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Title: An Autoimmune Basis for Chronic Pain?
Post by: lighthouse33 on September 28, 2012, 10:14:12 AM
An Autoimmune Basis for Chronic Pain?

Potassium-channel autoimmunity linked to chronic pain:

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120903/Potassium-channel-autoimmunity-linked-to-chronic-pain.aspx


Title: Re: An Autoimmune Basis for Chronic Pain?
Post by: wendyoh on September 28, 2012, 12:19:24 PM
this sounds very hopeful and like some said vindicating for some who may have been dismissed in past.

however i didnt quite catch what the treatments are? immune suppressants?
Title: Re: An Autoimmune Basis for Chronic Pain?
Post by: Cdbhappy on September 29, 2012, 05:47:19 PM
Interesting article. I wish they would have given details of the immunotherapy used that led to such pain relief.
Cdbhappy