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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 19h
The mother of "For Grace" founder Cynthia Toussaint suffered from dementia in her final years. Cynthia is concerned her own history with chronic pain has set her on a similar path. rebrand.ly/exploring-co...
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Exploring the Connection Between Chronic Pain and Dementia — Pain News Network
By Cynthia Toussaint Difficulty in finding words – also known as “brain fog” -- started for me 30 years ago after I began taking the medication gabapentin for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Whi...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Over half of cancer survivors still have pain severe enough to interfere with their life and work activities. rebrand.ly/cancer-survi...
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Most Cancer Survivors Have High-Impact Chronic Pain — Pain News Network
By Crystal Lindell Just because someone beats cancer, that doesn’t mean the related physical pain is gone. In fact, new research suggests that a majority of cancer survivors endure high-impact chroni...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Older Americans are increasingly using cannabis to treat pain and to help them sleep. But researchers say one out of nine (11.4%) have developed cannabis use disorder. Critics say that's an overused and misleading diagnosis that's harmful to patients. rebrand.ly/seniors-gett...
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Are More Seniors Getting Addicted to Cannabis?   — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson Older Americans increasingly identify as cannabis consumers, with nearly 9% of adults over age 65 having used cannabis in the last 12 months.  Most use cannabis therapeutically ...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Crystal Lindell was reluctant to get a cat. She thought a pet would be too difficult to care for while living with chronic pain. Just the opposite is true. Crystal now has six cats and says they give her life meaning, relieve stress, and help take her mind off pain. rebrand.ly/cats-help-b9...
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My Cats Help Me Cope with Chronic Pain — Pain News Network
By Crystal Lindell It is ironic that I was initially opposed to getting a cat because I have chronic pain. I hate getting up early. I hate having to do anything right when I wake up. And I have no m...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Initial reports from law enforcement and the news media falsely suggested that two college students overdosed on kratom. Autopsy results are still pending, but a synthetic kratom alkaloid may have been the culprit. rebrand.ly/kratom-leaf-...
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Kratom Leaf Falsely Linked to Ole Miss Deaths — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson The suspected overdose deaths of two college students in Mississippi has renewed fears and misinformation about kratom and its potent alkaloids.    Ole Miss students Aida...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When it comes to easing pain, low intensity exercises of short duration are better than longer, intense workouts. And you'll never guess what exercise provides the most pain relief. rebrand.ly/less-doesn-f...
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Less Is More: It Doesn’t Take Much Exercise to Reduce Pain — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson It won’t cure you or make your pain go away, but moderate levels of exercise could give you some relief from acute and chronic pain, according to a new study by Australian researchers. ...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Pain in your legs while walking may seem like just another sign of growing old. But it could mean you have peripheral artery disease (PAD), a serious condition that raises your risk of a heart attack or stroke. rebrand.ly/peripheral-a...
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Why Peripheral Artery Disease Needs More Attention — Pain News Network
By Matthew Ades, Anthony Sandre and Sonia Anand Pain in your legs when you walk may seem like a normal part of getting older. But it can be a warning sign that the arteries carrying blood to your leg...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It probably sounds weird to be in a situation where you hope to have cancer. But when you have chronic pain that is undiagnosed and unexplained, a cancer that can be identified and treated may seem like the better option. rebrand.ly/chronic-pain...
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Unexplained Chronic Pain Had Me Hoping for a Cancer Diagnosis — Pain News Network
By Crystal Lindell Having chronic pain that can’t be diagnosed or explained will take you to some pretty messed up places mentally. I had my first mammogram this week, and I have to confess somethin...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A wearable neuromodulation device is able to predict the likelihood of a migraine over the next 24 hours with 91.2% accuracy. rebrand.ly/wearable-dev...
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Wearable Device Predicts Migraines With Over 90% Accuracy — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson Imagine what it would be like to know – with over 90% accuracy – that you’re going to have a migraine tomorrow. You’d be able to plan ahead. Change your schedule. Get extra sleep. Stay ...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As more states and local governments ban kratom and 7-OH, addiction treatment providers are seeing more people going through withdrawal. Some liken it to the early stages of the opioid crisis, with some of the same unintended consequences for pain sufferers. rebrand.ly/kratom-bans-...
