My last post looked into the benefit of some drugs with an anti-depressant effect in the treatment of the chronic pain of fibromyalgia. Well, now it would seem that there is no overwhelming evidence supporting the use of anti-depressants in the treatment of chronic low back pain. However, the authors of a recent review (in the "Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews") of the subject are quick to point out that this does not mean that depressed patients with back pain should not receive...
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Antidepressants Help Fibromyalgia Patients
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Research shows that the use of antidepressants on patients with fibromyalgia, a disease defined by chronic pain, tenderness,... Read more »
Collaborative care helps ease chronic pain
In a study including more than 400 U.S. veterans, researchers found that a collaborative strategy for chronic pain management that included education... Read more »
Journal Writing May Help Ease Chronic Pain
Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Center for Integrative Medicine and Wellness have found that some types of writing not only help... Read more »
Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire Useful Tool in Chronic P...
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With the ever increasing number of people living with chronic pain, it still appears that those who have chronic pain aren't always taken seriously... Read more »
Antidepressants don't ease back pain
A new analysis by a non-profit group that evaluates medical research has found that antidepressants don't help relieve back pain. Nearly one in four... Read more »
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