Pain Medicine
RCT: Effect of intramuscular vs. intra-articular glucocorticoid injection on pain among adults with knee osteoarthritis.
7 Apr, 2022 | 08:35h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
This RCT found IM steroid injections were inferior to intrarticular injections for reducing pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis at 4 weeks but were noninferior at 8 and 24 weeks after injection. https://t.co/opq1C2BP8c pic.twitter.com/ucx4lvRDJQ
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) April 5, 2022
Systematic Review: Algorithm‐based pain management for people with dementia in nursing homes.
7 Apr, 2022 | 07:52h | UTCAlgorithm‐based pain management for people with dementia in nursing homes – Cochrane Library
Major burns: part 2. Anesthesia, intensive care and pain management.
7 Apr, 2022 | 07:59h | UTCMajor burns: part 2. Anaesthesia, intensive care and pain management – BJA Education
See also: Major burns: Part 1. Epidemiology, pathophysiology and initial management.
Global, regional, and national trends in opioid analgesic consumption from 2015 to 2019.
6 Apr, 2022 | 10:49h | UTCNews Release: Global disparities persist in opioid painkiller access – University College London
Invited Commentary: Closing the global pain divide: balancing access and excess – The Lancet Public Health
Commentary on Twitter (article and images under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0 license)
Just Out @TheLancetPH ?
Global #opioids consumption increased from 2015 to 2019‼️#Disparities in opioid?consumption remained, indicating potential inadequate access to essential pain relief in countries with low consumption?https://t.co/bkcdgLy3ZP pic.twitter.com/RUGl1gbiTw— Gil Morgan (@weoncologists) April 1, 2022
Guideline: Revision of pharmacological treatment recommendations for cancer pain.
6 Apr, 2022 | 09:49h | UTC
Opinion | Medicinal cannabis for chronic pain: the Bermuda triangle of low-quality studies, countless meta-analyses and conflicting recommendations.
5 Apr, 2022 | 08:52h | UTCRelated:
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.
Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic 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: Efficacy of interventions to reduce long term opioid treatment for chronic non-cancer pain.
5 Apr, 2022 | 08:29h | UTC
RCT: Effect of medical marijuana card ownership on pain, insomnia, and affective disorder symptoms in adults.
1 Apr, 2022 | 10:07h | UTCCommentaries:
Study raises questions about risks of using medical marijuana for mood and anxiety disorders – CNN
Medical Marijuana Rx Ups Odds for Overuse, With No Benefit to Health: Study – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
RCT finds medical marijuana cards (MMC) are linked to an increase in cannabis use disorder, with no improvements in pain, depression, and anxiety for adults using medical marijuana but improvements in sleep. https://t.co/0gtGFi1RQ9
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 18, 2022
M-A: Psychological interventions for chronic, non-specific low back pain.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:20h | UTCNews Release: Study sheds light on psychological therapies for chronic low back pain – British Medical Journal
How to design high quality acupuncture trials—a consensus informed by evidence.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:04h | UTCHow to design high quality acupuncture trials—a consensus informed by evidence – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
Despite over 14 000 published randomised controlled trials in acupuncture, shortcomings in the evidence persist.
This guidance covers the challenges particular to acupuncture trials and what researchers should consider when designing onehttps://t.co/eIKTov8pHT
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) March 30, 2022
RCT: In patients with chronic migraine and overuse of symptomatic medications, migraine preventive therapy without switching or limiting the frequency of the overused medication was non-inferior to switching to a different symptomatic medication with a maximum limit of two treatment days/week.
25 Mar, 2022 | 08:44h | UTCPatient-Centered Treatment of Chronic Migraine With Medication Overuse: A Prospective, Randomized, Pragmatic Clinical Trial – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Guideline: Management of chronic low back, osteoarthritic, and neuropathic pain in primary care.
21 Mar, 2022 | 10:02h | UTC
Systematic Review: Coccydynia—the efficacy of available treatment options.
21 Mar, 2022 | 08:17h | UTCCoccydynia—The Efficacy of Available Treatment Options: A Systematic Review – Global Spine Journal
State of the Art Review: Recent advances in the diagnosis and management of cluster headache.
17 Mar, 2022 | 09:21h | UTCRecent advances in the diagnosis and management of cluster headache – The BMJ
Systematic Review: Arthroscopic surgery provides little or no clinically important benefit for patients with degenerative knee disease.
4 Mar, 2022 | 09:53h | UTCSummary: Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee disease – Cochrane Library
Related:
Guideline: Arthroscopic Meniscal Surgery
Study: Adverse Outcomes After Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy
A low-energy diet shows promise for reducing the symptoms of fibromyalgia.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:23h | UTCEarly Relationships of a Low-Energy Diet With Symptoms of Fibromyalgia ACR Open Rheumatology
Commentary: Fibromyalgia Patients See Rapid Benefit From Low-Cal Diet — With marked symptom reduction in just 3 weeks, weight loss not a factor – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Erosive hand osteoarthritis: latest findings and outlook.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:01h | UTCErosive hand osteoarthritis: latest findings and outlook – Nature Reviews Rheumatology (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
#MarchIssue | Read our #Review on the clinical features and risk factors of erosive hand #osteoarthritis (an aggressive condition with poor outcomes), and progress in biomarkers, imaging, classification and treatmenthttps://t.co/GSvgnXYYPS pic.twitter.com/PSzeucO0cH
— NatRevRheumatol (@NatRevRheumatol) February 28, 2022
Postcraniotomy Headache: Etiologies and treatments.
3 Mar, 2022 | 07:55h | UTCPostcraniotomy Headache: Etiologies and Treatments – Current Pain and Headache Reports
RCT: Arthroscopic hip surgery compared with personalized hip therapy in people over 16 years old with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome.
2 Mar, 2022 | 09:04h | UTC
RCT: A mindfulness-oriented intervention may reduce opioid misuse and chronic pain in primary care.
1 Mar, 2022 | 08:32h | UTCMindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement vs Supportive Group Therapy for Co-occurring Opioid Misuse and Chronic Pain in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Mindfulness-Based Intervention Found to Reduce Chronic Pain and Opioid Misuse – Psychiatric News Alert
Commentary on Twitter
A randomized clinical trial showed that #Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement delivered in the primary care setting reduces opioid misuse by as much as 46%, while simultaneously reducing chronic pain and emotional distress. https://t.co/eNj42RBCRA @DrEricGarland pic.twitter.com/tBatMT9lkQ
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) February 28, 2022
Review: New generation psychological treatments in chronic pain.
1 Mar, 2022 | 08:41h | UTCNew generation psychological treatments in chronic pain – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
SMFM Guidance: Use of analgesia and anesthesia for maternal-fetal procedures.
24 Feb, 2022 | 10:10h | UTC
RCT: Full endoscopic discectomy non-inferior to open discectomy in patients with sciatica.
22 Feb, 2022 | 10:11h | UTC
Meta-analysis of randomized trials | Efficacy and safety of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for acute and chronic pain in adults.
22 Feb, 2022 | 08:32h | UTC
RCT: Sub dissociative dose of ketamine with haloperidol vs. fentanyl on pain reduction in patients with acute pain in the emergency department.
21 Feb, 2022 | 08:37h | UTCSub dissociative dose of ketamine with haloperidol versus fentanyl on pain reduction in patients with acute pain in the emergency department; a randomized clinical trial – The American Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)