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Central Sensitization May Worsen Musculoskeletal Pain in IBD
Past Health Coverage Expansions Have Not Affected Rates of Hospital Use
USPSTF Recommends Screening Adults for Illicit Drug Use
Telehealth in Nonhospital Centers Grew From 2014 to 2018
Race and Gender Bias in Perception of Pediatric Pain Tolerance by Healthcare Providers
Kangaroo Care May Reduce Pain During Repeated Painful Procedures in Infants
Asymptomatic Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Is It a Precursor to Symptomatic Disease in Children?
Brand-Brand Competition Has Not Cut Prices in Pharmaceutical Market
OnabotulinumtoxinA Injection of Sphenopalatine Ganglion May Not Improve Trigeminal Neuralgia
One-Third of Physicians Will Take More Than 10 Years to Pay Off Debt
Prescription Drug Misuse Common in High Schoolers
Remote Electrical Neuromodulation Noninferior to Usual Care for Acute Migraine
Incidence of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Has More Than Doubled
Effects of Aquatic Physiotherapy vs Health Education for Fibromyalgia
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Chronic Pancreatitis: Challenging to Diagnose, Difficult to Treat
Chronic pancreatitis stems from a variety of pathogenic entities that result in chronic inflammation, fibrosis, and irreversible damage to the pancreas. -
Headache and Trigeminal Neuralgia in Multiple Sclerosis
Researchers found that abnormal magnetic resonance imaging suggests that in patients with multiple sclerosis, headaches often precede diagnoses. -
Post-ICU Syndrome: Identifying Challenges and Improving Mortality
Post-ICU syndrome includes psychological effects — depression, anxiety, and PTSD — as well as worsened physical functioning. -
Reviewing the Efficacy of Dietary Supplements to Manage Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
The use of dietary supplements to manage pain is common in individuals with musculoskeletal disorders. -
On the Need for a Multidisciplinary Approach for Pediatric Pain Management
Increasing attention has focused on the use of multidisciplinary approaches that combine pharmacologic and integrative nonpharmacologic therapies for pain management.
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.
