Pain Management

AMA released its 2024 Overdose Epidemic Report and presented key findings from the past year.

Most patients with reduced opioid prescriptions during cannabis use had chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Catch up on important nonopioid pain management news from November 2024.

A number of new, nonopioid osteoarthritis treatment options are either available for patients or in the development pipeline.

PROMIS scores demonstrated the disparities between reported pain and mental health outcomes.

NSAIDS are typically the first line of treatment for axial spondyloarthritis.

Chronic pain is more prevalent—and more severe—in veterans compared with the general US population.

Investigators evaluated the role that cannabis plays in pain management in different populations with rheumatic diseases.

The Mediterranean diet is largely considered one of the healthiest diets.

Researchers aimed to determine the frequency of pain assessments and the extent of pain scores by age for patients undergoing traumatic surgery.

Researchers evaluated the efficacy of a self-managed intervention vs enhanced usual care.

Melissa Durham, PharmD, MACM, reveals how pharmacists are uniquely positioned to counsel patients on nonopioid pain management.

The FDA has mandated that companies participating in the Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy program provide pre-paid mail-back envelopes for unused or expired opioid medications.

The addition of a 10 mg oxycodone hydrochloride tablet improves dosing flexibility and precision.

Opioid use disorder risk was higher in a cohort of patients with chronic pain without disability.

The 70-plus-page lawsuit is directed at Express Scripts for its dealings with drug manufacturers in fueling the US opioid crisis.

Whether patients present with complaints of an aching muscle from a workout or a sudden twinge in the back, consider recommending these topical analgesics.

Although there has recently been an effort to improve pediatric pain treatment, it is still often underestimated and not adequately managed.

Researchers aimed to determine whether or not opioids were appropriate for treating adolescents experiencing chronic pain.

Catch up on important pain management news from the month of September 2024.

Study findings raise concern about increased pain and disability, poorer pain self-management, and impaired quality of life during adolescence that can continue into young adulthood.

Researchers conducted a meta-analysis and systematic review to determine the efficacy of using antidepressants to treat older adults for knee osteoarthritis pain.

Albert Dahan, MD, PhD, discusses how cebranopadol could fit into the broader landscape of pain management therapies.

“By encouraging active self-management using health coaching principles, the WalkBack intervention might be able to reduce the prevalence of recurrent low back pain and associated burden on health care systems,” wrote investigators.

Mark Garofoli combined personal anecdotes with professional expertise to deliver a compelling presentation on kidney stone pain at this year’s PAINWeek National Conference.