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Pain Management

Chronic Pain Counts in Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Vary Wildly

Dec 28, 2023

The following is a summary of “Problem of Pain in Rheumatology: Variations in Case Definitions Derived From Chronic Pain Phenotyping Algorithms Using Electronic Health Records,” published in the D...

More Than Half of U.S. Medical Interns Experience Sexual Harassment

Dec 27, 2023

TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of U.S. medical interns report experiencing sexual harassment, according to a research letter published online Dec. 26 in JAMA Network O...

Sex Disparities Persist in Chest Pain Workup Despite Clinical Pathways

Dec 26, 2023

The following is a summary of “Sex-disparities in chest pain workup: a retrospective cohort review of a university based clinical decision pathway,” published in the December 2023 issue of Cardiol...

Modest Contextual Effects in Musculoskeletal Pain Treatment Beyond Therapy

Dec 26, 2023

The following is a summary of “Importance of context (placebo effects) in conservative interventions for musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials,â...

12.5% of Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery Develop Long-Term Opioid Use

Dec 26, 2023

The following is a summary of “Long-term postoperative opioid use in orthopaedic patients,” published in the December 2023 issue of Pain by Melis et al. Prior studies using prescription dat...

Hair Cortisol in Fibromyalgia: Impact of Pain Chronicity and Severity

Dec 26, 2023

The following is a summary of “A two-component model of hair cortisol concentration in fibromyalgia: Independent effects of pain chronicity and severity,” published in the December 2023 issue of P...

Exposure to Any Adverse Childhood Experience Tied to Later Pain Disorders

Dec 25, 2023

FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The risk for reporting chronic painful disorders rises with increasing numbers of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), according to a review published onlin...

Study Compares Effectiveness of Migraine Preventive Drugs

Dec 25, 2023

FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with migraine, simvastatin, calcitonin gene-related peptide pathway antibodies (CGRPabs), and amitriptyline have a favorable effect compared wit...

ACT for Fibromyalgia: A Review of Effectiveness, Acceptance, and Safety

Dec 22, 2023

The following is a summary of “Efficacy, acceptability and safety of acceptance and commitment therapy for fibromyalgia – a systematic review and meta-analysis,” published in the December 2023 i...

Analgesic Effectiveness of Intravenous S-Ketamine in Third Molar Surgery: A Double-Blind Trial

Dec 22, 2023

The following is a summary of “Intravenous S-ketamine’s analgesic efficacy in third molar surgery. A randomized placebo-controlled double-blind clinical trial,” published in the December 2023 is...

FDA Approves DNA Cheek Swab Test to ID Patients at High Risk for Opioid Addiction

Dec 22, 2023

THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind test -- the AvertD test -- that uses DNA swabbed from a patient's cheek to determine...

Evaluating Pain Perception in Women Undergoing IVF: A Comparative Analysis Between Those With & Without Endometriosis

Dec 21, 2023

The following is a summary of “Pain assessment in women with or without endometriosis during the IVF process: a prospective study,” published in the November 2023 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecolog...

Patient Factors ID'd That Predict Low or No Postoperative Opioid Use

Dec 19, 2023

MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Younger age, being opioid-naĂŻve, and a lower discharge pain score are associated with low or no postoperative opioid use, according to a study published onli...

Racial and Ethnic Disparities Seen in Use of Hospice

Dec 19, 2023

MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Racial and ethnic disparities are seen in use of hospice among Medicaid recipients, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in JAMA Health Forum.Ju...

Central Pain Aspects Predict Impaired Self-Management in Chronic Low Back Pain

Dec 15, 2023

The following is a summary of “Influence of central aspects of pain on self-management in people with chronic low back pain,” published in the December 2023 issue of Primary Care by Georgopoulos e...

Small Short-Term Placebo Effect Found in Interventions, Limited Long-Term Impact Identified

Dec 14, 2023

The following is a summary of “Placebo analgesia in physical and psychological interventions: Systematic review and meta-analysis of three-armed trials,” published in the November 2023 issue of Pa...

People With Migraines Exhibit Increased Brain Blood Vessel Damage

Dec 13, 2023

The following is a summary of “Correlation between migraine and cerebral small vessel disease: A case–control study,” published in the November 2023 issue of Pain by Zhang et al. Migraine...

Pain Research Experiences Explosive Growth

Dec 13, 2023

The following is a summary of “The evolving landscape of publishing in the field of pain: An automated bibliometric analysis from 1975 to 2020,” published in the November 2023 issue of Pain by Nie...

Assessing Fear of Movement in Chronic Headache: Validating the TSK-12

Dec 13, 2023

The following is a summary of “Initial validation of the 12-item Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia in a retrospective sample of adults with chronic headache,” published in the November 2023 issue of Pa...

Arthrodesis Successfully Treats Lateral Atlanto-Axial Joint Pain & Disability

Dec 13, 2023

The following is a summary of “Athrodesis of the Lateral Atlanto-Axial Joint for the Relief of Neck Pain and Cervicogenic Headache,” published in the November 2023 issue of Pain by Ferch et al. ...

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