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Pain Management

11.5 Percent of Under 65-Year-Olds Uninsured in 2020

Feb 11, 2022

FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In 2020, 11.5 percent of people aged younger than 65 years were uninsured, according to a study published Feb. 11 in the National Health Statistics Reports, ...

Multimodal Nonopioid Protocol Eases Pain After ACL Repair

Feb 11, 2022

FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A multimodal nonopioid pain protocol may offer adequate relief from postoperative pain for some patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction ...

Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk

Feb 09, 2022

MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A healthier lifestyle is associated with lower rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in Arthritis Care & Research.J...

Small Risk Found for Some Congenital Anomalies With Opioid Exposure

Feb 07, 2022

MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There is a small increased risk for some organ-system and specific congenital anomalies with exposure to first-trimester opioid analgesics, according to a stud...

Various Strategies Used by U.S. Adults to Manage Chronic Pain

Feb 07, 2022

MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with chronic pain use a variety of pain management strategies, including opioids, but the majority use nonopioid management techniques, according to a r...

Gastric Emptying After Light Meal Delayed in Parturients

Feb 04, 2022

FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Gastric emptying is delayed in parturients, while labor epidural analgesia seems to facilitate gastric emptying after a light meal, according to a study publis...

Experts Propose Solutions to the Opioid Crisis in North America

Feb 04, 2022

FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Fundamental reform of regulatory systems is needed to address the opioid crisis in North America and beyond, according to recommendations from a Commission rep...

California Universal Health Care System Bill Faces Monday Deadline

Feb 01, 2022

MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- California lawmakers must vote by Monday on whether to keep a bill to create a universal health care system moving forward.Monday, Jan. 31, is the last chance...

Black Patients More Likely to Have Negative Descriptors in Notes

Jan 25, 2022

MONDAY, Jan. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Black patients are more likely than White patients to have at least one negative descriptor in the history and physical notes of their electronic health recor...

Factors ID'd for Eventual Surgery in Patients With Appendicitis

Jan 18, 2022

TUESDAY, Jan. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Presence of an appendicolith is associated with a nearly twofold increased risk for undergoing appendectomy within 30 days of initiating antibiotics for appe...

Insurance Coverage for Acupuncture Up From 2010 to 2019

Jan 14, 2022

FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Insurance coverage for acupuncturist visits increased from 2010 to 2019, but most costs are paid out of pocket, according to a research letter published onlin...

Rural, Urban Disparities Seen for Quality of Home Health Care

Jan 13, 2022

THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There are significant and persistent differences in quality of care between rural and urban home health agencies, according to a study published online Jan....

Aquatic Exercise Cuts Pain, Disability From Low Back Pain

Jan 12, 2022

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Therapeutic aquatic exercise leads to greater pain alleviation in patients with chronic low back pain compared with physical therapy, according to a study ...

Mindfulness Plus Brain Stimulation May Ease Chronic Migraine

Jan 11, 2022

TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Mindfulness practices associated with left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) anodal transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) have a therapeutic ef...

Intrathecal Morphine + Oral Gabapentin Aids Pain Management

Jan 11, 2022

TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Combining intrathecal morphine (ITM) and oral gabapentin (GABA) improves pain management in teens undergoing spinal fusion for scoliosis, according to a stud...

Vitamin D Supplementation Could Reduce Migraine Headache Attacks

Jan 11, 2022

MONDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D supplementation could reduce headache attacks per month and headache days per month among migraine patients, according to a review published in the ...

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Beneficial in Migraine

Jan 11, 2022

MONDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A migraine-specific adaptation of the Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) program does not improve headache-related impairment among patients with migr...

Can Aquatic Exercise Make Waves as Chronic Low Back Pain Tx?

Jan 11, 2022

Water-based exercise bests standard physical therapy modalities In patients with chronic low back pain, a therapy program involving therapeutic aquatic exercise outperformed a program of transcutaneo...

Duloxetine Does Not Alleviate Pain in Chronic Osteoarthritis

Jan 07, 2022

THURSDAY, Jan. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with chronic osteoarthritis (OA) pain, duloxetine added to usual care has no effect compared with usual care alone, according to a study publish...

Duloxetine Does Not Alleviate Pain in Chronic Osteoarthritis

Jan 07, 2022

THURSDAY, Jan. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with chronic osteoarthritis (OA) pain, duloxetine added to usual care has no effect compared with usual care alone, according to a study publish...

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