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Takes a Pro to Make Offices Pain-Free

October 28, 2009

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) — Taking a proactive approach can help reduce the level of pain linked to poor posture in office workers, researchers have found.

Employers shouldn’t just assume that problems will be solved by purchasing specially designed ergonomic office equipment including desks and chairs. It’s also important to make sure the furniture is properly adjusted, according to study author Dr. Jasminka Goldoni Laestadius, of the World Bank’s Joint Bank/Fund Health Services Department, and colleagues. Read More

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Migraine With Aura Can Double Stroke Risk

October 28, 2009

TUESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) — Women who get migraine headaches with aura should stop smoking and using birth control pills because they may increase their risk of stroke, researchers say.

For people who suffer migraine headaches with aura — visual disturbances before or during the migraine — the risk for ischemic stroke is doubled, they found. Being female, under 45, smoking and using oral contraceptives that contain estrogen added to the risk. Read More

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Common Knee Pain May Improve With Therapy

October 23, 2009

FRIDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) — Supervised physical therapy is better than regular “wait-and-see” care for patients with a certain type of severe knee pain, according to research that suggests it reduces pain and improves function more effectively.

The findings, which are published in the Oct. 21 online edition of BMJ, examine patellofemoral pain syndrome, a common condition that causes pain in the front of the knee during and after exercise. Read More

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Some People Vulnerable to Persistent Post-Op Pain

October 19, 2009

MONDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) — Surgery is supposed to relieve pain from injury or disease, but new research finds that between 5 percent and 10 percent of patients don’t find pain relief after an operation, and they can experience chronic pain for many months afterward.

In a new study, researchers from Germany and Denmark tried to find out what makes some people more vulnerable to post-op pain than others. They studied 463 adult men who were about to undergo surgery to repair groin hernias and followed them after their operations. Read More

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Video Games Can Play Havoc With Kids’ Joints

October 19, 2009

SATURDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) — Kids who play video games for more than an hour a day increase their chances of having wrist and finger pain, a new study has found.

The lead author of the study knows this all too well. Deniz Ince, who’s 11 years old, got the idea to study joint pain among his classmates at Rossman Elementary in St. Louis, Mo., after noticing that his fingers ached while squeezing oranges. Deniz, an avid Wii player, wondered if his video game habit was the culprit. Read More

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More MRI Machines May Mean More Back Surgeries

October 14, 2009

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) — Having easy access to MRI scans may be a bad thing for people with new-onset lower back pain, according to U.S. researchers.

The analysis of 1998-2005 Medicare data found that patients with new pain in their lower back were more likely to have surgery if they were treated in an area that had a higher-than-average concentration of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) machines. Read More

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Soothing Imagery May Help Rid Some Kids of Stomach Pain

October 13, 2009

TUESDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) — Children who experience frequent stomach aches can use their imagination to reduce their pain, new study findings suggest.

The study included 34 participants, aged 6 to 15 years, with functional abdominal pain, which is a persistent pain with no identifiable underlying disease. All the children received standard medical care, but 19 also received eight weeks of guided imagery therapy, which is similar to self-hypnosis. Read More

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Pain Robs Years From Folks at Mid-Life

October 6, 2009

TUESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged people who suffer from chronic pain face some of the same limitations that much older people do, with similar challenges for mobility or making it through daily chores, a new study finds.

Researchers looked at a 2004 study that examined 18,531 participants aged 50 and older. Twenty-four percent were often troubled by moderate or severe pain, and they had much more trouble coping with physical challenges of life. Read More

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Surgery Best for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

September 25, 2009

THURSDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) — Surgery is slightly better than non-surgical treatment for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome who don’t have severe nerve damage (denervation), new research has found.

The study included 44 patients who had surgery and 52 patients who had non-surgical treatment, such as hand therapy and ultrasound. A year after treatment, the patients’ hand function was measured using the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Assessment Questionnaire (CTSAQ). Read More

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Bad Economy Really Hurts Some Folks

September 24, 2009

THURSDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) — The sting of a bad economy is causing physical pain for many Americans, according to a new survey that found that more than two-thirds of respondents blame the downturn for a variety of body aches.

An American Pain Foundation online survey of 2,192 people found that 68 percent of those who suffered acute back pain or other minor muscle strains and sprains in the past year believe the recession caused, increased or affected their pain, because of increased stress and having to work harder at work and home. Read More

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