pain

http://www.wakehealth.edu/News-Releases/2011/Demystifying_Meditation_%E2%80%93_Brain_Imaging_Illustrates_How_Meditation_Reduces_Pain.htm A sample size of 15? "Funding for the study was provided by the Mind and Life Institute in Boulder, Colo., and the Center for Biomolecular Imaging at Wake...

Does anyone know if there have been any studies attempting to quantify pain objectively or at least measure it less subjectively than asking people to rate their pain? I've said before that when I was young I began training myself to deal with pain. I've had quite a bit of success in how well I...

Here hot from the press is the latest evidence for magnet therapy for pain. You guessed it - nothing! At least, nothing worth taking seriously. You will remember the spat over magnets being made available on the NHS for leg ulcers. There was no evidence for that either, and the Office of Fair...

A gene that governs the perception of pain: http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/14/news/pain.php Yet another case where our supposedly unitary "consciousness" turns out to be modular. ~~ Paul

A woman on a list I'm on has just posted with a long tale of her current medical woes - she says she's been diagnosed with a ragbag of "mixed connective tissue disorders" including MS, Lupus, Scleraderma, Lou Gehrigs and possibly myositis; plus Achalasia (a swallowing disorder), plus a...

For those that don't think very much and ask 'if there is a god(s), then where is there pain??', do you believe that those with CIPA (Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis, a very rare genetic disorder that makes people unable to feel pain) are better off than those are us able to...

Does anyone know exactly what pain is and how it works, from a psychological perspective? My interest with pain lies in the utility of certain self-defense techniques. My question is, assuming there is a big smelly mean man attacking me, and he is able to virtually ignore pain (maybe he is on...

Just read this from Yahoo (linked to HealthCare.com): Fetus Cannot Feel Pain, Expert Says. Okay, I'm not a doctor, is this true. The article is unclear and I wonder if anybody knows about this?

I did find "Biotape" mentioned briefly in association with Kevin Trudeau. Here's Darrell Stoddard's website: http://www.painfreeforlife.net http://www.painfreeforlife.net/biotape There are exactly four customer reviews about Darrell Stoddard's book, Pain Free for Life in Amazon. Perhaps...

On Monday, I went into hospital to have a squash-ball sized Lipoma removed from my upper arm. Apart from not giving enough local anaestheic, it all want smoothly. So now I'm back at work with a 6" hole in my arm which is healing nicely thank you very much (apart from the bit of forearm that I...

Just saw this on our Australian TV...7 Today Tonight. They had this machine which could cure pain. This old woman was saying how it took away her arthritis/rheumatism. The funny part was when the reporter said: "So was it a miracle machine or a medical marvel? We asked several health...

Hello again. I have asked about pain in this forum before and was pointed to books about trigger points and such. Things have progressed and my Mother is really suffering now. We have taken her to 3 doctors (which is an entire story all on its own) and we have two opinions and one neutral...

From http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4180592.stm It looks like it's time for the abortion debates to start again. O.

http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lane/case_studies/magnets/index.html I've always known of the placebo affect with magnets & how its a bunch of poop. But this survey says otherwise, and its a website all about statistics. I'm not that good with numbers so perhaps you guys could have a look & tell me...

I have a vizsla, named Sidney, who is a hemophiliac and an epileptic (it's pretty rough on him). Somehow he injured his neck, possibly from playing with our other dog, Hazel. He's not in so much pain that he's immobile or constantly whining, but if I touch the spot, he becomes nervous and...

I felt some pains last night as I watched tv last night, while being under the weather with some sort of virus. I am talking an excruciating intermittant pain in my finger. Sort of gout-like. This got me thinking; how on earth is it that our electrical processing center...our brain...can...

Just received and I thought some of the folks here might be interested. The list of names is very impressive - world leaders in the field (and some friends of mine): For the past six weeks, the American Pain Society (APS) has been working closely with ABC News on a special series devoted to...

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/270898p-231812c.html Sorry if this is a repost.

This story was just released 15 minutes ago, so I haven't exactly formed an informed opinion on it. Nonetheless, here's the Washington Post article. Here's a quote that summarizes the contents of the article: Conducted on 570 patients, they found that Comments???

This is the third go-round for this, and for that I apologise, but this hasn't yet been addresed by any of the fundies inhabiting this forum. So, ladies and gentlemen, Mesdames et Messieurs, Damen und Herren... My proof that JESUS was a huge S&M freak. So to any rapture ready "christian" or...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/ Heres a summary of their election coverage: we're winning! exit polls not matching results, fraud at polls! holy ◊◊◊◊, we're losing! faux news called ohio! we will win ohio! we might have lost ohio! we will fight in ohio, mobilize! kerry conceded ohio...

The other pain thread reminded me that I had been meaning to ask these questions. Are pain thresholds normally distributed? How does one tell where one falls on the distribution. I used to think I was slightly above average, then that I was slightly below average, and now I wonder if I am...

There is a live webcast on Oct 11 featuring some of the world's leading pain researchers. The main theme is the relief of pain as a human right. The panel discussions will cover many topics and some questions are being accepted via email. This is open to everyone and I thought might be of...

I mean when you momentarily (or perhaps a short time longer) have pain & then it goes away, not to return? For example, a few weeks ago I had a rather sharp pain in one of my fingers that lasted maybe five minutes. Being a slight hypochondriac, I naturally thought it the start of a malady of...

Does anyone know if these actually work, when it comes to the machines you can buy for home use? I have not found any rational discussion on them in my searching so far :( jema

But didn't they hear? He is going to give a substantial amount of money to charity. Spare me. I've heard that one before. :( Hey Dick, you can sign a way a percentage right now. Tell us how much of the profits are you going to give away? And what was the point of sending Bush a letter...

Believe it or not, a well-controlled clinical was conducted on this topic. Turns out, contrary to popular opinion, a medium-firm mattress is best for those with back pain. lancet study on mattress firmness

Here is the abstract: A phase II trial of reiki for the management of pain in advanced cancer patients Karin Olson RN, PhD, John Hanson MSc and Mary Michaud RN Abstract This trial compared pain, quality of life, and analgesic use in a sample of patients with cancer pain (n = 24) who...

Just thought you all would be interested in this link! http://www.msnbc.com/news/967505.asp