Re: Chronic Pain May Harm Brain May??

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I say it does!, as I have been asked by my hubby alot lately if there is

something wrong with my brain?, as I agree I have done some weird things, lately

and either don't realize why I did them, don't remember, or just have doen them

myself and catch it and wonder what am I thinking! LOL That's all

i can do is laugh at myself now, crying has been dried up.

Very interesting and makes sense. Thanks for the post.

love and hugs,

Debra V.

Cindy Lou wrote: Chronic Pain May Harm Brain

A new study says chronic pain harms the brain, which may help explain why so

many patients with chronic pain have common cognitive and behavioral

conditions, too.

Researchers at Northwestern University used functional MRI to show that

individuals with chronic back pain had alterations in the functional

connectivity of the cortical regions - brain areas related to pain -

compared to healthy subjects.

" This is the first clue we have that conditions such as depression, anxiety,

sleep disturbances and decision-making difficulties, which affect the

quality of life of chronic pain patients as much as the pain itself, may be

directly related to altered brain function as a result of chronic pain, "

principal investigator Dr. Dante Chialvo told Medscape Neurology &

Neurosurgery.

The study was recently published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

Chialvo said research has shown the healthy brain rests in a state of

cooperative equilibrium, so when one part becomes active, others become less

so. Regions engaged in this resting state are known as the default mode

network (DMN) and usually " shut off " when an individual is paying attention

or undertaking a task. They found the regions of the DMN in chronic pain

patients never " quiet down. "

" Our paper shows pain not only hurts patients, but the unrelenting

perception of pain also harms the brain. Using technology such as fMRI, we

can objectively quantify this effect, " said Dr. Chialvo.

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Re: Chronic Pain May Harm Brain May??

I say it does!, as I have been asked by my hubby alot

lately if there is something wrong with my brain?, as I agree I have done some

weird things, lately and either don't realize why I did them, don't remember, or

just have doen them myself and catch it and wonder what am I thinking! LOL

That's all i can do is laugh at myself now, crying has been dried up.

Very interesting and makes sense. Thanks for the post.

love and hugs,

Debra V.

Cindy Lou <cindylouwho777@ comcast.net> wrote: Chronic Pain May Harm Brain

A new study says chronic pain harms the brain, which may help explain why so

many patients with chronic pain have common cognitive and behavioral

conditions, too.

Researchers at Northwestern University used functional MRI to show that

individuals with chronic back pain had alterations in the functional

connectivity of the cortical regions - brain areas related to pain -

compared to healthy subjects.

" This is the first clue we have that conditions such as depression, anxiety,

sleep disturbances and decision-making difficulties, which affect the

quality of life of chronic pain patients as much as the pain itself, may be

directly related to altered brain function as a result of chronic pain, "

principal investigator Dr. Dante Chialvo told Medscape Neurology &

Neurosurgery.

The study was recently published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

Chialvo said research has shown the healthy brain rests in a state of

cooperative equilibrium, so when one part becomes active, others become less

so. Regions engaged in this resting state are known as the default mode

network (DMN) and usually " shut off " when an individual is paying attention

or undertaking a task. They found the regions of the DMN in chronic pain

patients never " quiet down. "

" Our paper shows pain not only hurts patients, but the unrelenting

perception of pain also harms the brain. Using technology such as fMRI, we

can objectively quantify this effect, " said Dr. Chialvo.

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There are some tons and tons of messages in here, and I don't think I can

respond to even a fraction of them, but already I am learning stuff!!!! I am not

crazy afterall! Yes, I do believe with all my heart! Chronic pain from what

ever sourse! It does do something to a persons ability to think and make

desisions! Pain hurts more than the body! I want to learn more!

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW GOOD IT IS TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!!!

Connie in Alaska crud, I got so excited that I got a nosebleed!

Re: Chronic Pain May Harm Brain May??

I say it does!, as I have been asked by my hubby alot lately if there is

something wrong with my brain?, as I agree I have done some weird things, lately

and either don't realize why I did them, don't remember, or just have doen them

myself and catch it and wonder what am I thinking! LOL That's all i can do is

laugh at myself now, crying has been dried up.

Very interesting and makes sense. Thanks for the post.

love and hugs,

Debra V.

Cindy Lou wrote: Chronic Pain May Harm Brain

A new study says chronic pain harms the brain, which may help explain why so

many patients with chronic pain have common cognitive and behavioral

conditions, too.

Researchers at Northwestern University used functional MRI to show that

individuals with chronic back pain had alterations in the functional

connectivity of the cortical regions - brain areas related to pain -

compared to healthy subjects.

" This is the first clue we have that conditions such as depression, anxiety,

sleep disturbances and decision-making difficulties, which affect the

quality of life of chronic pain patients as much as the pain itself, may be

directly related to altered brain function as a result of chronic pain, "

principal investigator Dr. Dante Chialvo told Medscape Neurology &

Neurosurgery.

The study was recently published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

Chialvo said research has shown the healthy brain rests in a state of

cooperative equilibrium, so when one part becomes active, others become less

so. Regions engaged in this resting state are known as the default mode

network (DMN) and usually " shut off " when an individual is paying attention

or undertaking a task. They found the regions of the DMN in chronic pain

patients never " quiet down. "

" Our paper shows pain not only hurts patients, but the unrelenting

perception of pain also harms the brain. Using technology such as fMRI, we

can objectively quantify this effect, " said Dr. Chialvo.

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