Pain Management

The efficacy of acupuncture treatment for chronic pain is still widely debated. A new study evaluated its effect on one of the most treatment resistant forms of low back pain.

Findings from a recent review highlight the impact of common analgesic medications on sleep patterns in people with chronic pain.

One in 9 primary care encounters involved a mental health condition, according to an analysis of over 350 million primary care visits.

If approved the selective NaV1.8 pain signal inhibitor would reflect the first new class of pain management medication in more than 20 years.

Get details on the relationship between obesity and mental health conditions, chronic pain, and hypertension, here.

A clinician's empathy during a clinic encounter with a person with chronic pain can have a statistically significant impact on outcomes, a new study found.

Patient is in his forties; pain has been waxing, waning, worsening for 2 weeks. He has no other significant medical history. Do lab results hold clues? What's your Dx?

Monu Khanna, MD, discusses challenges in managing pain in patients with obesity, effective pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapies, and more.

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Atogepant was associated with fewer monthly migraine days, fewer acute medication use days, and greater QoL compared with rimegepant after 12 weeks.

A new study compared opioid utilization trajectories of patients initiating tramadol, hydrocodone, and oxycodone. Key takeaways at-a-glance, here.

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Oral VX-548 has the potential to fill the gap between drugs that are tolerable but lack efficacy and opioids with therapeutic efficacy but known risks, according to Vertex.

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Gabapentinoid use increased from 4.0% of the population reporting use of the medication in 2015 to 4.7% in 2021, according to new data.

In persons with COPD, use of the anticonvulsants was linked to a 39% increase in risk of severe disease exacerbation requiring hospital admission, study authors reported.

A recent review analyzed the effectiveness of nonpharmacologic therapies for neuropathic pain in older adults. Results in our new slide show.

Knee pain is the presenting symptom for ~5% of primary care visits. Following are highlight of a JAMA review covering the 3 most common etiologies.

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Among study participants with migraine, investigators observed consistent and persistent device efficacy for pain relief, pain freedom, and functional disability freedom.

Ubrogepant 100 mg taken during the migraine prodrome significantly reduced onset of moderate or severe headache for 24 hours after study-drug dose.

Cluster headache is rare and can be disabling. It can be misdiagnosed, particularly as migraine, but treatments are very different. Learn more in a short slide show.

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Only about 30% of more than 3000 adults surveyed in new poll reported talking to their clinician about the adverse effects OTC pain medications can have on blood pressure.

The goal of a PM&R physician is to identify the source of function-limiting pain and then develop the best plan for each patient to return them to their lives.

A recent study of patients with chronic low back pain sheds light on the association between sleep and opioid use on pain severity and interference.

His relationship with primary care physicians is one of the most important, says physiatrist DJ Kennedy, MD, and he lists the reasons in this interview.

RiVive™ nasal spray is the second nonprescription naloxone product approved by the FDA for the emergency treatment of opioid overdose.

Physiatrist DJ Kennedy, MD, is excited by the potential for new, and even existing technology, to present novel options for diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment.