Operant Learning May Provide More Benefits Than Energy Conservation in Fibromyalgia
Operant learning may provide additional benefits compared with energy conservation in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome.
All articles by Gary Rothbard, MD
Smartphone App Helps Evaluate Catastrophizing in Chronic Pain
In patients with chronic pain conditions, daily pain assessments using a smartphone app indicated a positive correlation between perceived change in pain symptoms and levels of pain catastrophizing.
OTC Analgesic Use High, Associated With Worse-Than-Expected Clinical Profiles
The clinical profiles of patients taking over-the-counter pain medications were found to be poorer than expected, with a high prevalence of migraine headache and many reporting frequent and disabling pain for extended durations.
Lower Weighting of Hand Cortical Representations in CRPS
Patients with unilateral complex regional pain syndrome may have a weaker illusory response to a novel finger illusion compared with healthy controls, indicating disrupted weighting of bilateral hand cortical representations.
Involvement and Diagnosis of Myofascial Trigger Points in Migraine, Tension-Type Headache
Patients with tension-type or migraine headaches often exhibit myofascial trigger points, but the involvement of these trigger points in the pathophysiology of these conditions is not well understood.
Celecoxib Offers Pain Relief Comparable to Ketorolac After Robotic Hysterectomy
Patients undergoing robotic hysterectomy were found to report comparable pain scores when receiving celecoxib perioperatively or ketorolac postoperatively.
IV Hydromorphone vs IV Acetaminophen for Severe Acute Pain in the ED
Intravenous hydromorphone may provide greater analgesic effect compared with intravenous acetaminophen in adult patients presenting to the emergency department with severe acute pain.
Evidence of Altered Nociceptive Processing in Chronic Unilateral Heel Pain
Widespread pressure pain hypersensitivity at nerve trunks and musculoskeletal structures associated with long-standing unilateral plantar heel pain may result from altered central pain processing.
Sublingual Sufentanil May Be Safe and Effective for Short-Term Acute Pain Management
Sufentanil sublingual tablets may be effective for the short-term postoperative or emergency department management of moderate to severe pain in patients from across the body mass index spectrum.
Ketamine Superior to Clonidine as an Adjunct to Epidural Steroid Injections for Low Back Pain
Ketamine may be superior to clonidine as an adjunct to epidural steroid injection of triamcinolone for patients with chronic low back pain.
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