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Chronic pain diseases and medical cannabis
Janosch Kratz discusses the importance of medical cannabis for chronic pain diseases.
How is abdominal fat linked to chronic musculoskeletal pain?
Data from the UK Biobank has suggested that excess abdominal fat is associated with chronic musculoskeletal pain.
Chronic sleep problems linked to higher dementia risk in older adults
People who experience sleep disorders are at greater risk of developing dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions later in life.
New research links poor oral health to chronic diseases
A major study has found that people with signs of gum disease are more likely to suffer from multiple chronic diseases.
Canada’s National Pain Awareness Week reached over 1.4 million people
The opioid crisis has identified the extent of chronic pain as a health problem in Canada and the necessity of addressing pain as part of the solution to the crisis.
Mobilizing pain care knowledge in Canada
Norm Buckley and Jason Busse from the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research & Care discuss the mobilization of knowledge about the pain environment in Canada, focusing on the role of an ad hoc community-based organization.
How to relieve pain without pills
Around 28 million people are living in the UK with chronic pain. What can we do to relieve pain without pills?
Treating neuropathic pain and nicotine dependence: Epibatidine derivatives as potential therapeutics
Lance R. McMahon, Ph.D. and Jenny L. Wilkerson, Ph.D. from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, describe the search for the magic bullet to treat both neuropathic pain and nicotine dependence using novel epibatidine derivatives as potential therapeutics.
Michael G DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care
The Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care seeks to improve the quality of life for those living with Chronic Pain.
Understanding the impact of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
We spoke to Dr Charles Shepherd about the impact of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and why more needs to be done to address gaps in care and research.
Revolutionizing pain medication: Preventing addiction and side effects
Stephen Vanner, president of pHarm Therapeutics Inc., and Christoph Stein, inventor and co-founder, discuss a new class of analgesics for pain caused by tissue injury and inflammation.
Pain regulation and research: Decoding the brain’s response to pain
Professor Patrick Stroman from the Centre for Neuroscience Studies at Queen’s University shares insights into his research on the neural basis of human pain and pain regulation, which is supported by functional magnetic resonance imaging.
Stop low back pain: A self treatment approach
There is a 2-minute corrective exercise which research proves provides relief from low back pain to 90% of those who do it, explains Dr. Hélène Bertrand, who discusses the impact of SI joints and possible pain treatments.
How income plays a part in your experience of physical pain
Study finds link between income and experience of physical pain, suggesting that a a lower income rank is linked to a higher likelihood of experiencing pain.
Cutaneous chronic wounds: A worldwide silent epidemic
Chronic wounds develop due to the defective regulation of one or more of the complex cellular and molecular processes involved in proper healing. Here Manuela Martins-Green explores novel potential treatments for wound chronicity.
Norm Buckley – Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research & Care
A professor emeritus with McMaster University, Dr. Norm Buckley joined the faculty in 1988 and served three terms as Professor and Chair of the Department of Anesthesia for the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.
Having held hospital administrative positions as Operating Room Director, Chief of Anesthesia (Chedoke McMaster) and...
Revolutionary pain relief cream and two-minute exercise to cure and prevent lower back pain
Dr Helene Bertrand has specialised in pain treatment after suffering from ongoing lower back pain for 37 years. Here in conversation with Open Access Government, Helene explores her lower back pain journey and the ways she has found to heal herself.
Understanding back pain: demystifying myths and fears
Hamilton Hall MD FRCSC, Executive Director, Canadian Spine Society/Back Care Canada, helps us to understand back pain, leg pain and how to manage the problem.
Vitamin D deficiency linked to chronic inflammation
Vitamin D deficiency is linked to chronic inflammation, which can contribute to a wide range of complex diseases including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and autoimmune diseases.
CBD effective for chronic and severe anxiety
Cannabidiol, more commonly known as CBD, may halve the severity of symptoms and impairment caused by chronic anxiety.
