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NATICK, Mass., July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of two spinal cord stimulation (SCS) leads for use with its Precision Plus? Spinal Cord Stimulator System, the world's first rechargeable SCS device for the management of chronic pain of the trunk and/or limbs. The Linear? [...]

Scientists discuss in ‘Different pain scores in single transumbilical incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus classic laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial’ new findings in shoulder pain. According to recent research from Ioannina, Greece, "The attempt to further reduce operative trauma in laparoscopic cholecystectomy has led to new techniques such as natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) [...]

Fresh data on joint pain are presented in the report ‘The Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Activity and Function Indices (BASDAI and BASFI) and their correlation with main symptoms experienced by patients with spondyloarthritis.’ According to recent research from Goodmayes, the United Kingdom, "With the aim of assessing whether the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Activity and Function Indices [...]

SAN MATEO, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ NeurogesX, Inc. (Nasdaq: NGSX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel pain management therapies, announced today important progress in the implementation of its reimbursement strategy for Qutenza (capsaicin) 8% patch. Qutenza is currently available in the United States for the management of neuropathic pain associated with [...]

A report, ‘Patient satisfaction and documentation of pain assessments and management after implementing the adult nonverbal pain scale,’ is newly published data in American Journal of Critical Care. According to recent research published in the American Journal of Critical Care, "Accurate assessment and management of pain in critically ill patients who are nonverbal or cognitively [...]

A report, ‘Efficacy of triamcinolone acetonide and bupivacaine for pain after lumbar discectomy,’ is newly published data in European Spine Journal. "The study is a prospective blinded randomised controlled trial to compare the efficacy of triamcinolone acetonide, bupivacaine or in combination in managing pain after lumbar discectomy. Patients undergoing primary single-level lumbar discectomy were randomised," [...]

Hospital for Special Surgery encourages arthritis patients to consider joint replacement surgery when pain becomes severe and disabling.(PRWEB) July 23, 2010 Arthritis patients who experience disabling pain associated with limp, loss of function and mobility should ask their doctors about joint replacement surgery, says Hospital for Special Surgery, a leader in arthritis treatment and [...]

New permanent built in custom orthotics for the feet utilizing a titanium stent. This involves a permanent musculoskeletal alignment. Dr. Anthony Weinert, the Chief of Department at one of the top hospitals in Michigan, has specialized in hundreds of these procedures with excellent patient results (see also Health Care, Hospitals).Hyperpronation is a cause of hereditary [...]

"Gabapentin is an anti-epileptic drug which is also used for the treatment of postoperative pain and a variety of psychiatric diseases including chronic anxiety disorders. We tested the hypothesis that compared with a placebo control, gabapentin would reduce preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty," researchers in Toronto, Canada report (see also Pain Medicine)."Following [...]

BALTIMORE, July 20 /PRNewswire/ Arcion Therapeutics, a venture backed clinical stage biotechnology company developing topical therapies for chronic pain, today announced top-line results from a successful Phase 2b double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of its lead topical pain candidate, ARC-4558, in adult patients with painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). Arcion recently held an End of [...]