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| addiction
Medical Marijuana and Chronic Pain Management—Do Not Drive
A report from the University of Michigan Addiction Center raises concern over the lack of education and guidelines on the impact of marijuana use for...
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| acute pain management
Practitioners: Consider Ketamine for Pediatric Acute Pain Management
Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have concluded that intranasal ketamine is as effective as intranasal fentanyl for the relief of pain from acute...
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| addiction
Pain, Suicide, and Overdose—Don’t Ignore the Connections
New and disheartening statistics on opioid-related suicide and unintentional overdose deaths have emerged from a review and analysis of data by researchers from the...
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| research/study
Spinal Fusion Procedures: Stem Cells Aid in Bone Formation, Healing
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine report that they have isolated a cellular protein, WISP-1, that can be manipulated to control the developmental activity of perivascular...
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| migraine
Botulinum Toxin for Chronic Migraine Treatment: Another Thumbs-Up
Botulinum toxin, usually referenced by the brand name Botox®, received FDA approval as a treatment for chronic migraine in 2010. An updated review and...
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| pain management
Treating Knee Osteoarthritis Without Replacement Surgery
A clinical trial is now underway to test the efficacy of a new implantable device that is intended to prevent or forestall the need for...
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