March 2012

Gluten can attack the brain – Damages neurological system

Long before gastrointestinal symptoms of gluten intolerance begin, neurological damage may already be done. The Gluten Free Society calls gluten a ‘potential neurotoxin’ and gluten damage can range from dizziness to numbness in the hands and feet. Approximately 10% of people with Celiac disease develop neurological symptoms. Gluten neuropathy is characterized by nerve damage to …

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Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Helps Control Pain after Combat Injuries

In the March issue of Anethesia & Analgesia it was reported that a peripheral nerve stimulation technique may be a valuable new approach to treating severe neuropathic pain in injured soldiers. Doctors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center indicate the procedure provides good short-term control of neuropathic pain related to injuries in soldiers who aren’t candidates for …

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Treatment Decisions for Peripheral Neuropathy

Rita Woods, LMT (Licensed Massage Therapist) has published instructional articles in Massage Today on the use of massage to benefit diabetic and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. Now, she has written an overview article on how to make treatment decisions for neuropathy. READ MORE Source: Massage Today

Role of Calcium/Magnesium Infusion in Oxaliplatin-based Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer Patients

Early screening seems to be having a positive impact on the incidence of new cases of colorectal cancer over that past 2 decades. Unfortunately, the treatment of choice, Oxaliplatin, produces serious side effects such as chemo-therapy induced peripheral neuropathy. Clinical trials have been done that concluded a calcium and magnesium infusion, given before the Oxaliplatin …

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St. Louis University Researcher Targets Pain in Chemotherapy

Dr. Daniela Salvemini, associate professor of pharmacolgical and physiolgical science at SLU School of Medicine has been awared a grant to research a way to help ease, or stop, pain during chemotherapy. Pain is the primary reason patients stop chemotherapy treatments. Chemo-therapy induced peripheral neuropathy causes a feeling of burning and inflammation in extremities. READ …

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