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Imagine having an unnecessary dental procedure because your tooth pain is due to COVID, and not the usual reasons for seeing a dentist! While most COVID symptoms are well known—sore throat, fever, cough, respiratory issues—and various symptoms came to light, such as sore joints and body aches, loss...
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Can psilocybin—a hallucinogenic chemical obtained from mushrooms—improve mental health in struggling Veterans? Arizona’s legislature may grant $30 million to help researchers find solutions via controlled trials. By studying whole mushrooms and their 100s of compounds, vs the synthetic, 1 molecule...
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Physical therapist Leah Tobey and physician Johnathan Goree, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, offer their personal take on how the pandemic has challenged both practitioner and patient. How can a thorough examination be done when a doctor or physical therapist cannot touch a patient, or...
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The Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine reports findings from 2 cases of rare mesenteric panniculitis (MP)—inflammation of mesentery fat—in patients during their second week of having COVID. Although 1 of the patients had a mild case and the other severe, both experienced higher inflammatory...
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"Pain is common, pregnancy is common, and the overlap between the two can be challenging for both clinician and patient. Some women may even forgo having a child for the fear of unmanageable pain during the course of pregnancy.”
—Tracey Mallick-Searle
Long time PAINWeek and PAINWeekEnd...
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In the journal of Scientific Reports, researchers detail their first-time study investigating depression and factors impacting it in patients with painful temporomandibular disorders (TMD) during the COVID pandemic. It is well known that stress triggers or makes TMD more painful, therefore it’s not...
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Is this possible? According to MicroLight, the answer is YES. MicroLight...
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PAINWeek senior faculty member Jennifer Bolen, JD, recounts what she’s seen during this unusual and difficult time of the COVID pandemic.
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Even a pandemic can have a silver lining. Dr. David Glick tells of his experiences during COVID and some unexpected positives that came out of it.
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Dr. Mark Garofoli on what he learned during the COVID pandemic. He is an assistant professor and clinical pain management pharmacist at the West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown.