This page has information on pain management for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Below is our section on News on Pain Research, followed by our section on Pain Information Resources.
NEWS ON PAIN RESEARCH The CO-CURE Project has recently posted many articles on current pain research. Below are links to those articles.
Scientists Discover Migraines Are A Unique Brain Disorder -- 13 Jun
Naloxone May Enhance Analgesic Effect Of Kappa-Opioids - J Pain 2000;1:122-127 -- 13 Jun
Cryotherapy for pain relief -- 7 Jun
Ketamine Use in Pain Reduction in Fibromyalgia Patients -- 22 May
New Understanding Of Migraines May Lead To More Effective Treatments -- 30 Apr
Possible new class of painkillers -- 14 Apr
Research paper: Opioid Substitution to Improve the Effectiveness of Chronic Noncancer Pain Control: A Chart Review, by Quang-Cantagrel ND, et al. -- 12 Apr
JAMA article: Trends in Medical Use and Abuse of Opioid Analgesics, by Joranson DE, et al. -- 5 Apr
Summary Media article Full textEffects of staphylococcus toxoid vaccine on pain and fatigue in patients with FMS/CFS, by Andersson M, et al. -- 24 Mar
Media: Common Painkillers Kill Thousands: Greatest risk in chronic users -- 14 Mar
Pain and allodynia/hyperalgesia induced by intramuscular injection of serotonin in patients with fibromyalgia and healthy individuals, by Ernberg M, et al. -- 8 Mar
Functional anatomy of hypnotic analgesia: a PET study of patients with fibromyalgia, by Wik G et al. -- 8 Mar
OTHER SOURCES OF PAIN NEWS:
PAIN INFORMATION RESOURCES
- Resources from Dr. Devin Starlanyl, M.D.
- Managing Pain in FMS, by Camilla Cracchiolo, R.N.
- Moira Smith's Chronic Pain Info resources