Arthritis pain processed in parts of brain concerned with emotions and fear
March 31st 2007 09:29
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"Researchers at The University of Manchester have discovered that arthritis pain, unlike that induced as part of an experiment, is processed in the parts of the brain concerned with emotions and fear.
A team led by Dr Bhavna Kulkarni has captured the first images of how the brain processes arthritis pain, using positron emission tomography (PET) scanners based at the Christie Hospital.
In a study funded by the Arthritis Research Campaign and published in 'Arthritis and Rheumatism' this week, they compare the brain areas involved in processing arthritic and experimental pain in a group of patients with osteoarthritis".
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This research is made possible by modern imaging techniques and enables comparisons to be made between induced pain and the pain of osteoarthritis, with expectations that the results may result in different forms of pain treatment for the condition.
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