Pain Management
Home Pain Management
CDC: 20 Percent of U.S. Adults Have a Disability
Race, poverty, and less education linked to increased odds of having a disability
Home-Based Device Beneficial for Obese Patients With Knee OA
Biomechanical device tied to improvement in all gait parameters at three, 12 months
U.S. Medical Groups Fighting Prescription Opioid Abuse
Special Task Force aims to curb 'epidemic' of addiction to opioids such as Oxycontin, Vicodin
Recalcitrant Back Pain Could Be Vertebral Osteomyelitis
New guidelines from ISDA alert doctors to this possibility
2015 MOC Program Expected to Cost $5.7 Billion Over 10 Years
Time costs account for 90 percent of maintenance of certification costs, estimated at $5.1 billion
No Lasting Value for Minimally Invasive Lumbar Laminotomy
No differences or improvement in back or leg pain, ODI, neurogenic symptoms, SF-36 scores
Patients Report Improved Care Access, Better Health With ACA
Gains seen in how many adults have insurance and a doctor, and say they are in better health
Not All Placebos Are Equal in Knee Osteoarthritis
Differential placebo effects can alter estimates of the relative efficacies of active treatments
Earlier Physical Therapy May Help Older Patients With Back Pain
Extent of improvement in symptoms may be greater among those referred for early PT
Delays Noted in the Reporting of Serious Patient Harms to FDA
Analysis found roughly 10 percent of cases were filed after 15-day deadline passed
