Pain Archives - Clinical Pain Advisor

Acute Pain

Case Study: Epigastric Abdominal Pain and Vomiting

By

Brady Pregerson, MD

September 10, 2020

A patient presents to the emergency department with intermittent epigastric abdominal pain that radiates into his back.

woman receiving knee exam, osteoarthritis

Musculoskeletal Pain

Mobilization With Movement and Standard Care Improves Knee OA Pain

By

Amit Akirov, MD

September 1, 2020

Researchers evaluated the long-term effect of mobilization with movement on disability, pain, and function in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.

General Pain

Prenatal Cannabis Exposure May Affect Child Neurodevelopment

August 14, 2020

Maternal cannabis use during pregnancy is tied to higher risk for neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring.

Chronic Pain

Adults With Pain at Increased Risk for Cannabis Use Disorder

By

Jessica Nye, PhD

July 21, 2020

The increased risk for frequent nonmedical cannabis use among individuals with pain was elevated when comparing between surveys in the 2 time periods.

Radiograph of a knee with osteoarthritis

Musculoskeletal Pain

Distinct Trajectories Based on Pain in Knee and Hip OA Identified

By

Morgan E. Meissner

June 18, 2020

Researchers identified an association between distinct trajectories of pain and physical function and knee and hip osteoarthritis.

Opioid Addiction

Codispensing of Benzodiazepines, Opioids Dangerous in Hemodialysis

By

Natasha Persaud

June 2, 2020

Patients on hemodialysis who use opioids concurrently with a short-acting benzodiazepine are especially at risk for early death, a study found.

Neuropathic Pain

Varied Somatosensory Abnormalities Found With Trigeminal Nerve Damage

By

Amit Akirov, MD

May 12, 2020

Researchers to explore the somatosensory changes related to trigeminal nerve damage using psychophysical and electrophysiological tools.

Musculoskeletal Pain

Antirheumatic Therapy Decreases Opioid Use in Patients With Early Inflammatory Arthritides

By

Morgan E. Meissner

April 30, 2020

Researchers assessed the effect of the opioid epidemic in Finnish patients with early inflammatory arthritides.

Musculoskeletal Pain

Fibromyalgia and Widespread Pain Weakly Linked to Mortality

By

Clinical Pain Advisor Contributing Writer

April 28, 2020

Researchers investigated the association of fibromyalgia and widespread pain with mortality.

Opioid Addiction

AMA: Opioid Use Disorder Management During COVID-19

By

Benjamin Williams

April 7, 2020

The AMA called for alterations for insurers, including terminating cost-sharing and prior authorization for chronic pain and OUD medications and removing restrictions on Medicaid preferred drug lists.