Chronic Pain Archives - Clinical Pain Advisor

Musculoskeletal Pain

Changes in MRI Features Associated With Pain in Thumb Base Osteoarthritis

By

Emily Pond

July 9, 2020

Researchers assessed the 2-year course of pain and osteoarthritic MRI features in the thumb base.

Musculoskeletal Pain

Effects of Psychological Symptoms on Sleep in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

By

Amit Akirov, MD

July 9, 2020

Sleep disturbances are more common in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Patient receiving therapy for knee osteoarthritis.

Musculoskeletal Pain

Contextual Effects Contribute to Acupuncture Treatment Effects for Knee OA Pain

By

Madeline Morr

July 7, 2020

Researchers aimed to clarify the role of contextual effect in widely used nonpharmacologic, nonsurgical treatments for knee osteoarthritis by conducting a literature review of knee osteoarthritis trials.

Chronic Pain

Perceptions Related to Cannabis-Related Therapies Among Clinicians

By

Madeline Morr

June 30, 2020

Healthcare professionals see the benefits of prescribing cannabis therapies but report significant knowledge gaps in both recreational and medical cannabis.

Chronic Pain

NK1 Receptor Antagonist Delivery With pH-Responsive Nanoparticles to Inhibit Pain

By

Florence Chaverneff, Ph.D.

June 19, 2020

Intrathecal injection of pH-responsive nanoparticles containing the neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist, aprepitant, and targeting acidified endosomes of spinal neurons, was found to inhibit induced nociception in rodents.

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Cancer Pain

Prolonged Postoperative Opioid Use Noted in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

By

Andrea S. Blevins Primeau, PhD, MBA

June 19, 2020

Patients with early-stage breast cancer who undergo mastectomy with or without reconstruction are at risk of prolonged opioid use.

Cancer Pain

Genetic Polymorphisms: Understanding Their Relationship With Cancer Pain

By

Vicki Moore, PhD

June 19, 2020

A discussion on the genetic influence of single nucleotide polymorphisms on cancer pain and their potential to assist pain management in patients with cancer.

Musculoskeletal Pain

ASIPP Releases Guidelines for Facet Joint Interventions

By

Brandon May

June 16, 2020

The ASIPP has published comprehensive, evidence-based guidelines for performing diagnostic and therapeutic facet joint interventions in the management of chronic spinal pain.