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Pain Management

Utilizing Design Thinking for Fostering GOC Discussions with Seriously Ill Patients

Sep 27, 2023

The following is a summary of "Using Design Thinking to Promote Goals of Care Conversations With Seriously Ill Patients," published in the August 2023 issue of Pain and Symptom Management by Casarett ...

Challenges in Multisite Advance Care Planning Trial

Sep 26, 2023

The following is a summary of "Implementation Challenges for a Multisite Advance Care Planning Pragmatic Trial: Lessons Learned," published in the August 2023 issue of Pain and Symptom Management by S...

Exploring the Global Connection Between Sleep and Migraine

Sep 25, 2023

The following is a summary of “Investigating the relationship between sleep and migraine in a global sample: a Bayesian cross-sectional approach,” published in the September 2023 issue of Pain by ...

SHARING Choices: Insights from an ACP Intervention

Sep 25, 2023

The following is a summary of "SHARING Choices: Lessons Learned from a Primary-Care Focused Advance Care Planning Intervention," published in the August 2023 issue of Pain and Symptom Management by Co...

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Helps Relieve Fibromyalgia Pain

Sep 25, 2023

FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is superior to a matched education treatment in reducing the interfering effects of pain and other aspects of fibromyalgia...

Patient Experiences of Smartphone EMA for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain

Sep 22, 2023

The following is a summary of “Experiences and Perceptions of Using Smartphone Ecological Momentary Assessment for Reporting Knee Osteoarthritis Pain and Symptoms,” published in the September 2023...

Evaluating Advance Care Planning in a Healthcare Ecosystem: Insights from the Kaiser Permanente Experience

Sep 22, 2023

The following is a summary of "Evolving Advance Care Planning in a Health Ecosystem: The Kaiser Permanente Experience," published in the August 2023 issue of Pain and Symptom Management by Ngo et al. ...

Most Patients Seen in Emergency Department for Pain Consume Few Opioids After Discharge

Sep 22, 2023

THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Opioid prescriptions following emergency department discharge should be adapted to specific acute pain conditions, according to a study presented at the an...

Higher Buprenorphine Dose Increases Likelihood of Staying in Treatment

Sep 22, 2023

THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients initiating buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder who are prescribed a 24-mg dose are more likely to remain in treatment longer than thos...

Treatment Failure Similar for Amoxicillin +/− Clavulanate for Pediatric Acute Sinusitis

Sep 22, 2023

THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- There is no difference in the risk for treatment failure for outpatient children with acute sinusitis treated with amoxicillin-clavulanate compared with am...

Efficacy of PNE in Reducing Pain and Kinesiophobia in Patients with CNP

Sep 21, 2023

The following is a summary of “Pain neuroscience education for reducing pain and kinesiophobia in patients with chronic neck pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled tria...

Physiotherapy for Phantom Limb Pain in Post-Amputees

Sep 21, 2023

The following is a summary of “Physiotherapy: A potential and novel treatment approach for phantom limb pain in post-amputee patients – A systematic review,” published in the August 2023 issue o...

Infographic Participatory Design to Support the Care of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Sep 20, 2023

The following is a summary of “Participatory design of an infographic to help support the care of people living with complex regional pain syndrome,” published in the July 2023 issue of Pain by Be...

Influence of Various Nerve Block Approaches on the Quality of Postoperative Recovery in Patients with Breast Cancer

Sep 20, 2023

The following is a summary of “Effect of different nerve block strategies on the quality of postoperative recovery in breast cancer patients: A randomized controlled study,” published in the Septe...

Electronic Health Record Usability Tied to Patient Safety

Sep 20, 2023

TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- There is a positive association between frontline user-rated electronic health record (EHR) usability and EHR safety performance, according to a study publi...

Examining Mood and Pain Tolerance in Treadmill Walking

Sep 19, 2023

The following is a summary of “Examining the role of mood in pain-limited treadmill walking duration in young healthy individuals,” published in the August 2023 issue of Pain by Lu et al. R...

Receipt of PT, Chiropractic Care Reportedly Low for Comorbid Chronic LBP, Opioid Use Disorder

Sep 14, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For Medicare beneficiaries with chronic low back pain (CLBP) and opioid use disorder (OUD), receipt of physical therapy (PT) and chiropractic care is low ...

Influence of Pain Coping Skills Training on Pain and Medication Use in Breast Cancer Women

Sep 12, 2023

The following is a summary of "Effect of Pain Coping Skills Training on Pain and Pain Medication Use for Women With Breast Cancer," published in the July 2023 issue of Pain and Symptom Management by F...

Link Explored for NSAID Use, Hormonal Contraception, VTE Risk

Sep 12, 2023

MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In women of reproductive age, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use is associated with venous thromboembolism, with significantly more additional e...

Opioids Can Be Continued in Cancer Patients With Nonmedical Stimulant Use

Sep 12, 2023

MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with cancer-related pain and nonmedical stimulant use, opioids should be continued, monitoring increased, and tapering avoided, according to a s...

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