Christina T. Loguidice

Patients with fibromyalgia syndrome are 1.40 times more likely to develop peptic ulcer disease compared with those without.

A 3-week interdisciplinary rehabilitation program reduces pain and improves physical and psychological function in patients with chronic headaches.

Meta-analysis indicates short-term NSAID use is generally safe and can relieve pain, but lacks clinically important benefits.

Spinal cord stimulation using precision approach via 3D neural targeting shows superior efficacy in treating chronic axial low back pain compared with a traditional approach relying on a trial-and-error method to achieve desired paresthesia.

Many analgesics and analgesic combinations for chronic pain have shown temporary and permanent otological effects, including hearing loss.

Similar efficacy, superior safety of nonparticulate vs particulate corticosteroids for alleviating radicular pain.

Although opioids are considered a first-line treatment for late-stage cancer pain, they are often prescribed relatively late and for only a short duration before death in many patients.

Many patients experience pain months after nephrectomy. Continuous surgical site analgesia may offer the best long-term pain control.

Manual therapy uses skilled passive movement of joints and soft tissues to improve range of motion, mobility, and function.

Although neuropathic pain can have numerous etiologies, from diseases (eg, cancer, viral infections) to injuries/trauma (eg, stroke, surgery, spinal cord injuries), neuroinflammation is an underlying driving factor.