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CTV has started a three part series on issues of chronic pain that Canadians are facing in order to improve public awareness and  encourage multidisciplinary management of pain.  This is the link to the first video in the series.

The following video demonstrates how Virtual Reality (VR) in conjunction with mindfulness meditation and biofeedback technologies can help chronic pain patients to develop skills for managing their pain.

Millions of Americans live with neurological disorders that arise from abnormal firing of the circuits of the nervous system, which can lead to a wide range of debilitating symptoms.

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Acupuncture for the treatment of chronic pain is better than placebo acupuncture (sham acupuncture) or no acupuncture at all, researchers from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Ne

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Researchers in Norway found that having just one cup of coffee can help to ease the pain of strain-inducing office work, even if the person has chronic pain to begin with. This study was widely touted in news media, but it sounds too good to be true; and it probably is since the research had a number of limitations.

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Research released Friday by Keele University shows that violent video games could potentially be used to relieve pain.

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