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Banding Together Against Boards: How Physicians Are Fighting the MOC Program
Managing Cancer Pain: Assessing the Risk for Nonmedical Opioid Use
Reviewing the Efficacy of Therapeutic Interventions for Knee Osteoarthritis
ERAS Protocol Can Reduce Opioid Use After Spine Surgery
ASIPP Releases Guidelines for Use of Biologics in Management of Low Back Pain
Headache Frequency, Medication Overuse, and Depression Linked to Migraine
Parents Conflicted About Opioid Use in Children
Mechanisms of Posttraumatic Headache
Giving the Choice of Medical Support During Painful Procedures to Children With Cancer
World Health Organization: Five-Year Plan to Address 10 Biggest Global Health Threats
After Elbow Surgery, Children May Be Overprescribed Opioids
Endothelial Dysfunction Biomarkers Elevated During Migraine Attacks in Women
Mechanical Hyperalgesia in Chronic Migraine With TMD
Physician-Mothers as Caregivers Increases Risk for Burnout, Mood Disorders
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Treating Migraine in the Elderly: Navigating Polypharmacy and Comorbidities
Considering individual patient factors, effects of aging, and using online tools for drug interactions will aid in treatment of migraines in the elderly. -
Medicaid Work Requirements Are Increasing the Cost of Being Sick in America
On the surface, a plan to get able-bodied individuals back to work in order to maintain their Medicaid benefits sounds reasonable — until it’s not. -
Opioid-Induced Constipation: Insights Into Diagnosis and Effective Treatment
Conventional approaches to treatment of opioid-induced constipation include the use of treatment modalities that address non-opioid-related constipation as well as new medications that target the OIC mechanism of action. -
Migraine and Alcohol: Encouraging a Healthy Balance of Indulgence and Vigilance
Based on the literature, investigators found no reason to tell patients with headache to abstain from alcohol. -
Case Study: Shoulder Injury Following a Biking Accident
A 41-year-old man presents with a shoulder injury sustained as the result of a fall from his road bike.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Also Benefits Chronic Pain
For patients with chronic pain (CP), both mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) improve physical functioning, pain intensity, and depression.
Piezogenic Pedal Papules (Painful piezogenic pedal papules, piezogenic wrist papules)
Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? What you should be alert for in the history First described by Shelley and Rawnsley in 1968, piezogenic pedal papules are flesh-colored papules which emerge on the heel upon weight bearing. Herniations of subcutaneous fat give rise to these papules. Upon cessation of weight bearing, the papules frequently recede…
Compounded Pain Creams Evaluated in Patients With Localized Chronic Pain
To investigate the effectiveness of compounded creams in the treatment of chronic pain conditions, study authors performed a double-blind, randomized, parallel study comparing creams compounded with an active ingredient to placebo creams.
Marijuana Among American Adults Doubled in Past Decade
As marijuana use increases, so does the risk of adverse consequences.
Characteristics of Physicians Excluded from Medicare Reimbursement Programs Examined
Older male physicians who practice family medicine, internal medicine, psychiatry, or surgery were more likely to have been excluded from insurance reimbursement participation.
