• | Analgesics

    An Increase in Nonopioids

    The 2016 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain was controversial; did it make any difference? Apparently it...

  • | cannabinoids

    CBD As Pain Killer

    Many people say that cannabis helps with their pain. But does it? And if it does, why does it? It seems CBD is everywhere and...

  • | depression

    OUD & Mental Disorders

    A review and analysis...examined those with opioid use disorder (OUD) and mental disorders, via databases such as Embase and MEDLINE. Over 345 studies and...

  • | acute pain management

    “A Broken Payment System”

    The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is against recent cuts in the 2023 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Physician Fee Schedule...

  • | Analgesics

    Music and Sound As Analgesics

    As anyone who’s had a root canal knows, music can help take your mind off a painful procedure. But why? Researchers publishing their findings in...

  • | acute pain management

    Decoupling: Effective Pain Therapy

    A study...reports the value of mindfulness meditation and its ability to relieve pain. Researchers randomized 40 participants to 4 sessions of mindfulness...