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An overview of what's in this edition of Issues. |
What is pain, why does it happen and why do some people continue to experience pain when pain subsides in other people? |
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History abounds with attempts to achieve pain relief, and they will continue into the future. |
Pain research is beginning to mature, with the promise of new treatments for people living with pain. |
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There is a role for opioid medication for all types of severe pain, but the evidence for its use with long-term persistent pain is more uncertain and the side-effects greater. |
Empathy for someone else’s pain shares common characteristics with synaesthesia, a sensory condition where individuals can smell music or taste colours. |
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Women report more-intense pain than men in virtually every disease category, according to Stanford University School of Medicine investigators who mined a huge collection of electronic medical records to establish the broad gender difference to a high level of statistical significance. |
Very few people live life without pain at some stage. Our understanding of pain has improved but it is still not managed well. |
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A holistic plan is essential, including physical, emotional and social support, to manage chronic pain in adolescents and children. |
Pain is not simply a measure of tissue damage. It is a conscious experience that emerges in response to activity in a network of brain cells that are spread across the brain. |
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Australia’s National Pain Strategy was developed amidst a growing awareness of the many costs of pain to individuals and communities. |
Taking a marijuana pill is more effective at relieving pain than smoking the drug, a new US study of daily marijuana smokers has shown, but the authors warn the findings may not translate to non-regular users. |
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The campaign initiated by Chronic Pain Australia last year aims to increase understanding and reduce the cost of what has been an “invisible” issue. |
Palliative care professionals have a unique role to play in the management of pain. |
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Rehabilitation is part of the common approach to managing pain conditions. Each experience of pain is unique, and calls for the expertise of several health disciplines. |
And how much pain does it actually relieve? |
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Ten percent of the world consumes 90% of the morphine. |
Issues Magazine
Issues March 2013
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