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Kratom and 7-OH Bans Create New Patients for Addiction Treatment  — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson With dozens of states, cities and counties banning kratom and concentrated versions of the kratom alkaloid 7-OH, there are growing reports about people who use kratom products going into...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What do you see when you look in the mirror? A healthy and vibrant person or a sick and disabled one? Experts say mourning (and accepting) the loss of a healthy body is similar to the grief process we go through after losing a friend or loved one. rebrand.ly/mourning-los...
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Mourning the Loss of a Healthy Body — Pain News Network
By  Li-elle Rapaport  Body changes can raise disturbing feelings, such as looking in a mirror and seeing a reflection that may feel spiritually empty, unproductive, ugly or weak. Unpleasan...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Experts say three medications commonly used by older adults may do more harm than good. Benzodiazepines are one of them. rebrand.ly/common-drugs...
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3 Common Drugs Older Adults Might Be Overusing — Pain News Network
By Paula Span The scenario often unfolds like this: Medical researchers investigate a frequently used drug and report that it’s less effective for older patients than previously thought, or th...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Nearly 12 million Americans live in areas -- mostly rural -- that do not have broadband internet speeds fast enough for telehealth These "broadband deserts" make access to healthcare even harder than it already is. rebrand.ly/slow-broadba...
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Slow Broadband Still Hinders Telehealth in Rural Areas — Pain News Network
By Crystal Lindell Unfortunately, the same issue that makes it difficult for some people to access doctors in person can also make it difficult for them to access doctors via telehealth: living in a ...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It's been 10 years since the 2016 CDC opioid guideline was released. Dr. Lynn Webster and John Bloom breakdown how the guideline worsened the suffering of patients and had a chilling effect on doctors. bit.ly/4gYTDuD
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A Biopsy of a Decade of American Pain Policy — Pain News Network
By Josh Bloom and Lynn Webster Ten years after the publication of the 2016 CDC opioid guideline, enough time has passed to examine what followed. Consider this a biopsy of a decade of American pain...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Many chronic pain patients have learned to bear their suffering in silence. Screaming and hollering can make the pain even worse. Crystal Lindell says people in pain are often the best at hiding it. rebrand.ly/may-not-1ad5fd
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I May Not Look Like I’m in Pain – But I Am — Pain News Network
By Crystal Lindell When my mom had a sudden perforated ulcer in her stomach in 2022, she fell to the ground at work and was taken to the hospital via ambulance. While waiting in the ER, she alternate...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Thousands of additional comments have come in on the Trump Administration's proposed legal "threshold" for 7-OH concentrates. The vast majority say limiting the dose of 7-OH products to 1 mg is far too low and there is no evidence to support it. rebrand.ly/thousands-pu...
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Thousands of Public Comments Support Keeping 7-OH Legal — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson Over 3,000 additional comments were posted in the Federal Register during the 15-day extension of the public comment period on plans to set a legal threshold for the kratom alkaloid ...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The virus that causes chickenpox can stay dormant for decades, and then reactivate into a painful and ugly rash. Researchers may finally know what causes shingles -- which could lead to more effective treatments. rebrand.ly/damaged-nerv...
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Damaged Nerve Cells May Cause Painful Shingles Rash  — Pain News Network
By Andrew Bubak Shingles can cause pain that is notoriously difficult to manage and can last for months to years for some people. The pain can be so severe that it causes a significant decline ...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Virginia Tech researchers have been awarded a grant of nearly half a million dollars to use artificial intelligence to improve healthcare for older adults in rural areas who have chronic pain. What advice would you give them? rebrand.ly/researchers-...
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Researchers To Use AI to Study Chronic Pain in Rural Older Adults — Pain News Network
By Crystal Lindell Virginia Tech researchers will receive nearly half a million dollars from the federal government to use artificial intelligence (AI) to study chronic pain in older adults living in...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Looking for an easy way to lower your pain levels -- even if it's just temporary? Researchers say listening to your favorite music can help. bit.ly/4xqTXY1
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More Than Distraction: How Music Relieves Pain  — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson Music won’t cure chronic pain, but there is some evidence that listening to your favorite tunes helps reduce pain levels temporarily. And it’s not just distraction. The type of m...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Kratom and 7-OH are often called "gas station heroin" in the media. But are they really more dangerous than the alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine that is legally sold in gas stations and vape shops? rebrand.ly/gas-station-...
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Why is 7-OH Called ‘Gas Station Heroin’ but Caffeine and Alcohol Are Not? — Pain News Network
By Crystal Lindell I think it’s because I work as a manager at a truck stop that the phrase “ gas station heroin ” particularly pisses me off. If you haven’t seen the coverage, “gas station heroin...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Researchers have discovered what could be one of the leading causes of spinal stenosis. "Hyperactive" stem cells in the lower spine grow so quickly they press against nerves in the spinal canal, causing pain and numbness. rebrand.ly/stem-cells-3...
