Risk for Chronic Pain May Be Doubled in Patients With Gout
A diagnosis of incident or new chronic pain may be twice as likely in patients with vs without gout.
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Axillary Nerve Block May Be Effective for Closed Distal Radius Fracture Reduction
Ultrasound-guided axillary nerve block may offer adequate analgesia for the nonoperative management of distal radius fractures in the emergency department.
Episodic Vertigo May Be Associated With Migraine
Nearly a third of patients with migraine were found to experience vestibular-type episodic vertigo before and/or during an acute attack.
Joint Hypermobility May Not Be Associated With Chronic Low Back Pain, Lumbar OA
Joint hypermobility may not be associated with chronic low back pain or lumbar osteoarthritis.
Pain Coping Skills Training Improves Pain Management, Perception in African American Patients With OA
The program did not significantly reduce pain, but did improve key measures of pain coping and perceived ability to manage pain in African American patients with osteoarthritis.
Optimal Measures to Assess First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Osteoarthritis
In patients with first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis, the most responsive outcome measures were the pain subscales of the Foot Health Status Questionnaire and the Foot Function Index Revised Short Form, as well as pain severity while walking.
Predicting Time to Pain Resolution, Recovery, and Opioid Cessation After Surgery
In surgical patients, time to pain resolution, complete recovery from surgery, and opioid cessation were found to be predicted by the worst pain occurring 10 days after surgery.
Lumbar ESI May Improve Function, Pain in Elderly Patients With Symptomatic Stenosis
Older individuals with symptomatic lumbar stenosis who were given lumbar epidural steroid injections were found to have improved pain scores and physical function 1 month after the intervention.
Chronic Low Back Pain in the Elderly May Be Associated With Sarcopenia
Older individuals with vs without chronic low back pain may have lower skeletal muscle mass.
IV Lidocaine/Ketorolac Combination Superior to Lidocaine Alone for Renal Colic Pain
A combination of intravenous lidocaine and ketorolac was found to be superior to IV lidocaine alone and comparable with IV ketorolac alone for alleviating suspected renal colic pain.
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