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Pain Management

Opioid Use & Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty

Aug 24, 2015

Reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA), a procedure designed for treating diseased rotator cuff tears with arthritis, can be used to improve function and provide pain relief. Opioids are being used more ...

IAS 2015

Aug 24, 2015

New research was presented at IAS 2015, the International AIDS Society Conference, from July 19 to 22 in Vancouver, Canada. The features below highlight some of the studies that emerged from the confe...

Ethical Pain Management in the ED

Aug 24, 2015

According to published reports, up to 75% of ED patients present with pain-related complaints, and more than half come to the ED with severe or moderate pain. Pain management is a fundamental componen...

Can NSAIDs Help Prevent Skin Cancer?

Aug 12, 2015

Users of NSAIDs appear have significantly reduced risk of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) when compared with nonusers, according to a systematic review. Aspirin users were also found to have a reduced r...

Using the Web to Cope With Pain

Aug 12, 2015

Pain coping skills training using an internet-based program called PainCOACH appears to reduce pain levels among patients with osteoarthritis who use the intervention, according to a study. The 8-week...

Sickle Cell Disease & Sleep

Aug 12, 2015

Patients with sickle cell disease who have shorter sleep duration, fragmented sleep, or inefficient sleep appear to have more days of greater pain severity, according to study findings. The authors no...

Defining Rx Opioid Overdose Risk

Aug 12, 2015

Patients who use multiple pharmacies concurrently and have overlapping opioid prescriptions appear to be at greater risk for opioid overdoses than others, according to a study. Patients who used four ...

Depression & Low Back Pain

Aug 12, 2015

Patients with symptoms of depression appear to have a higher risk of developing an episode of low back pain in the future, according to findings of a systematic review. The authors noted that risks fo...

Opioid Use in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain

Aug 01, 2015

The management of chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP)—defined as pain lasting beyond 3 months—has emerged as a significant challenge for healthcare providers throughout the United States. In recent yea...

Defining Rx Opioid Overdose Risk

Jul 27, 2015

Patients who use multiple pharmacies concurrently and have overlapping opioid prescriptions appear to be at greater risk for opioid overdoses than others, according to a study. Patients who used four ...

Depression & Low Back Pain

Jul 27, 2015

Patients with symptoms of depression appear to have a higher risk of developing an episode of low back pain in the future, according to findings of a systematic review. The authors noted that risks fo...

Using the Web to Cope With Pain

Jul 27, 2015

Pain coping skills training using an internet-based program called PainCOACH appears to reduce pain levels among patients with osteoarthritis who use the intervention, according to a study. The 8-week...

Sickle Cell Disease & Sleep

Jul 27, 2015

Patients with sickle cell disease who have shorter sleep duration, fragmented sleep, or inefficient sleep appear to have more days of greater pain severity, according to study findings. The authors no...

It Ain’t What You Don’t Know...

Jul 24, 2015

A while back, I was on call on a Saturday night when we got a notification of an incoming trauma, an intoxicated 40-year-old man who had fallen off a barstool and had a scalp laceration. He had a brie...

Defining Rx Opioid Overdose Risk

Jul 13, 2015

Patients who use multiple pharmacies concurrently and have overlapping opioid prescriptions appear to be at greater risk for opioid overdoses than others, according to a study. Patients who used four ...

Defining Rx Opioid Overdose Risk

Jul 13, 2015

Patients who use multiple pharmacies concurrently and have overlapping opioid prescriptions appear to be at greater risk for opioid overdoses than others, according to a study. Patients who used four ...

Comparing Ventral Hernia Repair Approaches

Jul 13, 2015

Among patients with a small umbilical or epigastric hernia, mesh repair appears to halve the long-term risk of recurrence when compared with sutured repair. Researchers found recurrence rates of 10% a...

APS 2015

Jun 22, 2015

New research was presented at APS 2015, the American Pain Society’s annual scientific meeting, from May 13 to 16 in Palm Springs, CA. The features below highlight some of the studies that emerged fr...

Managing Migraine in the ED

May 25, 2015

Migraine is one of the most common disorders for which patients seek medical treatment in the ED. Studies show that migraine causes most of the 5 million headache visits to EDs in the United States ea...

Post-Op Pain in Pediatric Urology

May 25, 2015

Management of pain is a critical aspect of postoperative care in pediatric urology. Currently, clinicians who aim to control postoperative pain in children use a combination of both opioids and anti-i...

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