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‘Hyperactive’ Stem Cells May Cause Spinal Stenosis — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson Stem cells are often touted for their ability to reduce pain, restore damaged tissues and joints, and even treat cancer. But researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Hospital for Speci...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
California has taken nearly 8,000 kratom and 7-OH products off store shelves, but online shipments into the state continue. North Dakota, meanwhile, once again allows sales of natural leaf kratom but with age restrictions. rebrand.ly/california-s...
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California Seizes More Kratom and 7-OH, but Online Orders Continue  — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson With 7-OH consumers still awaiting final word from the DEA on whether the concentrated kratom alkaloid will be classified as an illegal Schedule One controlled substance, individual ...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Does chronic pain make you short-tempered? Angry? Perhaps even mean? You're not alone. rebrand.ly/pain-mean-2b...
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Pain Can Make You Mean. Don’t Let It — Pain News Network
By Crystal Lindell As a child, I grew up hearing stories about just how viciously mean my late great-grandmother was. Her son, my late grandpa, was also described as “mean.” Nobody wanted to be arou...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The CDC says cannabis was detected in over one in five U.S. overdose deaths. But that doesn't mean that cannabis was the cause of those deaths. Only nine drug deaths are blamed on cannabis alone. rebrand.ly/cannabis-det...
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Cannabis Detected in 21% of U.S. Overdose Deaths — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson A new study by the CDC seems likely to revive an old debate about cannabis: Can you overdose on cannabis? The study, published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ( MMW...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Do you like heavy metal music? Metalheads seem to have more tolerance for physical pain, according to a new study of people who attended a popular metal festival in Germany. rebrand.ly/heavy-metal-...
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Fans of Heavy Metal Music Have More Pain Tolerance — Pain News Network
By Crystal Lindell Angry and loud heavy metal music may not be good for your hearing, but it might actually be good for increasing pain tolerance. That’s according to a new study published in Natu...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Lumbar supports -- more commonly known as back braces -- are used around the world to relieve lower back pain. But a new study shows there is little evidence they actually help reduce pain intensity. rebrand.ly/little-evide...
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Little Evidence Back Braces Work for Chronic Low Back Pain — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson Lumbar supports – also known as back braces – are widely used around the world for low back pain. They’re designed to stabilize the lower back and apply gentle compression to the abdome...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A new guideline for migraine prevention reviewed the evidence for dozens of medications and found that CGRP inhibitors and Botox work best. rebrand.ly/guideline-mi...
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Guideline for Migraine Prevention Finds Strongest Evidence for CGRP Inhibitors — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson New guidelines for medications that help prevent migraine show that the strongest evidence supports the use of three CGRP inhibitors: Emgality, Ajovy and Aimovig. There is also strong ev...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
For the first time in four years, PNN's Crystal Lindell is working full-time again, despite having a severe chronic pain condition. Crystal is excited to be working, but worried how much longer she'll be able to manage it. rebrand.ly/able-work-3d...
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How I’m Able to Work Again with Chronic Pain — Pain News Network
By Crystal Lindell How do I do it? On my days off, I sleep for 15 hours, waking up only to eat and pet my cats. I can’t get out of bed without Norco, morphine, Advil, 7-OH , and Tums. And I hav...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The company that developed and launched the first 7-OH products destroyed $10 million worth of the concentrated kratom alkaloid, apparently in anticipation of 7-OH soon being banned nationwide. rebrand.ly/million-wort...
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$10 Million Worth of 7-OH Products Destroyed — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson The Kansas City-based company that developed and launched the first 7-OH products destroyed $10 million worth of the concentrated kratom alkaloid this week, in anticipation of 7-OH s...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A new analysis of urine drug tests found that 71% of people who tested positive for fentanyl didn't have a prescription for it. The other 29% had a legitimate medical reason for needing the potent analgesic, such as surgery, trauma or a chronic health condition. rebrand.ly/illicit-fent...
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Illicit Fentanyl Use Twice as Common as Medical Use — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson Fentanyl has long played an essential role as a potent analgesic that can treat the most severe types of pain. But illicit versions of the synthetic opioid have been a scourge on the U.S...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Do you text or message your doctor through patient portals like MyChart? It pays to be polite and positive if you want a response. rebrand.ly/messaging-pa...
