Pain Management
Jan 29, 2024
The following is a summary of “Risk of cardiovascular comorbidities before and after the onset of rheumatic diseases,” published in the January 2024 issue of Rheumatology by Aaramaa et al. ...
Jan 29, 2024
A recent study found that physician cognitive load influences pain treatment decisions, with physicians prescribing weaker analgesics to high socioeconomic status (SES) patients compared to low SES pa...
Jan 25, 2024
Sleep quality and energy are precursors of incident headache, with different patterns for predictors of morning and later-day incident headache, according to a study published in Neurology. Tar...
Jan 24, 2024
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Use of gabapentinoids has increased since 2015, particularly for chronic pain, according to a study published in the January/February issue of the Anna...
Jan 23, 2024
Study finds demographic disparities in chronic pain management, with factors such as metropolitan residence, higher income, and education influencing the use of integrative health and non-opioid modal...
Jan 23, 2024
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with acute and subacute low back pain experience considerable improvements in pain and disability within the first six weeks, according to a review ...
Jan 23, 2024
Older adults have a mean of 20.7 total health care contact days per year, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Ishani Ganguli, M.D., M.P.H., from Brigham and Women...
Jan 22, 2024
A retrospective cohort study investigating lower back pain (LBP) in patients with cervical myelopathy undergoing surgery found that over 50% experienced improvement in postoperative numerical rating...
Jan 20, 2024
Study finds contralateral knee pain exacerbation in a significant percentage of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients, with identified risk factors including low quadriceps strength and higher Kellgr...
Jan 19, 2024
Early opioid use for chronic non-cancer pain minimally affects quality of life, prompting caution in prescription with a careful consideration of benefits versus long-term risks. The following ...
Jan 19, 2024
More than 30 percent of individuals with migraine experience migraine-related stigma often or very often, according to a study published in Neurology. Robert E. Shapiro, M.D., Ph.D., from the L...
Jan 18, 2024
The following is a summary of “Tryptophan metabolites and gut microbiota play an important role in pediatric migraine diagnosis,” published in the January 2024 issue of Pain by Liu et al. M...
Jan 17, 2024
The following is a summary of “Mendelian randomization study of lipid metabolism characteristics and migraine risk,” published in the January 2024 issue of Pain by Hong et al. Researchers c...
Jan 17, 2024
Gabapentinoid use is associated with an increased risk for severe exacerbation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published in the Annals of Interna...
Jan 16, 2024
The following is a summary of “Anxiety, history of childhood adversity, and experiencing chronic pain in adulthood: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis,” published in the January 2024...
Jan 15, 2024
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with chronic pain, medical cannabis use is associated with an increased risk for new-onset arrhythmia, according to a study published online Jan...
Jan 15, 2024
Addition of positional distraction to stabilization exercises was found to have superior effects compared to stabilization exercise alone on pain and functional disability among patients with lumbar r...
Jan 12, 2024
THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In 2022, 5.7 percent of adults reported lacking reliable transportation for daily living, according to a January data brief published by the U.S. Centers f...
Jan 11, 2024
A study validated the Patients’ Endorsement of a Biopsychosocial Model of Chronic Pain Scale (PEB) as a reliable tool predicting patients’ engagement in pain self-management strategies, offering p...
Jan 11, 2024
Individuals with lower pain severity, shorter pain duration, and heightened concerns about opioids may be more motivated to consider reducing or discontinuing opioid use for managing chronic pain. ...