This study compares the use of opioids vs nonopioids in the emergency department for patients with low back pain and the proportion of patients who return within 30 days.
The researchers reviewed studies evaluating the effectiveness of minocycline in alleviating neuropathic pain because it reduces microglial activation, which suggests that it may reduce neuropathic pain.
The researchers aimed to report a case of arachnoiditis as a complication of epidural blood patch (EBP) procedures and to systematically review the diagnostic workup, clinical outcomes, and treatment modalities reported in the literature.
Researchers’ goal was to employ fMRI to identify differential brain responses to noxious stimuli in patients with chronic pain while adhering to best practices for neuroimaging meta-analyses.
Abnormalities of trabecular and cortical microarchitecture are associated with skeletal complications in the 6 months following spinal fusion surgery.
Researchers evaluated the relationship between OUD history and physical therapy initiation for low back pain.
Patients with recent-onset sciatica who received early referral to physical therapy experienced better clinical outcomes compared with usual care.
The number of Waddell signs present may indicate future treatment failure.
Adults with chronic back pain who had adverse allergic reactions to NSAIDs are at higher risk for developing an opioid use disorder.
Orphengesic Forte for the symptomatic relief of mild to moderate pain of acute musculoskeletal disorders now available.
