“Cough Trick” Reduces Pain From Immunizations
by Pamela Katz Ressler, RN, BSN, HN-BC, MS-PREP student and PREP-AIRED blog moderator Forcing a cough while receiving an immunization appears to decrease perceived pain a study published in the...
View ArticleThe PREP Program at Tufts University School of Medicine is GOING THE DISTANCE
The Pain Research, Education & Policy (PREP) program at Tufts University School of Medicine is GOING THE DISTANCE! Since 1999 Tufts has had a unique program that trains leaders in pain research,...
View ArticleCommunicating the Experience of Chronic Pain and Illness through Blogging
When one thinks of chronic or persistent pain one often thinks in terms of the biologic pathways of pain perception. However, an important component of pain involves of the psychosocial aspects of...
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