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Pain Management

Air Pollution Tied to Multimorbidity Status, Severity

Dec 14, 2022

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to air pollution is associated with having multimorbid, multiorgan conditions, according to a study published online Dec. 2 in Frontiers in Public...

Diet and Exercise Intervention Better for Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis

Dec 14, 2022

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For overweight or obese patients with knee osteoarthritis, diet and exercise result in a small but statistically significant difference in knee pain over 1...

Opioid Misuse Linked to Increased Suicide Risk in Persons With Disabilities

Dec 12, 2022

MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Opioid misuse is associated with an increased risk for suicide, and people with disabilities have a further increased risk, according to a study published onl...

One in Seven U.S. Adults Report Past-Week Bloating

Dec 09, 2022

FRIDAY, Dec. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one in seven U.S. adults report experiencing bloating in the past week, according to a study published online Nov. 14 in Clinical Gastroenterology and H...

Discontinuing Long-Term Opioids Tied to Overdose Risk

Dec 09, 2022

THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Discontinuing prescribed opioids in people with chronic pain is associated with increased overdose risk, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in PLOS...

Persistent Pain in Seniors Linked to Decline in Physical Function

Dec 07, 2022

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Persistent pain in older adults is associated with a decline in physical function, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in the Journal of the Americ...

Legalization of Medical Marijuana Beneficial for Cancer Patients

Dec 06, 2022

MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Legalization of medical marijuana is associated with a reduction in opioid dispensing and pain-related hospital events among adults receiving treatment for new...

RSNA: Lasting Benefit Seen for Hydrodissection in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Nov 30, 2022

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), ultrasound-guided hydrodissection of the median nerve with normal saline (NS) alone offers significant and ...

RSNA: Corticosteroid Injections Appear to Worsen Knee Osteoarthritis

Nov 30, 2022

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Corticosteroid injections seem to be associated with progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to two studies presented at the annual meeting of t...

Antidepressants Have Small Benefit for Pain, Function in OA

Nov 30, 2022

TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Antidepressants lead to a small, but clinically unimportant, improvement in pain and function in patients with osteoarthritis, according to a review publishe...

ACR: Genicular Nerve Block Offers Short-Term Pain Relief for Knee OA

Nov 23, 2022

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Genicular nerve block offers pain relief for patients with knee osteoarthritis, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in Arthritis & Rheumatolo...

Acupuncture Helps Alleviate Back/Pelvic Pain During Pregnancy

Nov 23, 2022

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Acupuncture significantly improves pain, functional status, and quality of life in women with low back and/or pelvic pain during pregnancy, according to a ...

FDA: Patients Should Be Cautious When Using Online Pharmacies to Buy Meds

Nov 19, 2022

FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to be careful when buying prescription medication online. While some pharmacy websites operate lega...

Acupuncture Reduces Aromatase Inhibitor-Related Joint Pain

Nov 14, 2022

MONDAY, Nov. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Among women with early breast cancer who have aromatase inhibitor-related joint pain, pain at 52 weeks is reduced with true acupuncture (TA) compared with sha...

Hip Brace May Slow Hip Displacement in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Nov 09, 2022

TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A novel hip brace is significantly effective in preventing the progression of hip displacement among children with nonambulatory cerebral palsy, according to ...

Delivery Methods Compared for Osteoarthritis Intervention

Nov 09, 2022

TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- First-line intervention for hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA) may reduce pain whether delivered in-person or digitally, according to a study published online No...

Prevalence of Arthritis Higher Among Caregivers

Nov 05, 2022

THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of arthritis is higher among caregivers than noncaregivers, and caregivers with arthritis are more likely to report disabilities, according t...

CDC Updates Recommendations for Prescribing Opioids for Pain

Nov 05, 2022

THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a clinical practice guideline issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in the Nov. 4 issue of the agency's Morbidity an...

ASA: Green Light Therapy for Pain-Related Anxiety Studied in Fibromyalgia

Nov 02, 2022

TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Green light therapy might decrease anxiety, particularly fear-based anxiety, in patients with fibromyalgia and reduce the use of opioids to manage chronic pai...

ASA: Preoperative Cannabis Use Tied to Higher Pain After Surgery

Nov 02, 2022

TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- While presurgical cannabis use is not associated with postoperative opioid use, it is significantly associated with time-weighted average pain scores in the f...

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