How to shovel snow without hurting yourself
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Tag: pain
Cold take: Ice baths don’t help sore muscles heal
In the Journal of Physiology, researchers found that when a group of athletes used ice baths after exercising, it actually stalled muscle regeneration, a key component to building and maintaining muscle.
Cannabis might help curb chronic pain, reducing the need for opioids
For some chronic pain patients, there’s a correlation between daily cannabis use and a decreased likelihood of opioid drug use, according to a new study.
How to stare at your phone all day without messing up your body
The great horn debacle of 2019 is just the latest addition to a sprawling list of hysterical reporting on posture and technology.
Opioid risks are different for kids and teens—the guidelines should be, too
A pair of new studies, published this week in the journal Pediatrics, turned attention to opioid prescribing rates in the pediatric population. Specifically, they addressed two subsets of that group: adolescents and young adults between the ages of 13 and 22, and children with chronic illnesses and other special health care needs.
The weirdest things we learned this week: Animal prostitution and Pavlovian pee responses
What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s hit podcast.
This woman’s genetic mutation shields her from pain and anxiety
When a 66-year old woman at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, Scotland, told her doctor that her severely arthritic hand was painless both before and after her operation, they were suspicious.
The weirdest things we learned this week: counting vampires and nudist founding fathers
What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s hit podcast.
Doctors have been overprescribing fentanyl for years and the FDA hasn’t been able to stop it
The medical community now recognizes the dangers opioids pose, but a new study of FDA documents shows that recognition isn’t enough. In an attempt to regulate a particularly potent class of opioids, the FDA introduced a special protocol for handling them. But a new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins University shows that protocol was anything but effective.
He’s let thousands of insects bite and sting him—here’s what he’s learned
Justin Schmidt loves studying bugs, which means he’s gotten some painful nips and stings from his subjects. He decided to turn that agony into something useful.