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Pain Management

ACR: Genicular Nerve Block Offers Short-Term Pain Relief for Knee OA

Nov 23, 2022

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Genicular nerve block offers pain relief for patients with knee osteoarthritis, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in Arthritis & Rheumatolo...

Acupuncture Helps Alleviate Back/Pelvic Pain During Pregnancy

Nov 23, 2022

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Acupuncture significantly improves pain, functional status, and quality of life in women with low back and/or pelvic pain during pregnancy, according to a ...

FDA: Patients Should Be Cautious When Using Online Pharmacies to Buy Meds

Nov 19, 2022

FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to be careful when buying prescription medication online. While some pharmacy websites operate lega...

Acupuncture Reduces Aromatase Inhibitor-Related Joint Pain

Nov 14, 2022

MONDAY, Nov. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Among women with early breast cancer who have aromatase inhibitor-related joint pain, pain at 52 weeks is reduced with true acupuncture (TA) compared with sha...

Hip Brace May Slow Hip Displacement in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Nov 09, 2022

TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A novel hip brace is significantly effective in preventing the progression of hip displacement among children with nonambulatory cerebral palsy, according to ...

Delivery Methods Compared for Osteoarthritis Intervention

Nov 09, 2022

TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- First-line intervention for hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA) may reduce pain whether delivered in-person or digitally, according to a study published online No...

Prevalence of Arthritis Higher Among Caregivers

Nov 05, 2022

THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of arthritis is higher among caregivers than noncaregivers, and caregivers with arthritis are more likely to report disabilities, according t...

CDC Updates Recommendations for Prescribing Opioids for Pain

Nov 05, 2022

THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a clinical practice guideline issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in the Nov. 4 issue of the agency's Morbidity an...

ASA: Green Light Therapy for Pain-Related Anxiety Studied in Fibromyalgia

Nov 02, 2022

TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Green light therapy might decrease anxiety, particularly fear-based anxiety, in patients with fibromyalgia and reduce the use of opioids to manage chronic pai...

ASA: Preoperative Cannabis Use Tied to Higher Pain After Surgery

Nov 02, 2022

TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- While presurgical cannabis use is not associated with postoperative opioid use, it is significantly associated with time-weighted average pain scores in the f...

1999 to 2018 Saw Increase in Barriers to Timely Medical Care

Nov 01, 2022

FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- From 1999 to 2018, barriers to timely medical care in the United States increased for all race and ethnic groups, with disparities between groups also increas...

ASTRO: Ultra-High-Dose Radiotherapy Feasible for Extremity Bone Mets

Oct 28, 2022

FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Ultra-high-dose-rate radiotherapy delivered at more than 40 Gy/sec (FLASH therapy) is clinically feasible for extremity bone metastases, according to a study ...

Higher Work Hours Linked to Depressive Symptoms for Interns

Oct 28, 2022

THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For interns, higher work hours are associated with increased depressive symptoms, according to a letter to the editor published in the Oct. 20 issue of the ...

Female Med Students Publish Less, Despite Higher Number of Research Experiences

Oct 27, 2022

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Among medical school students, there are significant disparities in publication rates across sex and race and ethnicity, according to a study published onl...

Physicians With Disabilities Experience More Mistreatment

Oct 20, 2022

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Physicians with disabilities had a significantly higher likelihood of experiencing every type of mistreatment from both patients and coworkers, according t...

Sleep Disorders Common in Chronic Migraine

Oct 20, 2022

THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep disorders are common in patients with chronic migraine (CM), according to a study published Oct. 6 in Nature and Science of Sleep.Hikmet Saçmacı, fr...

Risk-Benefit of Opioids, Other Analgesics Prescribed in ED Unclear

Oct 19, 2022

TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The balance of risks and benefits is unclear for opioids compared with placebo, acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and local or sy...

Opioid-Sparing Protocol Cuts Opioid Use After Arthroscopy

Oct 18, 2022

MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An opioid-sparing postoperative pain management protocol reduces opioid consumption compared with standard care for patients undergoing outpatient shoulder or...

Diet Modification May Provide Menstrual Pain Relief

Oct 14, 2022

FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An alteration in diet may help lessen menstrual pain, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the North American Menopause Society, held from...

Thirty-Seven Percent of Adults Used Telemedicine in 2021

Oct 14, 2022

THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In 2021, 37.0 percent of adults used telemedicine in the past 12 months, with use varying by age, sex, and race/ethnicity, according to an October data bri...

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