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As someone with very mild / low-intensity chronic pain, this is promising. My number one fear, limiting me, is that it will get worse, despite medical assurance
by bigmattystyles 5y ago
As someone with very mild / low-intensity chronic pain, this is promising. My number one fear, limiting me, is that it will get worse, despite medical assurances that it's unlikely. Tech like this could remove that fear and let me live my life (though with my personality, I have no doubt I will find something else to fixate on). I'm working on it with current approaches, but CBT and ssri's only work so well on me. I won't touch opiates with a ten foot pole, though for now, I don't need them. If I ever did, I'm sure my tune would change really fast.
I have also been hopeful of CRISPR targeting of pain, mimicking those with a genetic congenital inability to feel pain. https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2021/04/01/could-crispr-gene-editing-technology-be-an-answer-to-chronic-pain/ https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2021/04/01/could-crispr-gene-e...
I am watching the progress, but when you suffer from pain and the anxiety from it, nothing comes soon enough. I'm also just a layman - if anyone here knows more and can comment on it, that would be cool.
Last, be weary of snake oil when it comes to any medical condition. Many are unscrupulous.
- heavyset_go 5y agoOpioid receptor modulators are being researched as an avenue for treating pain[1]. They don't cause opioid tolerance or addiction, but do offer increased pain relief, and some are available today like CBD, THC and other cannabinoids. They seem kind of promising for pain that's alleviated well with opioids versus non-opioids. [1] https://www.pnas.org/content/118/16/e2000017118 https://www.pnas.org/content/118/16/e2000017118