Luana Colloca is an NIH-funded scientist who investigates pain mechanisms and therapies with patients suffering from chronic pain

UMD Baltimore
Joined September 2017
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Hear more about the placebo research Luana Colloca, MD, PhD, MS, conducts at UMSON on the @ReallyNoReally_ Podcast. 🎙️@Colloca_Lab iheart.com/podcast/1119-real…
Is pain a figment of our imagination or can we actually control pain-related senses with placebos? Check out the latest episode where we address the Shocking Power of the Placebo Effect with Dr. Luana Colloca.🎙️ #placeboworld #placeboeffect #medicalscience #medicalresearch
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Register to join a unique 2 day- workshop at @NIMHgov eventbrite.com/e/nimh-placeb…
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Open to all❗️ Guest Lecture, May 13th: Dr. Schmidt - appetitive side of placebo effects. Spread the word, and let's come together to navigate the path towards a pain-manageable life. #PainManagement #HealthAndWellness #ExpertTalks #PBOCenter #ChronicPain #AcutePain #Empowerment
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Join the engaging Placebo Beyond Opinions Center guest lecture, "Neural and Physiological Mechanisms Supporting Mindfulness-Based Analgesia as Compared To Placebo" presented by Fadel Zeidan. Thursday, May, 2 from 3 - 4 p.m. (EST) umaryland.zoom.us/j/94043152…
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Original: Yang Wand & Jeril Varghese et al. (@Colloca_Lab) examined the relationship b/w sleep disturbances and experimentally-induced placebo effects — Greater insomnia severity and poor sleep quality ➡associated with smaller placebo effects FREE: jpain.org/article/S1526-5900…
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Pain Patients, Clinicians, and Researchers, our “Rename Pain Catastrophizing” survey just went live! Do you have an opinion about the term? Please complete our anonymous 10 min survey and help us create a better term. #RenamePC renamepc.stanford.edu
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Join us next Thursday, 14 May, at 8:00 EDT for a new #GlobalYear2020 webinar: Can We Prevent #OrofacialPain? @oralmedoralpath Attendance is free, but you must register! Save your seat: bit.ly/2YbRfZu
A few studies have shown that programs that include relaxation techniques may help relieve symptoms of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction. nccih.nih.gov/health/relaxat…. #TMJ #Relaxation
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Do you suffer from chronic #migraines, #TMJ, or #Fibromyalgia? Cincinnati Children’s Hospital is conducting online research for adults 18-30 that suffer with these conditions. Interested? Email [email protected]. $15 Target gift card study compensation. #CincyChildrens
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We are pleased that the final version of our article "Placebo hypoalgesia: above and beyond expectancy and conditioning" is now available online. No sign up, registration or fees are required. authors.elsevier.com/a/1Y2tH… @Harvard_PiPS; @Colloca_Lab;
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Are placebos the solution? @Colloca_Luana explores the potential for a powerful tool to tackle the opioid epidemic in the decades ahead. #TEDxUMBaltimore
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Discover Simple 3 Minutes Exercises That Can Help Relief #TMJ Pain As Soon As Today! bit.ly/curetmj #TemporomandibularJoint
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A9: We must eliminate false belief that all patients taking long-term opioids are addicted to them. Most patients take their opioid medication as prescribed. A subset of patients taking opioids have addiction and require different care pathways. #PainMonth18
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A voluntary tapering program may help opioid users with chronic pain transition comfortably to a lower dose, according to a new study led by @StanfordMed's Beth Darnall. stan.md/2odGkvA
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People with #TMD have been shown to have higher levels of anxiety, depression, somatization and sleep deprivation.