by Dr. Thomas Smith and Dr. Charles Loprinzi What is neuropathic pain, from the non-expert oncologist’s point of view? The way we think of it, pain is about the most protective instinct and impulse known to humans! If you touch a hot plate, you retract your hand even before you actually feel the pain. Then, the …
Summary of journal article reviewing the current state of diabetic peripheral neuropathy treatment: Painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy occurs in approximately 25% of patients with diabetes mellitus who are treated in the office setting and significantly affects quality of life. It typically causes burning pain, paresthesias, and numbness in a stocking-glove pattern that progresses proximally from …
Treating Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: An Update Read More »
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By: FPN Guest Writer Howard Levinson Patients seeking treatment of peripheral neuropathy need to be aware of a recent controversial method that involves collaboration between chiropractors, medical doctors and/or podiatrists. PN patients are typically under the care of a physician such as their internist or family practitioner. Unfortunately for some, the treatment of peripheral neuropathy which usually …
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Research released earlier this summer shows that rats who received intra-muscular injections of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC’s are adult stem cells traditionally found in the bone marrow. but can also be isolated from other tissues including cord blood, peripheral blood, fallopian tube, and fetal liver and lung) 12 weeks after the induction of diabetes offered …
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A common cause of neuropathy is diabetes, but in about 25 to 50% of the population no cause is found. This group is often referred to as cryptogenic sensory polyneuropathy (CSPN). This study looks at four different drugs in patients with CSPN and plan to determine which drug is most effective: nortriptyline, duloxetine, pregabalin, or mexiletine. …
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Neuropathy is a common side effect of certain medications, especially those used in chemotherapy to fight cancer like cisplatin, carboplatin, and oxaliplatin. While symptoms might disappear over time, for some the shooting pain or a loss of feeling in the hands and feet may become chronic. A recent study investigated the effects of Botox B, …
Nerve Pain Therapy: Botox May Treat Peripheral Neuropathy in Cancer Patients Read More »
In a debate-style session at the World Congress on Pain in 2014, Dr. Mark Ware and Dr. Andrew S.C. Rice focused on the safety and efficacy of marijuana for neuropathic pain. The spread of medical marijuana to treat chronic pain is welcome to some people, and alarming to others. On the plus side, marijuana, or …
Treating Neuropathic Pain with Cannabis: Pro and Con Read More »
An international research team led by Boston Children’s Hospital, released findings on June 17, 2015, in the journal Neuron that describes a breakthrough in treating chronic pain. Drawing from human pain genetics, their research demonstrates a way to break the cycle of pain hypersensitivity without the development of addiction, tolerance or side effects. In a …
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Chronic pain is common, and the available treatments do not provide adequate relief for most patients. Neuromodulatory interventions that modify brain processes underlying the experience of pain have the potential to provide substantial relief for some of these patients. The purpose of this Review is to summarize the state of knowledge regarding the efficacy and …
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