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Brain Map Explains Phantom Limb Pain, Hints At Improved Prosthetics
MONDAY, Aug. 25, 2025 — “Phantom limb” pain has been a curious aftereffect of amputation, with people experiencing false sensations from a hand, arm or leg that is no longer there. Researchers now thi...
Do Millipedes Hold Key to Pain Relief, Parkinson's Treatment?
SATURDAY, August 2, 2025 — To fend off predators, millipedes release defensive compounds that could one day play a part in treating pain and neurological diseases. "These compounds are quite complex, ...
Popular Chronic Pain Med, Gabapentin, Linked To Dementia Risk
FRIDAY, July 11, 2025 — A drug used to treat seizures, nerve pain and restless leg syndrome might be linked with increased risk of dementia, a new study says. Regular gabapentin use appeared to i...
Smartphone-Controlled Nerve Stimulator Returns Golfer To The Links
THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 — Avid golfer Robert Knorr found he was no longer able to hit the links last year, due to neuropathy in his legs and feet. The nerve pain got so bad that Knorr needed a cane — a...
Four in 10 Patients Receiving Chemo Develop Chronic Painful Neuropathy
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – The pooled prevalence of chronic painful neuropathy is 41.22 percent among individuals with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), according to a meta-analysis...
Chemo Causes Nerve Pain For Many Cancer Patients
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 – Four in every 10 cancer patients treated with chemotherapy develop severe peripheral nerve pain, a new evidence review suggests. These patients might experience loss of...
Micronized Amnion/Chorion Aids Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome
THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 – Injected micronized amnion/chorion bilayer (AC) product significantly reduces time to symptom relief in patients with refractory interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome...
Are Antidepressants Being Overused to Treat Seniors' Pain?
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 – Doctors sometimes turn to antidepressants as a means of easing older people's physical pain, but a new expert review finds there's little evidence to support the practice....
Averitas Pharma Announces FDA Approval of Qutenza for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain Associated with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy of the Feet
AACHEN, Germany and MORRISTOWN, N.J., July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Grünenthal announced today that its U.S. subsidiary Averitas Pharma, Inc. received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval ...
FDA Approves Lyrica CR (pregabalin) Extended-Release Tablets for Neuropathic Pain Conditions
October 12, 2017 - Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lyrica CR (pregabalin) extended-release tablets CV as once-daily...
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