Thursday, February 9, 2012

Type of Pain as Important as Pain Intensity: Study

(MedlinePlus) UPDATED 2010-08-26
New research published in the Journal of Pain suggests that the type of pain a patient experiences has as much impact on his or her quality of life as the intensity of the pain. In the study of 100 people with carpal tunnel syndrome, investigators found that specific pain qualities such as its sharpness, deepness, or sensitivity were linked with changes in the patients' functioning above and beyond the pain's intensity. The researchers also isolated two pain qualities--itching and throbbing--that were most strongly associated with reduced function and sleep disruption.  Read full story >
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