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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,...
Acupuncture May Relieve Pain-Specific Disability in Degenerative Lumbar Stenosis
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 – For patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) and predominantly neurogenic claudication pain symptoms, acupuncture may relieve pain-specific disability,...
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...
Just a Few Surgeries Make Up Most Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions
WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2024 – Opioid addiction often starts with a prescription for post-surgery pain relief, and two new studies identify a handful of procedures that account for large shares of those...
Ulcerative Hunner Lesions Can Help Characterize Bladder Pain, Infection
TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 – Distinct phenotypic and urine biological characteristics are seen for patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) with a history of ulcerative Hunner...
Positive Family Relationships May Protect Against Pain in Older Adults
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 – Family support may protect against pain incidence and persistence among aging African Americans, according to a study published online May 20 in the Journals of Gerontology ...
What Can Cause Stomach Pain in Kids?
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – Many kids can get an occasional upset tummy, but what if your child's stomachaches are more persistent? Dr. David Ziring, associate director of the Pediatric Inflammatory...
'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...
Self-Administered Acupressure Reduces Knee Pain With Suspected Osteoarthritis
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 – Self-administered acupressure (SAA) is an efficacious and cost-effective approach to relieve knee pain in middle-aged and older adults with probable knee osteoarthritis...
Immersive Virtual Reality Beneficial for Pain Relief in Cancer
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 – For hospitalized patients with cancer, immersive virtual reality (VR) distraction therapy is associated with a greater reduction in pain compared with an active control,...
Stepped Collaborative Intervention Improves Quality of Life in Cancer
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 – A stepped collaborative care intervention can improve health-related quality of life for patients with cancer and depression, pain, or fatigue, according to a study...
FDA Medwatch Alert: FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid Certain Topical Pain Relief Products Due to Potential for Dangerous Health Effects
March 26, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use certain over-the-counter analgesic (pain relief) products that are marketed for topical use to relieve pain...
Could Biofeedback Help Ease Long COVID?
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 – Breathing and relaxation techniques may offer relief to some patients battling Long COVID. In a new, small study of 20 patients, biofeedback therapy relieved both the...
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...
Vertex Announces Statistically Significant and Clinically Meaningful Results From Two Phase 2 Proof-of-Concept Studies of VX-548 for the Treatment of Acute Pain
Treatment with the NaV1.8 inhibitor VX-548 met the primary endpoint in both Phase 2 proof-of-concept acute pain studies following abdominoplasty or bunionectomy surgery VX-548 was generally well...
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