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High-Concentration Capsaicin Patch Can Cut Neuropathic Pain Intensity

During HCCP treatment, a significant decrease was seen in average daily morphine equivalent dose

2002 to 2022 Saw Increased Use of Complementary Health by U.S. Adults

Significant increases seen across seven modalities for pain management

Price of Prescription Drugs Almost Threefold Higher in the United States

U.S. prices for brand-name originator drugs 422 percent higher; price of unbranded generics 67 percent of comparison countries

Sleep Quality and Energy Are Precursors of Incident Headache

Average stress and changes in subjective energy levels on previous day linked to incident headache, with different valence for timing of headache

Spinal Manipulation May Reduce Lumbar Spine Reoperations

Reoperations reduced for adults experiencing lumbosacral radiculopathy after lumbar discectomy with SMT versus usual care

2015 to 2021 Saw Increase in Gabapentinoid Use

Authors say increase driven by off-label uses for chronic pain with lack of evidence supporting use

Older Adults Average 20.7 Total Health Care Contact Days a Year

Factors linked to more ambulatory contact days include younger age, female sex, White race, non-Hispanic ethnicity

Improvements in Acute, Subacute Low Back Pain Seen Within First Six Weeks

Based on very low-certainty evidence, individuals with persistent low back pain have minimal improvements over time

>30 Percent With Migraine Experience Migraine-Related Stigma Often

Increased migraine-related stigma linked to increased disease burden across monthly headache day categories

Recent Reduction Seen in Opioid Prescribing by Surgeons

Decreasing trend seen in 81.6 percent of U.S. counties