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Pregnancy With a Spinal Cord Stimulator: What 31 Cases Suggest

A pooled review of 31 pregnancies in women with spinal cord stimulators found few device problems and reassuring birth outcomes. The evidence is still thin.

SEVA Healthcare Editorial TeamOct 22, 2026 · 4 min read

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ResearchBack & Neck Pain

When a Back-Pain Flare Hits, the Brain’s “Sense of Self” Network Lights Up

Bending to tie a shoe can set off a flare. New imaging work suggests those flares involve more of the brain than the parts that simply detect pain.

Oct 16, 2026 · 3 min readRead

ResearchBack & Neck Pain

Nearly Eight Years on Opioids, and Pain No Better: What a Northwestern Brain Study Found

Years of prescription opioid use did not come with lower pain in this study — but the picture is more nuanced than “opioids don’t work”, and nobody should stop a prescription on their own.

Oct 15, 2026 · 3 min readRead

Six Million People, 118 Countries: What the Largest Map of Pain Yet Says About Who Hurts

Pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, yet until now there was no shared yardstick for how it is distributed across ages and regions.

SEVA Healthcare Editorial Team · 3 min read

Oct 14, 2026 Motor Vehicle Accident Care

Hurt in a Motor Vehicle Accident? Why You Should See a Doctor Before You Call a Lawyer

Adrenaline hides injuries, and the first number you dial can decide what kind of care you get. Here’s why a proper diagnosis should come first.

SEVA Healthcare Editorial Team · 5 min read

Oct 13, 2026 Post-Surgical & Complex Pain

Why Does Pain Linger After Surgery for Some People? A 2,285-Person NIH Study Has Finished Recruiting

Most post-surgical pain fades as tissue heals. For some it does not. A large NIH programme is trying to work out, in advance, who is at risk.

SEVA Healthcare Editorial Team · 2 min read

Oct 12, 2026 Post-Surgical & Complex Pain

The Good-Day Trap: Why Pacing Matters More Than Pushing Through

Doing too much on the good days and too little on the bad ones keeps many people stuck. Pacing is how you get steadier weeks.

SEVA Healthcare Editorial Team · 2 min read

Oct 12, 2026

Why Insurance Companies Are Making It Harder for Patients to Get Care

Your doctor recommends a treatment. Then the letter arrives: “not medically necessary.” Here’s how prior authorization works, and how to push back.

SEVA Healthcare Editorial Team · 4 min read

Oct 11, 2026 Back & Neck Pain

Pain Wrecks Sleep, and Poor Sleep Turns Up Pain. Here Is Where People Start

A bad night makes pain louder the next day, and pain makes the next night worse. Small, consistent changes are where most people begin.

SEVA Healthcare Editorial Team · 2 min read

Oct 10, 2026 Nerve & Neuropathic Pain

Burning, Aching or Electric? How to Describe Pain So Your Clinician Can Act on It

The words you use for pain are not small talk; they help a clinician tell nerve pain from joint pain from muscle pain. Here is how to prepare.

SEVA Healthcare Editorial Team · 2 min read

Oct 10, 2026

Top 5 Pain Procedures Doctors Recommend

From epidural steroid injections to spinal cord stimulation, here’s what each procedure does, who it may help and what to expect.

SEVA Healthcare Editorial Team · 3 min read

Oct 9, 2026 Back & Neck Pain

Fifteen Minutes With a Pain Specialist: How to Make Them Count

What to bring, what to write down beforehand, and the questions that get the most useful answers from a pain specialist.

SEVA Healthcare Editorial Team · 2 min read

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