pain
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November 7, 2019
Device studied as non-addictive option for chronic pain
Vanderbilt researchers are developing a focused ultrasound neuromodulation device as a non-invasive and non-addictive method for treating chronic pain. -
October 10, 2019
Study examines pain processing in co-occurring cancer, Alzheimer’s disease
A new multisite study will examine whether co-occurring Alzheimer’s disease and stage 4 breast or prostate cancer alters pain perception, potentially leading to undertreated cancer pain. -
July 18, 2019
More recovery, less disability focus of new musculoskeletal research center
A new research center is aimed at improving patient outcomes and preventing disability after muscle and skeletal injuries and surgery. -
February 28, 2019
Personalized pain management
Understanding how natural brain chemicals with pain-relieving properties interact with administered opioids may guide personalized approaches for pain management. -
December 13, 2018
Study links soy formula feeding and menstrual pain
Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), with the help of an epidemiologist at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, recently published findings showing an association between infant soy formula feeding and menstrual pain in adulthood. -
September 20, 2018
Fibromyalgia: More doctor visits mean fewer suicide attempts
Fibromyalgia patients who regularly visit their physicians are much less likely to attempt suicide than those who do not, according to a new Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published in Arthritis Care & Research. -
August 16, 2018
Battlefield acupuncture used as alternative for chronic pain
Franklin resident Diane Grich admits she was surprised when she was asked if she would like to try acupuncture instead of a more invasive medical procedure to address the chronic lower back pain that had troubled her off and on for 17 years; she chose acupuncture.