Posts Tagged ‘pain’
Friday, January 20th, 2012
Recent research published in the journal Urology concluded that noise-cancelling headphones playing classical music may reduce the anxiety and pain of a prostate biopsy that is often used to diagnose prostate cancer.
Eighty eight men were randomly assigned in the study to one of three groups. One group had no headphones, a second had noise-cancelling headphones without music, and the third had the headphones and listened to Bach concertos. Blood pressure was taken on all before and after a trans-rectal biopsy, an intrusive procedure. Among study participants, the diastolic blood pressure remained elevated after the procedure compared to before for both groups with no musical intervention. However, the men who wore the headphones and listened to Bach had no increase in blood pressure and reported less pain as measured on a questionnaire. Anxiety often causes a rise in diastolic blood pressure. This procedure is simple and easy to apply for those needing a prostate biopsy.
Tags: anxiety, music, pain, prostate biopsy, research
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Friday, August 5th, 2011
A new study published in the Journal of Pain Research concluded that women with fibromyalgia who practiced yoga self-reported a reduction in their physical and psychological symptoms of chronic pain. In the study women practiced yoga twice a week for 75 minutes for eight weeks. Participants completed questionnaires to determine pain intensity before and after the study period. They reported significant reductions in pain and associated symptoms and psychological benefits such as feeling less helpless, being more accepting of their condition and less fearful of current and future symptoms. Previous research showed that women with fibromyalgia have lower-than average levels of cortisol that can contribute to pain, fatigue and stress sensitivity and in this study the saliva of subjects revealed enhanced cortisol levels at the end of the 8 week program.
Tags: cortisol levles, pain, research, Yoga
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Sunday, June 26th, 2011
Mel Brake, Kelli Calabrese and Marsha Scarbrough (lower right) were the final guests on the Faith, Healing, and Spirituality series on the Holistic Health Show.
Mel Brake is Founder and Director of MPW Foundation, has been interviewed on multiple media outlets and journals, and has been recognized for his artistic endeavors. More information was presented earlier on this site and can be seen at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mel-brake
Kelli Calabrese is a leading fitness, nutrition and wellness professional who has written books and provides services for national celebrities and corporations. More information is available at: http://www.KelliCalabrese.com
Marsha Scarbrough is author of Medicine Dance: One Woman’s Healing Journey into the World of Native American Sweatlodges, Meditation, and Dance Fasts. and has over 75 published articles. Her exciting career has included 17 years in Hollywood., More information was presented earlier on this blog and can be found at: http://www.medicinedancebook.com
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Tags: auto accident, Dinstive Style, Dr Carl O Helvie, drumming, energy, exercise, faith, God, head injuries, healing, heat, Kelli Calabrese, medicine dance, Mrl Brake, near death experience, neck pain, P.T., pain, poetry, prayer, song writer, spiritual world, time
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Sunday, June 12th, 2011
On Saturday, Dr Carl O Helvie, Host, Holistic Health Show interviewed John Lucas, a distance healer. Mr Lucas reports that he can do muscle testing at a distance with clients and delete the energy frequencies causing problems. He tested 10 people and deleted frequencies on each. All discuss their experience on the show. More information about John Lucas can be found at http://www.BeyondHealingJohnLucas.com
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Tags: ankle pain, back pain, delete causes, delete frequencies. frequencies, distance healing, Dr Carl O Helvie, eliminating illness causes, emotions, hand pain, John Lucas, knee pain, muscle testing, pain, pancreatic pain, poisons, relationships, shoulder pain, stomach pain
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
Research presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago June 4-8 reported that following treatment cancer survivors often continue to suffer moderate to severe problems of pain, fatigue, sleep, memory, and concentration for 3 to 5 years. Two hundred forty eight cancer survivors (breast, colorectal, lung,and prostate) primarily female, with most beyyond 5 year survival were evaluated. The most common symptoms reported were: fatigue (16%), disturbed sleep (15%), pain (13%), and cognitive impairment (13%). Physicians and health care providers need to be more aware of these problems and educate survivors on natural ways to deal with them.
