Challenging Issues in Treating Patients with Depression and Pain
Acute pain is lessened with opioid treatment but depression is associated with reduced response to acute opioid treatment.
Acute pain is lessened with opioid treatment but depression is associated with reduced response to acute opioid treatment.
Headache treatment depends on several factors: making an accurate diagnosis, ruling out alternative etiologies and addressing the headache’s impact, with the ultimate goal of headache relief.
The FDA issued a warning that prescription oral viscous lidocaine 2% solution should not be used to treat infants and children with teething pain.
Increased incidence noted in young women, Hispanics, and those married or living as married.
Research on the relationship between footwear, injury and subsequent pain rates is limited. A switch to a minimalist shoe or barefoot running should be done gradually.