Tag: Pain
2002 to 2022 Saw Increased Use of Complementary Health by U.S. Adults
Significant increases seen across seven modalities for pain management
Concerns Associated With Elective Surgery Identified in Older U.S. Adults
64.3 percent reported being concerned about pain or discomfort; many adults also concerned about financial aspects
Spinal Manipulation May Reduce Lumbar Spine Reoperations
Reoperations reduced for adults experiencing lumbosacral radiculopathy after lumbar discectomy with SMT versus usual care
2015 to 2021 Saw Increase in Gabapentinoid Use
Authors say increase driven by off-label uses for chronic pain with lack of evidence supporting use
Recent Reduction Seen in Opioid Prescribing by Surgeons
Decreasing trend seen in 81.6 percent of U.S. counties
Gabapentinoids Linked to Increased Risk for Severe Exacerbation in COPD
Compared with matched nonusers, gabapentinoid users have increased risk across indications of epilepsy, neuropathic pain, other chronic pain
Medical Cannabis Use for Chronic Pain Linked to New-Onset Arrhythmia
Increased risk for new-onset arrhythmia observed; most pronounced during the first 180 days
Six in 10 Survivors of Moderate-to-Severe TBI Report Chronic Pain
Findings show current chronic pain tied to worse functional outcomes versus past or no pain
Pain Reduced With Target Muscle Reinnervation at Time of Amputation
Patients undergoing acute TMR have less symptomatic neuromas recurring in the distribution of original TMR
Prenatal Acetaminophen Use Linked to Poorer Early Language Development
Third-trimester use linked to poorer language outcomes among male children