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Most Studies of Massage for Pain Show Low Certainty of Evidence
THURSDAY, July 18, 2024 – Most reviews of the use of massage therapy for painful adult health conditions report low- or very low-certainty evidence, according to a review published online July 15...
Low Quantity of Opioids Used After ED Discharge for Acute Pain
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 – For patients presenting with acute pain, the quantity of opioids consumed during two weeks after emergency department discharge is low and varies across pain conditions,...
Walking, Education Intervention Prevents Recurrence of Low Back Pain
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 – An individualized, progressive walking and education intervention is beneficial for prevention of recurrence of low back pain, according to a study published online June 19...
Walking May Do Wonders for Back Pain, Study Finds
THURSDAY, June 20, 2024 – If you've recovered from lower back pain, try walking away from a recurrence. New research out of Australia shows that folks who started a walking regimen kept recurrent...
'Drug Take Back Day' is Saturday: Check for Leftover Opioids in Your Home
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 – Each year, thousands of Americans head home after a surgery clutching prescription opioids to help ease post-surgical pain. Trouble is, most won't use all those pills, and...
Physician Empathy Inversely Linked to Patients' Back Pain Intensity, HRQOL
MONDAY, April 15, 2024 – For patients with chronic low back pain, physician empathy is inversely associated with pain intensity, back-related disability, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL)...
Elimination of Extended-Release Opioids Can Improve Outcomes After TKR
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 – Elimination of extended-release (ER) opioids in the multimodal medication regimen of total knee replacement (TKR) patients can improve outcomes, including reducing...
Yoga Can Effectively Treat Chronic Low Back Pain
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – Tele-yoga asana might have a positive impact on pain intensity in women with chronic low back pain (LBP), according to a study published online Feb. 21 in the Journal of ...
Exercise Can Be a Painkiller for Cancer Patients
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – Being active may help ease ongoing cancer pain. That's the key takeaway from a study of more 10,600 people with a history of cancer and over 51,000 without the disease. A...
2002 to 2022 Saw Increased Use of Complementary Health by U.S. Adults
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 – Between 2002 and 2022, U.S. adults significantly increased use of complementary health approaches (CHAs), including for pain management, according to a research letter...
Dentists' Group Issues New Pain-Control Guidelines for Teens, Adults
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – New guidelines from the American Dental Association (ADA) are cracking down on the use of opioids for tooth pain. The guidelines say that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory...
Dentists' Group Issues New Pain-Control Guidelines for Teens, Adults
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – New guidelines from the American Dental Association (ADA) are cracking down on the use of opioids for tooth pain. The guidelines say that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory...
Spinal Manipulation May Reduce Lumbar Spine Reoperations
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 – Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) may cut lumbar spine reoperation in adults experiencing lumbosacral radiculopathy (LSR) at least one year after lumbar discectomy,...
Good News & Bad on Recovery From Lower Back Pain
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 — Back pain is a double-edged sword. In most cases, it disappears within about six weeks. But when it doesn't, low back pain is likely to bother you for the long haul, r...
Improvements in Acute, Subacute Low Back Pain Seen Within First Six Weeks
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 – Patients with acute and subacute low back pain experience considerable improvements in pain and disability within the first six weeks, according to a review published online...
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