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At the 48th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine meeting, effective pain management during breast cancer surgery was discussed. Due to breast tissue’s complex nerves, anesthesia can prove difficult. With any surgery, pain control is critical and can lower chronic pain risk. As...
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In the United States, ~18 million of the 50 million people with chronic pain are prescribed long-term opioids and are at risk of addiction or overdose. Might self-guided eHealth help? A study in the journal of PAIN describes a clinical study of 400 participants who were randomized to an as usual...
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An article published recently on JAMA Network, detailed a study of the rates of chronic pain incidence and persistence in adults in the United States.
The findings suggest that there is a high disease burden of chronic pain in the adult population of the US that results in loss of life, or loss...
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Researchers are closer to understanding how the brain processes pain. While there is still much research to be done, the preliminary data holds promise for the development of new chronic pain treatments.
Recently published in Nature Neuroscience, the research findings were funded by the National...
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As warmer weather arrives, a researcher looks back at the cold and the pain it can bring to hips and knees, shoulders, hands, and the spine. What can be done in the summer to prevent pain next winter? A bone specialist at Michigan Medicine, Michael Kheir, MD, also an orthopeadic surgeon at the...
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Dr. Kevin Zacharoff, a faculty member and clinical instructor at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and pain and addiction course director, discusses the variety of high costs of chronic pain and its consequences.
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Most people with chronic pain will tell you it’s not just the intensity of the pain that impacts their lives, but the daily interference of the chronic pain. Both can lead to reduced employment, a lessened lifestyle, and problems with mental health. A study published in the International Journal of...
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A retrospective study published in Cureus evaluated greater occipital nerve (GON) blocks in severe medically refractory headaches in those 18 years of age or younger. The blocks consisted of chirocaine and depomedrone in 1, 2, or 3 administrations. Although the test group consisted of only 6...
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Chronic pain patients need a unique personalized treatment approach. A biopsychosocial model means offering not just medication, but lifestyle changes and adoption of healthful practices. Michelle Weiner is a pain management physician; her practice is called Spine and Wellness Centers of America...
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Nerve compression headaches. Will surgery help those undergoing trigger-site deactivation? The journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery reports a novel way to evaluate a patient’s potential response to surgery: pain drawings as interpreted by artificial intelligence. Asking patients to draw...