 50 favor limits on painkiller prescribing, and those who receive prescriptions need more counseling about risks and safe disposal options, a new poll finds.
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Chronic Pain Therapy Group Eases Coping, Conversation
A new Michigan Medicine program aims to teach patients about alternate and effective ways to deal with discomfort, and to find strength in each other.
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Medical Marijuana Gets Wary Welcome from Older Adults, Poll Shows
Read the results of a recent study finding that the majority of older adults support the use of medical marijuana for pain management when recommended by a doctor.
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Does an Exploding Brain Network Cause Chronic Pain?
New research reports that hyperreactive brain networks could play a part in the hypersensitivity of fibromyalgia.
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The Cost of Chronic Pain [Infographic]
Chronic pain can be debilitating for some people. And nationwide data show the issue is larger than you might think.
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Lady Gaga's Pain Goes Public: 5 Things to Know About Fibromyalgia
Lady Gaga's Netflix documentary brings awareness to her struggle with chronic pain. Learn five facts about fibromyalgia from a Michigan Medicine expert.
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Does Widespread Pain Stem from the Brain? MRI Study Investigates
A new neuroimaging study investigating the effect of widespread pain on the brain reveals patients with different chronic pain diagnoses show similar brain changes.
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Why Primary Care Doctors Need to Rethink Chronic Pain Treatment
Primary care physicians play a key role in caring for patients with chronic pain. But many clinicians — and insurers — fail to emphasize the value of nonopioid alternatives.
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Common Drugs, Uncommon Risks? New Study Looks at Serious Health Problems After Short-Term Steroid Use
Many adults take corticosteroids for short-term symptom relief — but providers may want to consider possible side effects more closely.
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In the Jump from Opioid-Free to Long-Term User, Surgery Plays a Key Role
For some surgery patients, a prescription to ease postoperation pain leads to continued opioid use months afterward.
