Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Plus Virtual Reality Help Manage Cancer-Related Pain
Virtual reality relaxation program can reduce pain intensity, with significant changes in brain functional connectivity patterns
Evidence Supports Continuing Buprenorphine for Acute Pain in Those With Opioid Use Disorder
Continuing use of buprenorphine during acute pain episodes may be associated with similar, improved pain outcomes versus discontinuation
Open-Label Placebo Plus Treatment Rationale Effective for PMS
Mean symptom intensity, mean interference lower for OLP with treatment rationale versus treatment as usual
ACP Issues Clinical Guideline for Pharmacologic Treatment of Acute Episodic Migraine
ACP recommends adding triptan to NSAID or acetaminophen to treat moderate-to-severe acute episodic migraine
Few Nonsurgical Treatments Show Effectiveness for Low Back Pain
Review reveals nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are effective for acute pain and five treatments are effective for chronic pain
Considerable Proportion of Medical Device Adverse Events Reported Late
9.1 percent were reported after 180 days; small number of manufacturers submitted most of the late reports
Four in 10 Adults With Chronic Pain Report Depression, Anxiety
Authors call for routine screening for mental health symptoms in people with chronic pain
Intraoperative Remifentanil, Sufentanil Tied to Poor Postoperative Pain Experience
Other predictors of poor pain experience include American Society of Anesthesiologists 3 status, postoperative anxiolytic use, amnesia
Osteoarthritis Burden Increasing Among Postmenopausal Women
Higher SDI regions had higher burden; high body mass index influences OA burden, especially in higher SDI countries
Exercise Beneficial to Mental Health of Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain
Positive association seen for physical functioning with global mental health T-score; negative association seen for pain with GMH-T
