Family financial stress in midlife is associated with increased physical pain over the next several decades , according to this new study from the University of Georgia. 27 years of longitudinal study The authors used data from the Iowa Youth and Family Project , a longitudinal study that provides 27 years of data on rural … Read more
I remember that in class, some teachers used to say repeatedly to us that we should sit with our backs straight, because if we remained hunched over or badly seated we would end up developing back problems . However, this old topic dates back to the end of the 19th century, spread mainly by Franz … Read more
According to a UCLA study , physicians prescribed opioids more often to their white patients complaining of new-onset low back pain than to their black, Asian, and Hispanic patients. The study shows that doctors were more likely to prescribe non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, a less powerful alternative, to their patients of color who came … Read more
Americans David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian have separately identified receptors in the skin that respond to heat and pressure. This has been worthy, this Monday, two Nobel prizes in Medicine . Not surprisingly, these findings could lead to new ways of treating pain or even heart disease. Some also hope that the discoveries will eventually … Read more