New Tools Available to Assess Pain in Older Patients
The key to treating older patients with pain? “Don’t assume anything.”
The key to treating older patients with pain? “Don’t assume anything.”
Offer ancillary services to ensure your practice thrives, not just survives.
Understanding how opioids can be used in palliative care can help clinicians avoid overprescribing narcotics to patients.
New delivery methods of medication and newer molecular entities for treatment offer hope for headache management.
Treating these chronic conditions together may minimize the stigma of depression treatment.
Despite being at higher risk for chronic pain, undertreatment is common among older adults.
Mobile device use is growing rapidly in older adults.
Strategies are available to assist clinicians in determining when and how to wean patients off opioid analgesics.
The estimated prevalence of chronic pain in older adults is increasing, ranging from 20% to 50% in primary care, 40% to 60% in those in assisted living facilities, and 50% to 80% of nursing home residents.
Constipation affects up to half of those on long-term opioid therapy.