Study: Chronic Pain May Really Be 'All in Your Head'
Researchers found higher TSPO signals in skull marrow among 125 adults with chronic pain, and the strongest signals tracked with greater pain intensity.
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Skull bone marrow inflammation marker rises with chronic pain severity
Chronic pain affects almost one-quarter of U.S. adults. Yet, for most people, current treatment approaches provide only limited relief. Recent research has pointed to bone marrow found in the skull as an important site of communication between the brain and the immune system.
A recent study showed a correlation between skull bone marrow activity and chronic pain, suggesting that the immune response may be involved in the skull marrow in pain-related mechanisms, and opening up a new space to study the causes of the continuation of this situation.
Study: Chronic Pain May Really Be 'All in Your Head'
(MedPage Today) -- "Increasingly recognized as a source of immune cells in health and disease," the skull bone marrow also may promote and/or maintain chronic pain from elsewhere in the body, researchers said. Advanced imaging in 125 people with...
Research with imaging tests identifies elevated immune activity in the skull of patients with pain and relationship with intensity of symptoms
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