Jan 23, 2024

MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with acute and subacute low back pain experience considerable improvements in pain and disability within the first six weeks, according to a review ...

Jan 23, 2024

Older adults have a mean of 20.7 total health care contact days per year, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Ishani Ganguli, M.D., M.P.H., from Brigham and Women...

Jan 22, 2024

A  retrospective cohort study investigating lower back pain (LBP) in patients with cervical myelopathy undergoing surgery found that over 50% experienced improvement in postoperative numerical rating...

Jan 20, 2024

Study finds contralateral knee pain exacerbation in a significant percentage of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients, with identified risk factors including low quadriceps strength and higher Kellgr...

Jan 19, 2024

Early opioid use for chronic non-cancer pain minimally affects quality of life, prompting caution in prescription with a careful consideration of benefits versus long-term risks. The following ...

Jan 19, 2024

More than 30 percent of individuals with migraine experience migraine-related stigma often or very often, according to a study published in Neurology. Robert E. Shapiro, M.D., Ph.D., from the L...

Jan 18, 2024

The following is a summary of “Tryptophan metabolites and gut microbiota play an important role in pediatric migraine diagnosis,” published in the January 2024 issue of Pain by Liu et al. M...

Jan 17, 2024

The following is a summary of “Mendelian randomization study of lipid metabolism characteristics and migraine risk,” published in the January 2024 issue of Pain by Hong et al. Researchers c...

Jan 17, 2024

Gabapentinoid use is associated with an increased risk for severe exacerbation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published in the Annals of Interna...

Jan 16, 2024

The following is a summary of “Anxiety, history of childhood adversity, and experiencing chronic pain in adulthood: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis,” published in the January 2024...

Jan 15, 2024

FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with chronic pain, medical cannabis use is associated with an increased risk for new-onset arrhythmia, according to a study published online Jan...

Jan 15, 2024

Addition of positional distraction to stabilization exercises was found to have superior effects compared to stabilization exercise alone on pain and functional disability among patients with lumbar r...

Jan 12, 2024

THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In 2022, 5.7 percent of adults reported lacking reliable transportation for daily living, according to a January data brief published by the U.S. Centers f...

Jan 11, 2024

A study validated the Patients’ Endorsement of a Biopsychosocial Model of Chronic Pain Scale (PEB) as a reliable tool predicting patients’ engagement in pain self-management strategies, offering p...

Jan 11, 2024

Individuals with lower pain severity, shorter pain duration, and heightened concerns about opioids may be more motivated to consider reducing or discontinuing opioid use for managing chronic pain. ...

Jan 11, 2024

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing amputation, targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) at the time of amputation improves pain scores and reduces the rate of neuroma for...

Jan 11, 2024

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Chronic pain impacts approximately 60 percent of survivors of moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a study published in the Janua...

Jan 10, 2024

A study on whiplash injury treatment finds that pain catastrophizing reported at admission predicts subsequent pain severity, depressive symptoms, and post-traumatic stress symptoms at 4 and 7 weeks. ...

Jan 09, 2024

Individuals with higher scores on the Fibromyalgia Survey Criteria, using medical cannabis for chronic pain, show increased medication use, substitution of cannabis for other medications, more side ef...

Jan 09, 2024

MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For older adults, the likelihood of motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) is increased in the year after incident migraine, according to a study published online Dec. ...