NEWS & EVENTS

Medoc follows scientific advancements using quantitative sensory testing closely. We share some of the recent publications regarding QST and Medoc’s devices here. We applaud our many customers for their experimental efforts in acquiring new insights in the field of neurology, basic science and pain physiology and highlight their insights on our blog.

Nov 15, 2021
2 min

Cold perception threshold predicts serious renal complications in Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetic Kidney Disease (DKD) is a known and serious complication of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Could this complication in any way be...

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Oct 27, 2021
3 min

Evaluating neuropathy after breast cancer surgery - QST or bedside examination?

Breast cancer Breast cancer affects approximately 13% of women in their lifetime in the US.[i] Treatment for breast cancer varies between...

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Sep 15, 2021
2 min

Can pain experience indicate one's risk for Alzheimer's disease?

What is Alzheimer's disease? Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder, the most common cause of dementia. It causes brain...

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Jul 20, 2021
6 min

Thermal testing: what is the norm? A guide to using normative data

What is normative data? Normative data is a large amount of values gathered from people who, in this context, are known to be healthy....

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Jun 23, 2021
1 min

Medoc presents at the European Pain School at the University of Siena

The European Pain School (EPS) was founded at the University of Siena (Italy) in 2002. The school is intended for students working on...

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Jun 10, 2021
1 min

Medoc sponsors the IASP 2021 Virtual World Congress on Pain

We are excited to announce that we will be sponsoring IASP's 2021 Virtual World Congress on Pain, the premier multidisciplinary forum on pai

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Apr 20, 2021
2 min

Would touching a furry seal help against pain?

Discover how robots can decrease

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Mar 2, 2021
2 min

Is it all in the knee?

Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is considered a mechanistic pain syndrome, originating from kinetic, anatomic or biomechanical dysfunction...

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Feb 24, 2021
1 min

Happy Purim 2021!

We wish all our customers and partners a year full of Laughter and Fun! (part of our team from top to bottom, left to right: Mini-Oksana,...

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Feb 11, 2021
2 min

Pain, high in the sky

Globalization has opened our world for international travel, as well as seeking specialized care far away and its associated medical air...

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Feb 4, 2021
1 min

Ziman Dorfman appointed as Service and Usability Customer Satisfaction Manager

We are excited to welcome Mr. Ziman Dorfman to our team here at Medoc. Ziman will be taking over the responsibility of technical service and

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Jan 12, 2021
1 min

Pain relief for patients with chronic low back pain

Leiden University Medical Center researchers have made another important step toward personalized pain treatment based on the patient’s...

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Dec 6, 2020
5 min

Fit to a T(hermode)

We are often asked by our customers: “what thermode should I use?” Our answer is usually: “it depends”. This is one of the most common...

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Nov 17, 2020
1 min

Introducing the new CHEPS for TSA 2

We are very excited to introduce the new CHEPS thermode for TSA2. Our new CHEPS brings contact heat and cold evoked potentials to the...

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Oct 21, 2020
3 min

Do you know what your thermal taster status is?

thermal taste is a phenomenon that may be tested using thermal stimulation of cooling and heating, thermal taste gives the additional flavor

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Oct 3, 2020
2 min

Patient knows best: participant-controlled tonic heat pain temperature during CPM

There are quite a few ways to explore conditioned pain modulation (CPM). It may be through a set stimulus with asking the participant to...

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Sep 20, 2020
1 min

Eran Warshai appointed to the role of General Manager

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Eran Warshai as the General Manager of Medoc, effective Sep. 13, 2020. During the last 5...

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Jun 27, 2020
2 min

Does gender identity affect pain?

There are known differences in the pain experience, pain processing and prevalence of chronic pain between men and women.

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