Fix your aching back, rebuild your shrinking brain

Chronic pain can bring on depression, problems of memory and concentration, and general brain fog-- a fact well known to many of the 50 million American adults who live with pain that has settled in for a long stay. But a study published Wednesday finds that changes in the brain that come with chronic pain can be reversed when the hurt is treated effectively.

By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times/ For the Booster Shots Blog

May 18, 2011