Tag: Pain
Changing Opioid Rx Formulations May Help Curb Abuse
As opioid market changed, number of prescriptions, overdoses dropped, but heroin overdoses went up
Attending Physicians, Residents Similar in Opioid Rx Monitoring
Residents provide more early refills; also see more patients at higher misuse risk
Meta-Analysis: Valgus Knee Bracing Helps Pain in Knee OA
Small, statistically significant effect for pain compared with group that used control orthosis
Acetaminophen Appears to Blunt Emotional Response
Research involved two experiments, each enlisting about 80 college students
Exercise Cuts Pain Interference From Diabetic Neuropathy
Aerobic exercise intervention doesn't appear to change pain severity measures
Mindfulness Program Beneficial for Chronic Pain
Significant effect on primary outcome measure of the Short Form-36 vitality scale
Half of Colorectal Cancer Survivors Have Continued Pain
Cardiovascular and pulmonary comorbidities tied to continued pain
Botulinum Toxin-A Beneficial in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Meta-analysis of two studies shows clinically significant improvement of 'minimum change in pain'
Acetaminophen Appears Lacking in Low Back Pain
And only a small, not clinically important benefit in osteoarthritis of hip/knee
Misuse of Prescribed Opioids in One-Quarter
And about 10 percent of patients with prescriptions become addicted
