Tag: Pain
September 2018 Briefing – Pain Management
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pain Management for September 2018. This roundup includes the...
MRI Indicates Sacroiliitis in Some Healthy Individuals
Considerable proportion of healthy individuals without back pain have MRI positive for sacroiliitis
Patient-Directed IV Remifentanil Cuts Epidural Conversions
Patient-controlled remifentanil reduces proportion of conversions versus intramuscular pethidine
CDC: About One in Five U.S. Adults Have Chronic Pain
Higher prevalence of chronic pain, high-impact chronic pain for women, older adults, rural residents
Opioids Often Prescribed in the Absence of Pain Diagnosis
No pain diagnosis recorded at 28.5 percent of visits in which an opioid was prescribed from 2006 to 2015
Maternal Holding With Glucose or Breastfeeding Best Analgesic
Breastfeeding during heel stick tied to bilateral activation of somatomotor, somatosensory cortices
Chronic Pain May Be Contributor to Suicide
8.8 percent of suicide decedents have evidence of chronic pain; percentage increased from 2003 to 2014
August 2018 Briefing – Pain Management
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pain Management for August 2018. This roundup includes the...
Preemptive Analgesia May Cut Post-Op Pain in Anorectal Surgery
Preoperative pain medications reduce pain and narcotic use in the early post-op period
Psych Screening Beneficial in Pediatric Abdominal Pain
Children with abdominal pain commonly had clinically significant anxiety, moderate disability, pain
