Articles Posted in 2011
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MDT’s motion-sensing neuromodulator for chronic pain approved in U.S.
A new Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) neurostimulation system that uses motion-sensor technology to automatically adjust stimulation levels in patients with chronic leg and back pain has won U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval. The AdaptiveStim RestoreSensor system comprises an implanted device that interrupts pain signals from reaching the brain, causing the user to feel a tingling sensation […]
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Avanir Pharmaceuticals Announces Enrollment Of First Patient In PRIME Study Of AVP-923 In Central Neuropathic Pain In Multiple Sclerosis
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNR) today announced the enrollment of the first patient in the PRIME study. The PRIME study is a Phase II clinical trial investigating the use of AVP-923 for the treatment of central neuropathic pain in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Market Activity AVANIR […]
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Medtronic’s InterStim Therapy Continues to Show Encouraging Results at 3-Year Follow Up
The Journal Diseases of the Colon and Rectum recently published data from a multicenter, prospective trial showing that use of Medtronic’s InterStim Therapy via sacral nerve stimulation reduced incontinent episodes and improved quality of life in a majority of patients with chronic fecal incontinence at three years of follow up. Medgadget reported on the surgically […]
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Plantar Pain – Plantar Fascitis
Panos Symeonidis Orthopaedic Surgeon Foot & Ankle Specialist www.foot-ankle.gr Introduction Approximately one out of ten people will suffer from plantar heel pain at least once in their lives. Despite the fact that the symptom of plantar pain is so common, its exact cause cannot always be identified. In the majority of cases, plantar heel pain […]
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St. Jude Medical Receives European Regulatory Approval for its Neurostimulator to Treat Intractable Chronic Migraine
CE Mark approval expands treatment options for patients suffering from the pain and disability associated with intractable chronic migraine ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced it has received the industry’s first and only regulatory approval for the use of an implanted neurostimulation device for patients with […]
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High-frequency Stimulation to Block Chronic Amputation Pain
Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders Media, June 13, 2011 High-Frequency Electrical Nerve-Block Technology Manufacturer: Neuros Medical, Inc., Cleveland Researchers: Amol Soin, MD, of the Kettering Innovation Center and the Ohio Pain Clinic explains the research. In the first human test of the technology, patients with chronic amputation pain, which affects nearly one million patients in the […]
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Novel Device to Treat Cluster Headaches Shows Promise in Preliminary Study
press release June 27, 2011, 2:00 a.m. EDT Autonomic Technologies Announces Positive Preliminary Findings For A Novel Device for the Treatment of Severe Headache Data Presented at Late Breaking Session of International Headache Congress in Berlin REDWOOD CITY, Calif. & BERLIN, Jun 27, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Autonomic Technologies, Inc. (ATI), the developer of a […]
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New Study Shows Promise for Treating Refractory Fibromyalgia with Vagus Nerve Stimulation
August 26, 2011 — An open-label phase 1/2 trial of patients with treatment-resistant fibromyalgia shows that the therapy is safe and effective and may be a useful treatment addition. The aim of the uncontrolled single-center pilot study was to determine whether periodic but continuous stimulation of the left vagus nerve is a safe, tolerable, and […]
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Pain. When the Symptom Becomes a Disease.
Reissue of interview with Mr Dimitris Papadopoulos in VITALITY magazine 22/1/2011 Mr Dimitris Papadopoulos is Pain Physician – Anaesthesiologist, Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice, Member of the World Institute of Pain (WIP), Head of the Interventional Pain Treatment Institute at the Interbalcan Medical Centre in Thessaloniki. According to the American Academy of Pain Management, pain […]
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Pain and Depression
GENERAL Pain and depression are connected in a complex way. Pain causes depression and depression causes pain. About 30% of patients suffering from chronic pain, suffer also from clinically established pain-induced depression, and almost all patients suffering from chronic pain experience mood changes. Patients with chronic pain also suffering from depression, are affected more by […]
