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Origins of Pain Researchers identify pathway that drives sustained pain following injury Date: December 13, 2018 Source: Harvard Medical School Summary: Research in mice identifies a set of neurons responsible for sustained pain and resulting pain-coping behaviors Findings point to the existence of separate neural pathways that regulate threat avoidance versus injury mitigation Study can […]
Physical therapy within three months of diagnosis also was associated with a decreased likelihood that patients with two of the conditions would chronically use opioids in the long term, according to the study. Washington DC: According to a recent study, patients who underwent physical therapy soon after being diagnosed with pain in the shoulder, neck, low […]
Washington DC: Consuming a higher amount of green leafy vegetables can help reduce the risk of developing liver disease, a new study has suggested. Liver steatosis or fatty liver is a common disease that affects approximately 25 per cent of the global population. The most important causes are overweight or high alcohol consumption and there is […]
What do dizziness, headaches, jaw pain, and erectile dysfunction all have in common? These might sound like symptoms you experience after a wild night out, but they are actually all symptoms you probably didn’t know could be treated with physical therapy. One common misconception is that physical therapists treat only musculoskeletal pain—or, in layman’s terms, […]
