Corinna Panlilio Sison MD, Author at Clinical Pain Advisor

Regulatory Issues

AHA/ACC Release Updated Guidelines for Cholesterol Management

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Corinna Panlilio Sison MD

November 13, 2018

Updated cholesterol guidelines offer more personalized cardiovascular disease risk assessment.

Migraine & Headache

Headache, Confusion, and Seizures in Patient With SLE

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Corinna Panlilio Sison MD

August 7, 2017

A 59-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presents to the emergency department (ED) with headache, confusion, and mild somnolence. Her husband states that she has been complaining of a constant, severe headache for the past 2 days. She also has not complained of nausea, dizziness, chest pain, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, or muscular…

Rheumatology

Reduced Opioid Requirements When Comorbid OA, Hypertension Treated With Beta-Blockers

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Corinna Panlilio Sison MD

November 2, 2016

The anti-nociceptive effect of beta-adrenergic blockade is associated with decreased joint pain and reduced opioid requirements in patients with symptomatic large joint osteoarthritis and hypertension.

Rheumatology

Utility of Systematic Ultrasound Evaluation of Early RA

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Corinna Panlilio Sison MD

September 16, 2016

A treat-to-target approach using tight ultrasound goals was not found to improve disease activity, radiographic joint damage, or physical function.

Rheumatology

Benefits of Intensive Pain Control in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Corinna Panlilio Sison MD

August 9, 2016

Much of the disability associated with RA relates to the pain secondary to inflammatory joint inflammation.

Rheumatology

Changes in Central Pain Mediate Improvements in RA Fatigue

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Corinna Panlilio Sison MD

July 13, 2016

Improvements in fatigue following anti-TNF therapy commencement reflect changes in centrally driven pain, rather than inflammatory disease activity

Interventional Pain Management

Local Infiltrative Anesthesia vs Regional Blockade for Post-TKA Pain

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Corinna Panlilio Sison MD

June 1, 2016

In this pooled meta-analysis, LIA provided better analgesia at rest in the immediate post-operative period when compared to RB, in addition to preserving quadriceps function.

Musculoskeletal Pain

Low Load Exercises With Partial Vascular Occlusion Effective for OA Knee Pain

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Corinna Panlilio Sison MD

March 17, 2016

Combining partial vascular occlusion (PVO) with low to moderate-intensity resistance exercise training may be a way for patients with knee OA to participate in quadriceps strengthening.