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Music eases children’s pain and distress while in hospital

A visit to the emergency room can be frightening for children but a simple intervention of playing music can help keep them calm during medical procedures.

Massage with essential oil blend eases period pains

An essential oil blend of lavender, rose, cinnamon and clove has been shown to help women suffering from painful and/or heavy periods

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Acupuncture better than NSAIDs for period pains

Two new studies show that acupuncture is an effective form of pain relief and may be particularly useful for period pains

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Got pain? Try a massage!

Recent published research shows why more and more doctors and patients consider massage to be a powerful pain reliever

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Osteopathy beats ultrasound for low back pain

A new study shows osteopathic treatment can reduce lower back pain, cut drug use and improve quality of life

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Arthritis – relieving pain & staying supple without drugs

While not all arthritis is preventable, there are things you can do to alter the course and severity of the disease

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Yoga effective for chronic neck pain

New study shows that Iyengar yoga relieves neck pain and improves psychological well being

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Alexander Technique cuts medication use in pain sufferers

Researchers in Bristol have found a remarkable reduction in pain medication use with Alexander Technique

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Painkillers – more overdoses than heroin and cocaine

Our worrying and escalating use of painkillers – is it ‘medication overuse’ or ‘medication overprescription’?

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Acupuncture provides “significant” pain relief, say scientists

The accumulated evidence for the pain-relieving power of acupuncture is “robust” and “clinically significant”

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