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The challenges of acute pain management and addiction progression can be met. Debra B. Gordon, RN, DNP, FAAN, gives some pointers.
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Results from a new study suggest that a common surgical approach for the treatment of tennis elbow may provide no more therapeutic benefit than placebo. The randomized double-blind study compared 2 groups of patients who reported symptoms of tennis elbow for at least 6 months, and had undergone at...
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Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine report that they have discovered the mechanism by which electroacupuncture relieves injury-induced pain and promoted tissue repair. The authors assert that their work is the first to elucidate how electroacupuncture stimulates the...
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Researchers at University of Utah, in collaboration with colleagues from Duke University and Washington University, St. Louis, have announced a new approach to pain management via modulating genes that reduce inflammation in cells and tissues. The approach used CRISPR (Clustered Regularly...
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New research conducted at UC Davis Health concludes that primary care clinicians and patients disagree substantially over the goals of pain treatment. While patients prioritize a reduction in pain intensity and, secondarily, an understanding of the cause of their pain, clinicians place greater...
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Drs. Hendry and Sheikh, both of whom work in emergency medicine, discuss what has changed and what needs to change in the ED.
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Manual therapy has long been used to treat spinal pain. Spinal manipulative therapy, in particular, has received special emphasis as many providers use it as a featured part of their practice. It has a favorable side effect profile, but there continues to be healthy debate on whether it is an...
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Pain is a common presenting complaint to emergency departments and EMS, and painful procedures are often necessary. Most EDs do not have child life specialists, psychologists, or other resources to assist patients in pain or during procedures. The majority of emergency care providers (physicians...
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Functional pain syndromes (irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, etc) are commonly seen in primary care and by pain medicine practitioners. For example, fibromyalgia affects 5 million people and interstitial cystitis 8 million women per year, and the etiologies...
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Acute pain is associated with negative outcomes; therefore, efforts to prevent and control pain are necessary. Goals for acute postoperative pain management include reducing the incidence and severity of pain, particularly that which impacts patient function such as movement; minimizing side effects...