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Functional Restoration for Chronic Pain and Depression in the Elderly: Pharmacotherapy and Beyond
Functional restoration is a multimodal approach to chronic pain and depression, and includes psychoeducation about pain, biofeedback, mindfulness training, physical and occupational therapy, and detoxification of narcotics.
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Clinical Comorbidities Increased After Arthroscopic Hip Surgery
Following elective arthroscopic hip surgery, the rate of seven major clinical comorbidities increases significantly.
Back Pain Frequency, Mental Health, and Substance Use in Adolescents
Adolescents who experience more frequent back pain may be more likely to smoke and drink alcohol and report feelings of anxiety and depression.
Seven-Item Pain Intensity Measure Reliable in Individuals With Dementia
A 7-item pain intensity measure for persons with dementia has shown initial validity and reliability
Antidepressant Effects of Ketamine Appear to Require Opioid System Activation
Researchers conducted a double-blind crossover study in adults with treatment-resistant depression to determine the involvement of the opioid system in ketamine's antidepressant effects.
Pain Severity May Partly Mediate the Association Between Depression and Physical Performance in Knee OA
Pain may partly mediate the observed association between physical performance and depressive symptoms in patients with radiographic knee osteoarthritis.
Call to Better Investigate the Associations Between Sleep Disturbances and Chronic Pain
Although literature indicates bidirectional associations between sleep disturbances and pain, few longitudinal studies have examined the role of sleep disturbances in contributing to chronic pain.
Factors Underlying High Pain Tolerance in Ultra-Marathon Runners
Ultra-marathon runners may have lower levels of pain-related anxiety and reduced pain-related escape and avoidance behaviors compared with the general population, which may partially underlie their supranormal pain tolerance.
Mixing Sedative-Hypnotics, Prescription Opioids Associated With Suicidal Ideation in Serious Mental Illness
Concurrent use of sedative-hypnotic and prescription opioid medications may increase the risk for suicidal ideation in individuals with serious mental illness.
Nonprescription Drug Use Associated With Potentially Traumatic Events
The nonmedical use of prescription drugs may be more consistently associated with discrete, potentially traumatic events and social-environmental stressors compared with long-lasting stressors related to family functioning during childhood and youth.
Knee Pain, Functional Impairment in Elderly Linked to Depressive Symptoms
Knee pain and functional impairments in elderly individuals are associated with the development of depressive symptoms.
Clinical Pain Advisor Articles
- Reviewing the Efficacy of Invasive Procedures for Chronic Back, Knee Pain
- Association Between Headache Attributed to Temporomandibular Disorders and Comorbid Bodily Pain
- Involvement and Diagnosis of Myofascial Trigger Points in Migraine, Tension-Type Headache
- Chronic Pain May Be a Contributing Factor to Suicide
- Mobile Health-Supported Trials to Assess Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Treatments
- Perioperative Pain Management in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder
- Antidepressant Effects of Ketamine Appear to Require Opioid System Activation
- Reviewing the Efficacy of Intrathecal Morphine, Ziconotide for Cancer- and Noncancer Chronic Pain
- Seven-Item Pain Intensity Measure Reliable in Individuals With Dementia
- Reviewing the Efficacy of Invasive Procedures for Chronic Back, Knee Pain
- Are Physician-Patient Relationships Ethical? Ethicists Say No, But Some Docs Disagree
- Strategies and Considerations for Improving Global Healthcare
- Cannabinoid-Associated Analgesia May Be Mediated Through Modulation of Affective Processes
- Striking a Balance Between Opioid Surveillance and Patient Privacy
- Payer Policies May Discourage Non-Pharmacologic Treatments for Low Back Pain
