"Younger people may be assumed to be more resilient physically than older people, but when it comes to chronic pain, researchers have found the opposite appears to be the case."

April 01, 2005

Millions of Americans suffer from chronic pain caused by arthritis, fibromyalgia, migraines and a variety of other illnesses. Now pain researchers meeting in Boston report that some of that discomfort may stem from pain experienced during childhood.

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March 31, 2005

"Doctors at the University of New Mexico have discovered that a noticeable amount of two chemicals is released by the brain when it senses pain. They say this knowledge could turn what has been a subjective problem for patients into an objective science in which pain is measurable."

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March 29, 2005

"Boston Scientific Corporation today announced the nationwide release of the Precision Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) System and says it is the world's smallest and first rechargeable SCS. Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Precision SCS System treats chronic pain by precisely delivering tiny electrical signals to the spinal cord that mask pain signals as they travel to the brain, creating instead a tingling sensation called paresthesia."

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August 09, 2004

A study says that mysterious pain, such as lower back pain, may originate in the brain and not the body.

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