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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,...
Women in Military More Likely to Suffer Chronic Pain During Wartime
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 – Wartime appears to increase the risk of chronic pain for military women, a new study suggests. Active-duty servicewomen who served between 2006 and 2013 – a period of h...
New Form of Psychotherapy Might Help Ease Chronic Pain
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 – A new form of psychotherapy appears to work even better at treating chronic pain in older adults than gold-standard cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a new study finds....
Exercise + Pain Education No Boost for Chronic Pain After Knee Replacement
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 – Neuromuscular exercise and pain neuroscience education do not provide superior pain and function outcomes versus pain neuroscience education alone in patients with chronic...
'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...
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...
Factors Identified for Integrative Health and Medicine Use in Chronic Pain
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – Factors associated with engagement in integrative health and medicine (IHM) and nonpharmacologic modalities versus opioids have been identified for adults with chronic pain,...
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...
2015 to 2021 Saw Increase in Gabapentinoid Use
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2024 – Use of gabapentinoids has increased since 2015, particularly for chronic pain, according to a study published in the January/February issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. ...
Medical Cannabis Use for Chronic Pain Linked to New-Onset Arrhythmia
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – 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. 11 in the...
All Pain Is Not the Same When It Comes to MS
THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 – Pain can present itself in many forms for people battling multiple sclerosis, and one type can interfere with exercising, new research shows. One class of pain experienced...
Six in 10 Survivors of Moderate-to-Severe TBI Report Chronic Pain
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 – Chronic pain impacts approximately 60 percent of survivors of moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a study published in the January/February issue...
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