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Understanding the Chronic Pelvic Pain Challenge
Many clinicians lack the know-how to conduct evidence-based assessments of pelvic pain, leading to difficulties in identifying overlapping pain syndromes, central sensitization, and their impact on surgical outcomes. Additionally, they may not...
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Robert A. Bonakdar, MD, FAAFP, FACN Director of Pain Management at the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in La Jolla, CA, delves into the consequences of clinicians neglecting essential breaks. In this expert interview, Dr. Bonakdar shares with PAINWeek the profound effects of clinician...
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It's Women's History Month, and now, more than ever before, we are at a tipping point. There is increased cognizance of gender inequality and the importance of inclusive and diverse approaches to medical research.
The Gender Gap: Women in Science by the Numbers:
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Endometriosis affects 5 to 10% of women of childbearing age, with pain and infertility as known side effects. Now researchers at Fujian Medical University, in China, have analyzed pregnancies of women with endometriosis to learn about the effects of endometriosis on pregnancy and to evaluate other...
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At the 48th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine meeting, effective pain management during breast cancer surgery was discussed. Due to breast tissue’s complex nerves, anesthesia can prove difficult. With any surgery, pain control is critical and can lower chronic pain risk. As...
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A study in the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology examined the efficacy of using an ice pack post laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign conditions. 51 women were in either the control or intervention group. The intervention: postsurgery ice packs on the abdomen, in the operating room. Pain and...
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It’s shocking:
- Among high income countries, United States women have THE highest maternal death rates
- Among those likely to die from complications related to pregnancy, Black women are nearly 3 times more at risk than white
In an effort to change those scary facts, the American Association of...
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“It doesn’t take much for exercise to make a positive change to your mental health,” states Dr. Ben Singh, coauthor of a systemic review article in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Researchers in Australia gathered data from over 1000 trials and over 120,000 participants—healthy or with...
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Pain management concerns hit the TikTok crowd. Women are expressing their displeasure with the lack of pain management care when receiving an intrauterine device for birth control. Traditionally, during placement of an IUD, the patient does not receive anesthesia. According to OBGYN Dr. Shannon M...
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A BMC Women’s Health article evaluates back pain and reason(s) more women suffer from it than men. They specifically looked at pregnancy and childbirth, and the likelihood of future back pain. 12,776 women were contacted; 1069 made it to the final stage of the study. Notable findings:
- 33%...