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How Messaging in Patient Portals Impacts Care — Pain News Network
By Crystal Lindell What you write in texts and messages to your doctor can impact the quality of care that you receive, according to a new study published in JAMA .  Researchers at Harvard a...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
7-OH advocates have been successful in getting more time for public comments on a safe threshold for the concentrated kratom alkaloid. The extension appears to have temporarily put a hold on a nationwide ban on 7-OH by the DEA. rebrand.ly/extension-co...
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Extension of Comment Period Buys 7-OH Advocates More Time — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson Pain patients and advocacy groups who support the continued sale of a concentrated kratom alkaloid have apparently been successful in getting the Trump administration to postpone plans t...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Dawn Gonzalez has lived with adhesive arachnoiditis for 18 years, ever since her spinal canal was punctured by an epidural needle. Dawn was left disabled and bedridden, but slowly rebuilt her life and dreams of a better future. rebrand.ly/building-lif...
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Building a Life With Adhesive Arachnoiditis — Pain News Network
(Editor’s note: Dawn Gonzalez developed adhesive arachnoidits (AA) in 2008 after her spinal cord membrane was accidentally punctured by an epidural needle during childbirth. The severe pain Da...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Do you keep prescription opioids and other controlled substances inside their original pharmacy containers? Patients are supposed to -- but that's often not practical for those who leave home for any length of time. rebrand.ly/carry-prescr...
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How Should I Carry My Prescription Opioids When I Leave Home? — Pain News Network
By Crystal Lindell Personally, I carry my daily dose of morphine and Norco in a Tylenol bottle whenever I leave the house. Just two or three pills rattling around in there, mixed with some regular OT...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
A new study found that older adults and people who live in rural areas are especially vulnerable to chronic pain during heat waves. Many work outdoors, don't have access to air conditioning, or avoid physical activity during hot weather -- which can make pain worse rebrand.ly/hot-weather-...
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Hot Weather Raises Risk of Chronic Pain for Older Adults — Pain News Network
By Feinuo Sun When a heat wave arrives, the public health advice follows a familiar script: drink water, watch for heat stroke, check on people with heart or lung conditions. That list saves lives. B...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A lot of research and money is being spent on developing new non-opioid pain medications. That's fine, says Neen Monty. But it shouldn't mean taking pain patients off opioids before those treatments are available -- or making pain profitable. rebrand.ly/pain-became-...
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How Pain Became Profitable — Pain News Network
By Neen Monty Why have prescription opioids become virtually verboten? Is it safety? Partly. Evidence? Allegedly. The evidence is pretty thin. But let’s not overlook the less noble explanation: re...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
If you are still able to get opioid medication, do you tell people about it? Or do you keep it a secret from acquaintances, co-workers, friends, or even family? rebrand.ly/why-keep-24b...
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Why I Keep Quiet About My Use of Prescription Opioids — Pain News Network
By Crystal Lindell When I first started taking prescription opioids on a daily basis in 2013, I didn’t hide that information from anyone. I told my friends at church, my family, and even my then-boss...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Do you think HIPAA prevents the government from gaining access to your medical records? Think again. The Trump administration is quietly gathering health data domestically and abroad, putting patient privacy at risk. rebrand.ly/feds-pushing...
