Topics

Chronic Pain

Somatosensory Acupuncture Modulates Neurochemistry to Reduce FM Pain

Digital Health App Tracks Pain Progress With Neurostimulation Therapy

Acute Pain

Bupivacaine Injections Reduce Pleural and Mediastinal Drain Pain

Injectable NSAID Recalled Due to Particulate Matter Found in Vials

Post-Surgical Pain

Tape of Therapeutic Suggestions Influences Postop Pain Outcomes, Opioid Use

Therapeutic Suggestions During GA Linked to Reduced Pain

Sports and Overuse Injury

Treatments Appear No Better Than Placebo for Tennis Elbow

Gluteal Loading Exercise May Not Improve Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome

Low Back Pain

Risk for Lower Back Pain Seen With Asthma, COPD

Use of Diagnostic Imaging for Low Back Pain Increasing in Primary Care

Neuropathic Pain

Demyelinating Plaques: A Cause of Trigeminal Neuralgia Secondary to MS

Improvements in Depression Linked to Improvements in Pain in MS

Diabetic Neuropathy

Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Outcomes With Ranibizumab vs Panretinal Photocoagulation

QUIZ: Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy – an Overview

Postherpetic Neuralgia

Effect of Low-Level Laser Therapy on Incidence of Postherpetic Neuralgia

Is Asthma Linked to Shingles Risk in Adults?

Musculoskeletal Pain

Footwear Evaluated for Walking Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis

Post-Hip Fracture Mortality Higher in Patients Living Alone

Pain Comorbidities

Depression Comorbidity Associated With Greater Healthcare Expenditures in Back Pain

Observational Tools May Lack Sensitivity for Evaluating Pain Intensity in Advanced Dementia

Diabetes

Prediabetes Knowledge Gaps Found With Survey of PCPs

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Does Not Benefit Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Chemical Dependency

Benzodiazepine Dependence: Treatment Options

Cocaine Use Up in the United States

Mental Illness

Improving Medication Adherence to Mitigate Adverse Effects of Cannabis on Psychosis Relapse

Suicide Prevention and Intervention: Considering Cultural Differences

Abdominal and Pelvis Pain

Usual Care vs Restrictive Strategy to Reduce Abdominal Pain in Patients With Gallstones

Implementation of Psychological Screening Program in Children With Abdominal Pain Successful

Cancer Pain

Prolonged Postoperative Opioid Use Noted in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Genetic Polymorphisms: Understanding Their Relationship With Cancer Pain

Migraine and Headache

Galcanezumab May Improve Quality of Life in Episodic and Chronic Migraine

Clinical Utility of Neuromodulation for Migraine Prevention and Treatment

Geriatric Pain Management

Experts Offer Tips on Integrating Medical Marijuana Into Geriatric Practice

Fall Risk Increased With Poor Sleep Quality and Daytime Sleepiness

Pediatric Pain Management

CT Use Down for ED Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Children

Default Mode Network Desegregation, Prefrontal Cortex Associated With Increasing Pain in Adolescents

Practice Management

COVID-19 Pandemic Creates New Roles for Advanced Practice Providers

Clinicians Should Prepare for the End of Telehealth Waivers

Oral and Maxillofacial Pain

Cloves for Oral Cavity Pain

Podcast: What You Need To Know About Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

Treatments

Vaginal Moisturizer, Estradiol Tablet No Better Than Placebo

Naldemedine Safe, Effective for Opioid-Induced Constipation