Apr 2, 2021
Telemedicine isn’t there yet. I’ve been treating patients for nearly a year by remote care, and I’m underwhelmed. And my patients have voted with their feet—most still want to see me in person. I suspect they’re not happy with...
Read MoreMar 1, 2021
Answer: The way they are taught is out of date. A guy named Steven Levitt is tired of helping his teenagers with their quadratic equations and imaginary zeros. Because they will never use these skills again, he thinks teaching...
Read MoreFeb 26, 2021
O ver the course of my 45 or so years in the business, I have noticed that many patient charts contain errors. I’ve never stopped to count them, but some investigators at five leading academic centers recently did. Of 22,889...
Read MoreFeb 26, 2021
“There are important reasons to study chronic pain and PTSD together,” says Matthew J. Bair, MD, MS. Chronic pain and PTSD co-occur frequently. This comorbidity leads to significant adverse effects for patients, and their...
Read MoreFeb 26, 2021
Serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) have a small and not clinically important effect on back pain, but they may have a clinically important effect for osteoarthritis, according to a paper published in BMJ....
Read MoreFeb 26, 2021
Pollen count increases past medium or higher thresholds are associated with increased flare onset among some individuals with urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome (UCPPS), according to a study published in The Journal of...
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Patients with chronic low back pain can learn new, practical and less painful ways to move through individualized motor skills training (MST), according to a study published in JAMA Neurology. The 2-year study of nearly 150...
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For patients undergoing surgery, therapeutic suggestions played through earphones during general anesthesia can reduce postoperative pain and opioid use, according to a study published in The BMJ. Researchers conducted a blinded...
Read MoreFeb 4, 2021
How can you survive this winter holding on to your temper, family, and job? Look out for #1. That’s you. To care for others, you must care for yourself first. That’s not selfish. That’s smart. To protect those who need you, you...
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