A concussion or other serious traumatic brain injury can negatively impact a person’s sleep for a year and half or longer. According to a study in Neurology, those with brain injuries may not even be aware that they are experiencing sleep problems. The study examined...
Public awareness of the prevalence veterans suffering from PTSD is at an all-time high. There is far less awareness, however, of the frequency of PTSD in America’s first responders. A NCBI study estimates that police, EMTs and firefighters routinely face as many as 3...
The Military Health System commissioned a study to examine the effects of PTSD and depression in the armed services, the two most common mental-health issues in the military. The study found that the military’s health program provides insufficient mental-health...
Millions of Americans suffer from chronic pain every year. Many of them will go to great lengths to help ease their pain. But, how much, exactly, would a person spend per day to live pain free? A study at the National Bureau of Economic Research set out to answer that...
A study in JAMA Internal Medicine revealed that people whom experienced chronic pain earlier in their lives are at an increased risk of developing dementia. According to the study, people with chronic pain had a 9 percent increase in rapid memory decline and were 7.7...
For the many veterans afflicted with PTSD, war is not their only battle. According to a recent study in JAMA, veterans with PTSD are at an “increased risk of receiving opioids for pain, high-risk opioid use and adverse clinical outcomes.” Opioid abuse in...
