Pain Management

Pain reduction seen for in-person or digital delivery of education and exercise instruction for hip, knee osteoarthritis

Improvements also seen in caregiver-reported quality of life for children with nonambulatory cerebral palsy

ANESTHESIOLOGY 2022

Authors say routine screening for these symptoms may be beneficial in clinical practice

Chronic pain at age 44 years linked to poor mental health outcomes, pessimism about future, joblessness at age 55 years

Benefits and risk of all treatment options should be considered in the context of patient circumstances

Proportion of caregivers reporting disabilities was higher for those with versus without arthritis

Most of the money will go toward programs that expand treatment for addiction, provide overdose antidotes, support prevention efforts

However, no significant differences seen in opioid use postoperatively between cannabis users and nonusers

Small study suggests green light therapy might reduce anxiety in patients with fibromyalgia who are taking opioids for chronic pain