FMRI to detect pain?

kadakada

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Posted 4/14/2016 7:34 PM (GMT 0)

I have been in pain for many years and I am wondering if a FMRI which researchers say can detect pain signals could be beneficial for me? I have a dull, aching pain in ears, temples, and pain in the neck. Most are the effects of sinus surgery 20 years ago but I do also have Myasthenia Gravis. Interestingly, the pain in my neck was only discovered when I came completely off opiates 2 months ago. Please share any insight you might have.

Healingfromchronicpain

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Posted 4/22/2016 5:21 PM (GMT 0)

I don't have an answer to your question, but I always wondered if getting an fMRI would have helped when I was trying to get insurance companies to cover some of my treatment, and also for disability insurance to show that I wasn't making it up! I don't know if an fMRI can help to diagnose or identify treatment. I'm curious to know as well.

Alcie

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Posted 4/23/2016 7:54 PM (GMT 0)

I tried looking up fmri but couldn't find any reports of it finding pain signals.

CRPSpatient

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Posted 4/24/2016 10:52 AM (GMT 0)

Hi kadakada,

I've never come across it being used in a clinical contex - and thanks to my computer dying I'm posting from tablet (which I find it much harder to search from) - but I know one of the research groups here in Australia have been doing studies around fMRI and pain in recent years as a couple of my friends participated. Whether any of their findings have been published as yet I don't know - but you might have luck searching for Neuro Orthopaedic Group (or NOIgroup) - or through their blog, BodyInMind - or with names like Lorimer Moseley or David Butler

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