Tag: Pain

Strong recommendation made against long-term opioid therapy, especially for younger age groups, those with substance use disorder

Findings seen among people on long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain

Algorithm was consistently more accurate than trained clinical evaluators for predicting outcomes based on pain drawings

In 11 comparisons, antidepressants were efficacious, but they were inefficacious or evidence was inconclusive for 31 comparisons

Meta-analysis shows risk might be more than three times higher compared with people without diabetes

Model including deep learning predictions significantly improved discrimination of the composite outcome

Black and Hispanic patients less likely to receive any opioids compared with Whites; Black patients more likely to undergo urine drug screening

More than half using cannabis as a treatment for chronic pain report substituting cannabis in place of other pain medications

Universal screening for cannabinoids recommended before surgery; elective surgery should be postponed in some cases

Text message-based platform enhances self-efficacy for managing symptoms of IC/bladder pain syndrome