Tag: Pain
Cannabis Use Common in Older Adults
Most indicate using after age 60 years for medical purposes
Reducing Drinking May Improve Pain Interference Symptoms
Improvement seen in tobacco smoking, cannabis use, cocaine use, although confidence intervals wide
Maternal Epidural During Birth Linked to Later Autism in Kids
Autism risk seems to increase with longer duration of epidural exposure
One Size May Not Fit All for Postoperative Opioid Prescribing
Guidelines reduce postoperative opioid prescribing but may result in inadequate pain control for some
For Substance Abusers, Odds of Opioid Use Up With Cannabis Use
For adults using nonmedical opioids, odds of opioid use are increased on days when cannabis is used
ASA: Cannabis Users May Need More Anesthesia During Surgery
Also, higher subjective pain scores seen postoperatively among cannabis users
ASA: Sustained Decrease Seen in Prescription Opioid Abuse in U.S.
Significant declines seen from 2002 to 2013 and 2014 and from 2015 to 2016, 2017, 2018
September 2020 Briefing – Pain Management
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pain Management for September 2020. This roundup includes the...
Lockdown Tied to Worsening of Musculoskeletal Conditions
About half of U.K. patients experienced an increase in symptoms during early stages of the pandemic
Gabapentin Does Not Lower Pain Scores in Chronic Pelvic Pain
Treatment also linked to more serious adverse events
