Pain Medicine
M-A | Types and concentrations of blood-based biomarkers in adults with peripheral neuropathies
3 Feb, 2023 | 13:49h | UTC
Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of antidepressants for pain in adults: overview of systematic reviews
2 Feb, 2023 | 15:05h | UTCEditorial: Rethinking use of medicines for chronic pain – The BMJ
News Release: Antidepressants use for chronic pain on the rise, but are they effective? – University of Sidney
Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Out today in @bmj_latest
We reviewed the evidence on the efficacy of antidepressants for pain in adults
We showed that antidepressants are effective for some pain conditions, but for most they are either ineffective or evidence is inconclusivehttps://t.co/E2XVQ9oGUQ
🧵 pic.twitter.com/kBo7eAyeCP— Giovanni Ferreira (@giovanni_ef) February 1, 2023
Complex regional pain syndrome: practical diagnostic and treatment guidelines
2 Feb, 2023 | 14:54h | UTCRelated: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review – Pain and Therapy
RCT | Diclofenac diethylamine 2.32% gel applied twice daily vs. 1.16% gel four times daily in patients with acute ankle sprain
2 Feb, 2023 | 14:49h | UTC
Review | Diagnosis and acute management of migraine
31 Jan, 2023 | 14:04h | UTCDiagnosis and acute management of migraine – Canadian Medical Association Journal
News Release: Migraine: how to diagnose, manage and prevent – Canadian Medical Association Journal
Preliminary study suggests decompression surgery may improve symptoms in neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome
26 Jan, 2023 | 12:23h | UTC
Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome: presentation, diagnosis, and treatment
26 Jan, 2023 | 12:22h | UTC
RCT | Oral ibuprofen and oral ketorolac are similarly effective for children with acute traumatic pain
20 Jan, 2023 | 14:47h | UTC
RCT | Bilateral ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block vs. wound infiltration for postoperative analgesia in lumbar spinal fusion surgery
20 Jan, 2023 | 14:18h | UTC
RCT | Ultrasound-guided percutaneous cryoneurolysis to treat chronic postamputation phantom limb pain
17 Jan, 2023 | 13:13h | UTC
RCT | Effect of a biopsychosocial intervention vs. postural therapy in patients with acute and subacute spine pain
12 Jan, 2023 | 13:15h | UTCEffect of a Biopsychosocial Intervention or Postural Therapy on Disability and Health Care Spending Among Patients With Acute and Subacute Spine Pain: The SPINE CARE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See also: Visual Abstract
Commentary: Noninvasive Interventions Can Reduce Spine Pain Versus Usual Care – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Among patients with acute or subacute spine pain, both a biopsychosocial intervention and a postural therapy intervention resulted in modest statistically significant reductions in disability at 3 months compared with usual care. https://t.co/vwRa4UNkSk pic.twitter.com/rtm2zixVln
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) December 22, 2022
RCT | Effect of prescriber notifications of patient’s fatal overdose on opioid prescribing at 4 to 12 months
10 Jan, 2023 | 14:50h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Letters notifying clinicians of a patient's fatal overdose reduced opioid prescribing up to one year after receiving the letter. https://t.co/cEU1inH9lE
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) January 6, 2023
Review | Management of chronic migraine.
15 Dec, 2022 | 13:41h | UTCManagement of chronic migraine – The BMJ
RCT | Comparing bupivacaine alone to liposomal bupivacaine plus bupivacaine in interscalene blocks for total shoulder arthroplasty.
15 Dec, 2022 | 13:36h | UTC
RCT | US-guided pudendal nerve block vs. US-guided penile nerve block for analgesia during pediatric circumcision.
15 Dec, 2022 | 13:31h | UTCRandomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing ultrasound-guided pudendal nerve block with ultrasound-guided penile nerve block for analgesia during pediatric circumcision – Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
RCT | Medication optimization vs. cognitive behavioral therapy in patients with chronic low back pain.
14 Dec, 2022 | 14:58h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
RCT of Veterans w/chronic low back pain prescribed opioids found collaborative care medication optimization was modestly more effective in reducing pain at 1 year, compared to individual psychologist-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy. @DrMikeBushey https://t.co/K0kXy5Ngou
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) November 17, 2022
SR | Use of acupuncture for adult health conditions, 2013 to 2021.
14 Dec, 2022 | 14:54h | UTC
RCT | Ropivacaine perineal infiltration after episiotomy did not reduce postpartum pain.
13 Dec, 2022 | 14:16h | UTCRopivacaine perineal infiltration for postpartum pain management in episiotomy repair: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial – BJOG (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
SR | Global prevalence and incidence of shoulder pain.
13 Dec, 2022 | 14:09h | UTC
ASCO Guideline | Use of opioids for adults with pain from cancer or cancer treatment.
7 Dec, 2022 | 14:32h | UTC
Phase 2b RCT | Cannabidiol oil failed to relieve symptoms in advanced cancer.
1 Dec, 2022 | 14:04h | UTCRelated:
Systematic Review: Cannabis-based products for chronic pain.
Podcast: #338 LIVE! Medical Cannabis: Is it still dope? – The Curbsiders
M-A: Birth outcomes of neonates exposed to marijuana in utero.
Cannabis-related allergies: an international overview and consensus recommendations.
Review: Cannabis-based medicines and medical cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain.
Cannabis products are being sold as sleep remedies – here’s the evidence about their effectiveness.
Guideline: Medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic pain.
NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products
Short Review: Drug Interactions with Cannabinoids
Meta-Analysis: Cannabinoids Not Effective for Cancer-Related Pain
Review: Considerations for cannabinoids in perioperative care by anesthesiologists.
Review: Cannabis-based Medicines and the Perioperative Physician
Perspective: If You Smoke Pot, Your Anesthesiologist Needs To Know
M-A | Placebo response and media attention in randomized clinical trials assessing cannabis-based therapies for pain.
1 Dec, 2022 | 14:06h | UTCNews Release: Positive media coverage of cannabis studies regardless of therapeutic effect – Karolinska Institutet
Commentaries:
Cannabis is no better than a placebo for treating pain – new research – The Conversation
Commentary on Twitter
Cannabinoid clinical trials for pain generate relatively high media attention despite low effect sizes, which may help shape placebo responses in subsequent trials. https://t.co/sINTpeGeMO
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) November 28, 2022
Review | Pain management strategies in urethral reconstruction.
30 Nov, 2022 | 13:30h | UTC
Podcast | Opioid use disorder and acute pain in hospitalized patients.
29 Nov, 2022 | 14:05h | UTC#366 Opioid Use Disorder and Acute Pain in the Hospitalized Patient – The Curbsiders
M-A | Acupuncture for low back and/or pelvic pain during pregnancy.
23 Nov, 2022 | 13:52h | UTCNews Release: Acupuncture can relieve lower back/pelvic pain often experienced during pregnancy – BMJ Newsroom