While the authors call for rigorous future studies, they acknowledge that cannabis being a Schedule 1 drug makes it difficult to conduct clinical trials. Many people use cannabis products (CPs) and cannabis-based medicines (CBMs) to manage chronic...
The following is a summary of “Older age and risk for delayed abdominal pain care in the emergency department,” published in the October 2024 issue of Emergency Medicine by Bloom et al. Demographic factors are reported to be linked with suboptimal acute pain care. ...
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Sept. 30 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for opioid prescribing for acute pain management in children and...
The following is a summary of “Chronic pain and obesity in community-dwelling adults: Findings from the national health and nutrition examination survey,” published in the September 2024 issue of Pain by Zhong et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective study to...
The following is a summary of “Two-Centre Retrospective Analysis on Selective Sensory Denervation of Shoulder Joint by Means of Cooled Radiofrequency in Chronic Shoulder Pain,” published in the September 2024 issue of Pain by Santi et al. Radiofrequency ablation...
The following is a summary of “Geographical disparities in fibromyalgia severity: An Italian study,” published in the September 2024 issue of Pain by Carlo et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective study to investigate the presence of differences in disease...
The following is a summary of “Older age and risk for delayed abdominal pain care in the emergency department,” published in the October 2024 issue of Emergency Medicine by Bloom et al. Demographic factors are reported to be linked with suboptimal acute pain care. ...
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Sept. 30 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for opioid prescribing for acute pain management in children and...
The following is a summary of “Chronic pain and obesity in community-dwelling adults: Findings from the national health and nutrition examination survey,” published in the September 2024 issue of Pain by Zhong et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective study to...
The following is a summary of “Two-Centre Retrospective Analysis on Selective Sensory Denervation of Shoulder Joint by Means of Cooled Radiofrequency in Chronic Shoulder Pain,” published in the September 2024 issue of Pain by Santi et al. Radiofrequency ablation...
The following is a summary of “Geographical disparities in fibromyalgia severity: An Italian study,” published in the September 2024 issue of Pain by Carlo et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective study to investigate the presence of differences in disease...
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