Pain Medicine
Meta-Analysis: Pharmacological Treatments and Pain Control in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
10 Jan, 2019 | 19:50h | UTCAssociation of Pharmacological Treatments With Long-term Pain Control in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Medications may not heal long-term knee pain, study says – UPI (free) AND Knee osteoarthritis: 31 medications provide only uncertain pain control in large meta-analysis – Univadis (free registration required)
Updated Guidelines on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in Adults
9 Jan, 2019 | 23:16h | UTCSummary: Updated guidelines on complex regional pain syndrome in adults – JPRAS (free)
Original Guideline: Complex regional pain syndrome in adults (2nd edition) – UK guidelines for diagnosis, referral and management in primary and secondary care 2018 – Royal College of Physicians (free PDF)
Review: Chronic Low Back Pain and Postural Rehabilitation Exercise
4 Jan, 2019 | 18:52h | UTC
Treatment of Pain in Cancer: Towards Personalized Medicine
4 Jan, 2019 | 18:26h | UTCTreatment of Pain in Cancer: Towards Personalised Medicine – Cancers (free)
Study: Ultrarestrictive Opioid Prescription Protocol for Pain Management After Gynecologic and Abdominal Surgery
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:22h | UTCCommentaries: Striving for Evidence-Based Postoperative Opioid Prescribing While Optimizing Perioperative Pain Management—Shifting to Conservative Prescribing – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Opioid Prescriptions Can Be Drastically Reduced After Surgery with No Increase in Pain, Study Shows – Roswell Park (free)
Review: Physical Therapy Approaches in the Treatment of Low Back Pain
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:00h | UTCPhysical Therapy Approaches in the Treatment of Low Back Pain – Pain and Therapy (free)
Review: Non-pharmacological Approaches for Headaches in Young Age
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:43h | UTC
Review: Occupational Therapy’s Unique Contribution to Chronic Pain Management
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:34h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Low-Dose Imipramine for Refractory Functional Dyspepsia
30 Nov, 2018 | 02:57h | UTCLow-dose imipramine for refractory functional dyspepsia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Low-Dose Imipramine Alternative Treatment for Refractory Functional Dyspepsia – Clinical Advisor (free)
AAPT Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:53h | UTCAAPT Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia – The Journal of Pain (free)
Related Guidelines: EULAR revised recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia (free) AND Canadian Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of fibromyalgia syndrome: Executive summary (free)
Opioid-Prescribing Guidelines for Common Surgical Procedures
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:51h | UTCCommentary: Johns Hopkins Experts Create Opioid Prescribing Guidelines For 20 Common Surgical Procedures – Johns Hopkins Newsroom (free)
Review: Cannabinoids for Chronic Pain
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:45h | UTCCannabinoids for Chronic Pain – Therapeutics Initiative (free)
Related: Meta-Analysis: Cannabinoids for the Treatment of Chronic Noncancer Pain Conditions (free) AND Guideline for Prescribing Medical Cannabinoids in Primary Care (free article and commentary)
“At the present time we lack good evidence that any cannabis-derived product works for chronic pain”
Review: Burden of Cancer Pain in Developing Countries
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:31h | UTC
Review: Pain Management in Metastatic Bone Disease
20 Nov, 2018 | 15:04h | UTCPain Management in Metastatic Bone Disease: A Literature Review – Cureus (free)
Guideline: Management of Opioid-Induced Constipation
8 Nov, 2018 | 12:00h | UTCCommentary: Medical management of opioid-induced constipation differs than for other forms of the condition – American Gastroenterological Association (free) AND AGA: New Opioid-Induced Constipation Management Guidelines Available – MPR (free)
Randomized Trial: Gabapentin vs Pregabalin on Pain Intensity in Adults with Chronic Sciatica
5 Nov, 2018 | 11:42h | UTCEffect of Gabapentin vs Pregabalin on Pain Intensity in Adults WIth Chronic Sciatica: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Chronic sciatica: gabapentin tops pregabalin as initial treatment – Univadis (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Cannabinoids for the Treatment of Chronic Noncancer Pain Conditions
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:29h | UTC“It seems unlikely that cannabinoids are highly effective medicines for chronic noncancer pain conditions.”
Podcast: Headaches Advanced Class
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:49h | UTC#122 Headaches Advanced Class: Migraines, medication overuse, and more! – Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free audio and summary)
Review: Modalities in Managing Postherpetic Neuralgia
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:42h | UTCModalities in managing postherpetic neuralgia – The Korean Journal of Pain (free)
Meta-Analysis: Therapeutic Alternatives in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:42h | UTC
CDC Report: Prevalence of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain Among Adults
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:18h | UTCCommentaries: Chronic Pain Affects 20% of Americans, CDC Reports – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND CDC: About 1 in 5 US Adults Have Chronic Pain – MPR (free) AND One-fifth of American adults experience chronic pain, CDC estimates – CNBC (free)
Systematic Review: Are Invasive Procedures Effective for Chronic Pain?
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:28h | UTCAre Invasive Procedures Effective for Chronic Pain? A Systematic Review – Pain Medicine (free)
Commentaries: New study questions effectiveness of invasive procedures for chronic pain – The Reis Group (free) AND Invasive Procedures For Chronic Pain Have Not Been Proven to Work – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related: Needless procedures: knee arthroscopy is one of the most common but least effective surgeries – The Conversation (free)
Study: Pain, Opioids, and Suicide Mortality
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:47h | UTCEditorial: Pain, Opioids, and Suicide Mortality in the United States (free)
Commentaries: Chronic pain may contribute to suicide, study warns – Reuters(free) ANDChronic Pain Tied to Increased Suicide Risk – NEJM Physician’s First Watch(free) AND Increasing rates of chronic pain found among those who die by suicide – ACP Internist(free)
Study: Anticonvulsant and the Risk for Opioid-Related Death
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:21h | UTCPregabalin and the Risk for Opioid-Related Death: A Nested Case–Control Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Pregabalin may increase the risk of death when coprescribed with opioids – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Pregabalin Linked To Increased Risk for Opioid-Related Deaths – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Anticonvulsant With Opioids Tied To Higher Mortality – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Study: Opioid Prescribing Decreases After Learning of a Patient’s Fatal Overdose
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:25h | UTCOpioid prescribing decreases after learning of a patient’s fatal overdose – Science (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Notification of patient overdose deaths reduces clinician opioid prescriptions – NIH News Releases (free) AND Clinicians were told their patient had died of an overdose. Then opioid prescribing dropped – STAT (free)