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Oct 28, 2026 · Back & Neck Pain

PRP injections for facet joint back pain: promising, not proven

A review of six studies finds PRP injections for facet joint back pain promising but unproven, with benefits that may outlast steroid shots.

SEVA Healthcare Editorial Team · 4 min read

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Oct 28, 2026 · Headache & Migraine Pain

Review of 217 Trials Rates Evidence for Migraine Prevention Drugs

A review of 217 trials sorted migraine prevention drugs by how strong their evidence is. Several rated high confidence, but which drug works best remains unclear.

SEVA Healthcare Editorial Team · 4 min read

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Oct 28, 2026 · Motor Vehicle Accident Care

Exercise for Chronic Whiplash: What a New Research Review Found

A new review suggests exercise may help long-lasting whiplash pain more than advice alone, but the evidence is limited and its edge over other therapies is unclear.

SEVA Healthcare Editorial Team · 3 min read

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Oct 28, 2026 · Urology & Incontinence

Pelvic Floor Yoga, General Exercise Both Tied to Fewer Bladder Leaks

In a 12-week trial of 140 women with urgency leaks, both yoga and general exercise groups had fewer leaks. Yoga eased urinary distress a little more.

SEVA Healthcare Editorial Team · 4 min read

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Oct 22, 2026 · Post-Surgical & Complex Pain

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 Team · 4 min read

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Oct 16, 2026 · Back & 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.

SEVA Healthcare Editorial Team · 3 min read

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Oct 15, 2026 · Back & 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.

SEVA Healthcare Editorial Team · 3 min read

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Oct 14, 2026 · Back & Neck Pain

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

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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