May 2017 Briefing – Pain Management
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pain Management for May 2017. This roundup includes the...
Quadriceps Exercise Relieves Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis
Quadriceps isometric contraction exercise method effective for pain relief, knee joint function
Excess Weight Increases Costs Across Health Care Settings
Percentage increases in costs associated with obesity were highest for medications, higher for women
CDC: Prevalence of Arthritis 31.8% in Most Rural Areas of U.S.
About half of those with arthritis in rural and urban areas have arthritis-attributable activity limitation
High-Risk Pools May Represent Step Back for U.S. Health Care
Higher premiums, deductibles, out-of-pocket costs likely to make high-risk pools unaffordable
Ixekizumab Improves Symptoms in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis
Two-week and four-week ixekizumab dosing regimens improved signs and symptoms
Little Benefit for Etanercept-MTX Before Triple Therapy in RA
First-line etanercept-methotrexate would result in 0.15 additional lifetime QALY, at cost of $77,290
Social Psychology May Help With Physician Error Disclosure
Deliberate practice, together with lessons from social psychology, can implement change in error disclosure
Some Benefit for Curcuminoids in Knee Osteoarthritis
Reduced knee pain, improved quality of life versus placebo; less so than ibuprofen
Riboflavin Shows Positive Effect for Migraine in Adults
Data from five clinical trials show consistent positive therapeutic effect in adults
