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July 30, 2010

Resting brain activity associated with spontaneous fibromyalgia pain

A recent study provides the first direct evidence of linkage between elevated intrinsic (resting-state) brain connectivity and spontaneous pain intensity in patients with fibromyalgia. This research shows an interaction of multiple brain networks, offering greater understanding of how pain arises.

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October 15, 2009

Accepting low back pain: Is it related to a good quality of life?

Filed under: Psychology Articles — Tags: , , , , — admin @ 12:00 am
The purpose of pain management is, in the end, of no earthly use if it doesn’t change a person’s quality of life. It’s fine to maybe reduce pain intensity (remembering that most pain reduction approaches seem to reduce pain by around 10 – 40%), and it’s great to improve function – but unless the [...]... Mason VL, Mathias B, & Skevington SM. (2008) Acc

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