Tags: Cancer, cognitive impairment, fatigue, pain, research, sleep deprivation, survivors
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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
Research to be published in the journal Pain concluded that people who meditate regularly “find pain less unpleasant because their brains anticipate the pain less.” The researchers studied a group of individuals with varying lengths of time meditating ranging from months to decades. It was only the most advanced whose anticipation and pain differed from non-meditators. The researchers found that certain areas of the brain showed less activity as meditators anticipated pain and this was least active in anticipation of pain for advanced meditators with up to 35 years of practice. Researchers also stated “meditation trains the brain to be more present focused and therefore spend less time anticipating future negative events. Further research should be carried out evaluating how how the brain is changed by meditation. More information is available at: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100602091315.htm
Tags: brain activity, meditation, pain, research
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Sunday, May 16th, 2010
On the Holistic Health Show yesterday Dr Carl O Helvie interviewed Frank Titus (left) and Mitchell Yass (right) on natural ways to treat back pain.
Frank has a B.S. degree in Exercise {Physiology and is founder of Health Through Motion and uses Titus Motion Therapy with high profile entertainment and sports individuals. More information was presented earlier on this blog or can be found at www.titusmotiontherapy.com
Mitchell Yass is a physical therapist and is known as the “Miracle Man” on Long Island for his work with pain. His goal is to help others avoid surgery and drugs in the resolution of back pain. More information is available on an earlier blog and on www.mitchellyass.com
Both practitioners say they have achieved over a 90% success rate in resolving pain with natural methods.
Enjoy the interview below.
Tags: back pain, body alignment, body imbalances, CDC website, Dr Carl O Helvie, exercise, fibromyalgia, Frank Titus, gait pattern, herniated disc, inflammation, laetrile, lung cancer, Miracle Worker, Mitchell Yass, motion therapy, MRI, muscle weakness, pain, piroformus muscle, posture, sciatica, skype, strength training, surgery, tennis elbow, TMT
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
A study appearing in Pain Medicine concluded that socioeconomic factors, mainly in the form of race and age, play a large role in the use of alternative treatments for chronic pain. In the study those who were white used alternative interventions more frequently than those who were black, and elderly individuals were more likely to use alternative interventions than younger people. The researchers say the differences may be due to alternative therapies attracting individuals with high education levels and income or may be a result of different insurance coverage.
Results were based upon the ethnic and racial disparities in treating chronic pain among 5,750 adults over a six year period. Using the Pain Assessment Inventory Narrative the researchers assessed the treatment methods used, pain-related symptoms, data on socioeconomic characteristics, medical history, and physical and social characteristics in the black and white adults. Alternative treatments considered in the study included manipulation therapy such as chiropractors or physical therapists, biofeedback, and acupuncture.
Thirty five percent reported using at least one form of complementary and alternative therapy with 25% using manipulation, 13% using biofeedback, and 8% using acupuncture.
Tags: acupuncture, alternative therapies, biofeedback, complementary treatments, manipulation therapy, pain, socioeconomic factors
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
A study was carried out and reported in the Journal of Hand Therapy in 2007 on the effects of strength training among people with hand osteoarthritis. In this 2 year study whole body strength training and gripper exercise were evaluated in terms of hand strength, pain and functioning in adults with radiographic evidence of hand osteoarthritis. Fifty five adults age 65 to 78 and 80% women participated in two years of strength training three times a week. Bilateral gripper exercises (isotonic grip strength) isometric grip strength, pain, and self reported hand and finger functioning were reported at the beginning and the end of the 2 year period. Isotonic grip strength increased by 1.94 kg over the two year period which was significant at the p<0.0003 level; the right and left isometric grip increased 3.62 kg that was significant at the p<0.002 level and p<0.0005 level respectively, and hand pain decreased from 4.77 to 2.62 significant at the p<0.006 level. Hand and finger function scores showed minimal dysfunction at the beginning and at the end.
Results suggest that strength train may safely increase grip strength and reduce the pain in older people with hand osteoarthritis.
Tags: gripper exercises, hand and finger fuctioning, hand osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis, pain
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