Tag: Pain

Chronic pain at age 44 years linked to poor mental health outcomes, pessimism about future, joblessness at age 55 years

Benefits and risk of all treatment options should be considered in the context of patient circumstances

However, no significant differences seen in opioid use postoperatively between cannabis users and nonusers

Pain relief reported at eight of 12 sites targeted with FLASH; complete response reported at six of 12 sites

In survey, some patients report less pain, better physical and social functioning after using medical cannabis

Opioids no more effective than NSAIDs or local, systemic anesthetics for musculoskeletal pain, may carry higher risks for harms

Despite decreases in initial improvements, benefits seen at seven years postsurgery

Conversations are needed by older adults and their health care providers about treatments for arthritis and their risks

Visual Analog Scale pain score lower at one, two, three, and five hours postoperatively

Declines in opioid prescribing outpacing increases in receipt of nonopioid therapies