In what experts are calling one of the largest known cases of academic misconduct, a leading anesthesiology researcher has been accused of falsifying data and other fraud in potentially dozens of published studies.
Archive for the ‘Pain Management News’ Category
Those hoping for advances in Pain Treatment, have hopes dashed by a Fraudulent Academic!
Posted in Announcements, CRPS and Pain Management, Pain Management News, Pain Management in the Media, tagged Anesthesiology, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Fraud, pain research, published papers, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, RSDSA, Scott Reuben on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Genetic Predisposition to Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)?
Posted in Pain Management News, health, tagged familial CRPS, genes RSD CRPS, genetic CRPS, genetic predisposition CRPS, inheritance CRPS, inheritance RSD, RSD, RSDS on September 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Dear Readers,
Today I might get more academic and talk about issues and research on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
A journal article listed on the RSDSA website is the source for this topic today.
“Familial Occurrence of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome”. Article accepted into the European Journal of Pain on the 7th April 2008. Authors – Annetje. M. [...]
General Anesthesia Boosts Post-Op Pain
Posted in CRPS and Pain Management, Pain Management News, health, tagged CRPS, RSD, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, RSDS, pain management, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, pain research, Pain Management News on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MONDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) — Most general anesthetics — used to put patients to sleep during surgery — can increase the discomfort patients feel when they wake up, according to Georgetown University Medical Center researchers.
This finding, the first to scientifically explain anecdotal observations, may lead to increased use of general anesthetics that do not [...]
Imaging Study Of Pain Sheds Light On Mystery Condition
Posted in CRPS and Pain Management, Pain Management News, health, tagged Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, pain research, fMRI, Pediatric CRPS, Neurology on August 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Harvard School of Public Health
CPRS is a disorder of the peripheral nervous system characterized by severe pain, hypersensitivity to stimuli, poor circulation, abnormal sweating, muscle atrophy, joint problems, movement disorders and cognitive changes, among other symptoms.
“This is a significant pain problem that often leaves individuals incapacitated, wheel chair-bound and limited in their physical abilities,” notes [...]
The Itch – Its mysterious power may be a clue to a new theory about brains and bodies
Posted in CRPS Distractions, Pain Management News, Pain Management in the Media, health, tagged constant itching, itch pain pathway, Neural itch, numbness itch, severe itching, shingles, shingles rare complications on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Atul Gawande
The New Yorker
June 30, 2008
It was still shocking to M. how much a few wrong turns could change your life. She had graduated from Boston College with a degree in psychology, married at twenty-five, and had two children, a son and a daughter. She and her family settled in a town on Massachusetts’ [...]
Study Currently Recruiting: Cerebrospinal Fluid Repository (CSF)
Posted in Announcements, CRPS and Pain Management, Pain Management News, health, tagged CRPS, RSD, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, RSDS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, pain research, research, CSF, Cerebrospinal Fluid Repository, Drexel University, recruiting study on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cerebrospinal Fluid Repository (CSF)
**This study is currently recruiting participants**
Verified by Drexel University, July 2008
Contact and Location
Christine Barr, RN
Tel: 215.762.5186
E-mail: cbarr@drexelmed.edu
Principal Investigator: Terry Heiman-Patterson, MDMDA/ALS Center of Hope
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Purpose
The purpose of a CSF repository is to collect samples of spinal fluid from controls and patients with neurologic disorders including but not exclusively ALS, Dementia, CRPS, [...]
Bisphosphonate Therapy of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome
Posted in CRPS and Pain Management, Pain Management News, health, tagged Bisphosphonate Therapy, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, RSDS on July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
S Adami,a V Fossaluzza, D Gatti,a E Fracassi,a V Bragaa
a COC di Valeggio, University of Verona, Valeggio, Verona, Italy , b Ospedale di Udine, Italy
Correspondence to: Professor S Adami, Ospedale di Valeggio,37067 Valeggio s/M, Verona, Italy.
Accepted for publication 27 November 1996
OBJECTIVEThe reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS) is a painful limb disorder, for which a consistently effective treatment has [...]
The Treatment of Breakthrough Pain (BTP) in People with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Posted in CRPS and Pain Management, Pain Management News, health, tagged Neuropathic pain, CRPS, RSD, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, RSDS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Breakthrough pain, break through, Opioids, Opiates, prescribing of opioids on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Treatment of Breakthrough Pain in People with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
This is a study I actually participated in, and here is a summary of the Methods and Results. For more information please go to the RSDSA website where exact questions and the answers are displayed graphically.
http://www.rsds.org/3/research/BTPFentoraSurveyResults.html
Method
From April 15, 2008 to April 22, 2008, a survey was conducted by the RSDSA [...]
Government Bill in the US for CRPS/RSD Awareness
Posted in CRPS and Pain Management, Pain Management News, health, tagged Chronic Pain, CRPS, RSD, awareness, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, RSDS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, government on June 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If this was in Australia I would be dreaming!! Branch of Government: New Jersey Assembly
Title: Assembly Bill 4208
Summary: Designated the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Education and Research Program Act to promote public awareness, the value of early detection and treatment, and to promote research.
Sponsor: Panter and Munoz
Latest Action: 12/17/2007: To Governor
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
212th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED MAY [...]
Swiss Study In Mice May Lead To New Pain Drugs…..
Posted in CRPS and Pain Management, Pain Management News, health, tagged Chronic Pain, CRPS, RSD, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, research, Pain Management News, development, pain medication on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In few years time that is LOL…….
Hi there here is another research article that may be of interest to some of you.
By Julie SteenhuysenCHICAGO (Reuters) – Enhancing a natural pain-filtering mechanism in the spine helped relieve chronic pain in mice without the unwanted side effects of current pain relievers, Swiss researchers said on Wednesday.
They honed [...]