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The Feds Are Pushing for Unprecedented Access to Your Medical Records  — Pain News Network
By Jennifer Oliva You might assume that what you tell a doctor stays between you, your physician and perhaps your insurer. But the reality is more complicated. The Health Insurance Portability and...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The DEA used misleading and deceptive evidence to justify the banning of concentrated 7-OH kratom products. The nationwide ban could go into effect within days, even though the evidence to support it is anecdotal, at best. bit.ly/4xPW34s
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The Waiting Game: DEA Scheduling of 7-OH Could Come Soon — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson A recent DEA decision to classify the designer drug O-DSMT (O-desmethyltramadol) as an illegal Schedule One controlled substance gives us some insight into how quickly the agency may do ...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Are young women faking disability and seeking attention when they use walking sticks or canes? A UK columnist thinks so, writing that "we need to help them ditch the props, and — quite literally — to stand on their own two feet.” bit.ly/4gdWPRA
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Are Women Who Use Walking Canes Faking Disability? A UK Columnist Thinks So — Pain News Network
By Crystal Lindell When I was still working full-time in the corporate world, I often had to go to trade conferences where I’d spend 12-hour days walking a show floor the size of multiple football fi...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The pain community is in mourning over the passing of Dr. Forest Tennant, who died Thursday at the age of 85. Forest was a healer and humanitarian who saved thousands of intractable pain patients. bit.ly/4605odR
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The Lifesaving Legacy of Dr. Forest Tennant — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson Humanitarian. Philanthropist. Author. Historian. Friend. Those are some of the words that come to mind when I think of Dr. Forest Tennant, who died Thursday from complications of kidney...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Interest is growing in dry needling, a therapy similar to acupuncture that is touted as a treatment for pain in the back, neck, shoulder, and other muscles. Does dry needling really work? And what are the risks of getting it? bit.ly/4xJcRKk
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Is Dry Needling Effective for Muscle Pain? — Pain News Network
By The Conversation Physiotherapists, chiropractors and osteopaths commonly use dry needling to treat neck, shoulder, back and other types of muscle pain. It involves inserting thin needles into sen...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Researchers have found that people with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome are at higher risk for having Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Still unclear is why the two rare and seemingly unrelated pain conditions share that unusual link. bit.ly/3ScoSsy
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The Unusual Link Between Two Rare Chronic Pain Conditions — Pain News Network
By Crystal Lindell People who have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), a genetic connective tissue disorder, are more likely to have Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) – a chronic inflammatory nerve pai...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A new book by Dr. Lynn Webster looks at the "toxic narratives" that fueled the opioid crisis -- misleading and false information about opioids that led to millions of patients suffering and hundreds of doctors prosecuted. bit.ly/4xxA3Ll
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How ‘Toxic Narratives’ Drove the Opioid Crisis — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson Dr. Lynn Webster has a unique perspective on the opioid crisis. As a pain management expert and prolific researcher, Webster was elected by his peers as president of the American Academy...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
If you suffer from chronic pain, there's a good chance you know what losing a whole day to a pain flare is like. That's what PNN's Crystal Lindell went through, and it meant missing out on a special day with a loved one. bit.ly/3Smz0it
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When a Pain Flare Steals a Special Day — Pain News Network
By Crystal Lindell Sunday was a boringly normal day for me — as someone who deals with chronic pain on a daily basis.  When I woke up, it felt like someone had replaced my ligaments with concre...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Do you find your pain gets worse as it gets hotter outside? It's not your imagination. High temperatures make it harder to get a good night's sleep and increase stress -- triggers that can raise pain levels. bit.ly/4g3NZG1
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Why Hot Weather Makes Pain Worse — Pain News Network
By Gulnaz Anjum and Mudassar Aziz This summer’s amber heat warnings have brought with them many risks to health. Many people have experienced these health effects first-hand: brain fog, physical fat...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A popular seasoning blend sold at Trader Joe’s is a bit too spicy, according to police in South Korea, who say it contains “trace amounts of morphine and codeine.” bit.ly/4wa3qlO
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South Korea Stops Sales of Trader Joe’s Seasoning Due to Opioid Contamination  — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson A popular seasoning blend sold at Trader Joe’s is a bit too spicy as far as police in South Korea are concerned. “Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend” is made with sesam...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A new study of people with long term chronic pain found that most remain stable over time, with few patients getting worse and even fewer getting better. bit.ly/4fBB13a
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Most Chronic Pain Conditions Never Get Better — Pain News Network
By Crystal Lindell Most chronic pain conditions remain stable over time, with few patients getting worse and even fewer getting better.  That’s according to a new study in JAMA Network Ope...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A new study of 7-OH and other kratom-derived products found that 85% have alkaloid and chemical compounds that differ from what's said on their labels, potentially putting consumers at risk. bit.ly/4haISG7
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Study Finds 85% of Kratom-Derived Products Mislabeled — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson A new study at the University of Florida is likely to increase the growing scrutiny of 7-OH and other semi-synthetic kratom products. Researchers found that the vast majority of kratom...
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Pain News Network @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
With a nationwide ban on 7-OH imminent, the American Kratom Association says there is "enormous confusion" in Congress and the DEA over the difference between natural leaf kratom, 7-OH and other kratom alkaloids. bit.ly/4fKKF27
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‘Enormous Confusion’ as Deadline Nears for 7-OH Kratom Ban   — Pain News Network
By Pat Anson Supporters of a DEA plan to classify 7-OH and other concentrated kratom alkaloids as illegal Schedule One controlled substances are worried an impending ban may affect kratom itself.&nbs...
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