Stephanie Deegan is one of many patients who cannot get opioids as easily, but she still needs help for severe pain. By Kathleen Kozak November 8, 2019 Reading time: 5 minutes. Stephanie Deegan has been in pain for years. She’s been diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, a rheumatologic condition that causes her back not to move, and…
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Injections for Back Pain Relief
When back pain won’t go away, your doctor will consider all the treatments that could help you, from exercise and physical therapy to medication. Part of that may include injections to ease your back pain and inflammation. These shots usually consist of a steroid and a numbing medicine. Keep in mind that while these shots help some…
Discovery of Brain Protein Could Lead to New Chronic Pain Treatments
October 13, 2019 By Pat Anson, PNN Editor Researchers have identified a protein in the brain that appears to play a prominent role in the maintenance of long-term pain — a discovery that could lead to new treatments that stop short-term acute pain from progressing to chronic pain. The protein RGS4 (Regulator of G protein…
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