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Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania are voicing concern over disparate opioid prescribing patterns for minor injuries and the contribution of these to the public health crisis of opioid abuse and overdose death. In an examination of patient records of...
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The impact of catastrophizing behavior on treatment outcomes for patients with chronic pain has been considered at some length in the PAINWeek curriculum. Robert Gatchel, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Arlington, has edited one of the first special issues devoted to the...
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The use of interventional procedures is probably going to increase due to the CDC guidelines, because they are emphasizing non-opioid, and non-pharmacological therapies. So this is an important area for primary care doctors to understand, specifically if we look at patients with low back pain, one...
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New research may change the prevailing approach to treating neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), according to the authors of a New England Journal of Medicine article published last week. Currently, babies born to mothers who have used opioids, and who then suffer symptoms of withdrawal, are...
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A study conducted by researchers from Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, UC San Diego offers confirmation of small study and anecdotal evidence of the efficacy of ketamine as an antidepressant. The research team examined the FDA Adverse Effect Reporting System (FAERS) for...
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PAINWeek faculty member Gary Jay discusses what's going on with opioid prescribing today, and why some doctors may be prescribing opioids when they might do better with another medication.
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A number of factors came together to facilitate increased prescribing of opioids and prescribing to more people using higher doses. There was a perceived under treatment of chronic pain. Laws and regulations were passed in many states to permit the use of opioids for that purpose, for which they...
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New research conducted at Baylor Scott & White Health Central Texas provides fresh insight into the molecular mechanisms that accompany the breakdown of spinal disc tissue. The findings may inform the development of new minimally invasive therapeutic approaches to treat disc degeneration and chronic...
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A meta-analysis of 7 randomized controlled trials conducted by researchers from University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, concludes that mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) does not produce clinically meaningful reduction of chronic low back pain that is sustained over time. Although previous...
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Findings from a study conducted at University of Kansas Medical Center have identified the p53 protein as crucial to the prevention of liver damage following acetaminophen overdose. The protein is additionally involved in signaling the liver to repair itself. The insight could lead to new treatment...