Headline The programme of research found that acupuncture was more effective than usual care and sham acupuncture for chronic pain, that it was one of the more clinically effective physical therapies for osteoarthritis and that it showed benefits in the treatment of depression. Abstract Background: There has been an increase in the utilisation of acupuncture […]
Date: September 19, 2016 Source: Sissa Medialab Summary: Neurofeedback is a technique used for the treatment of clinical disorders (like depression, anxiety, chronic pain, ADHD and schizophrenia etc.) and enhancement of brain performance. It is based on the “self-regulation” of brain activations underpinned by the principles of feedback control systems. Feedback systems can be found […]
Pain Physician. 2016 Sep-Oct;19(7):415-27. Wu Z, Malihi Z, Stewart AW, Lawes CM, Scragg R. Abstract BACKGROUND: There is conflicting evidence from previous qualitative reviews on the effect of vitamin D supplementation on pain. OBJECTIVE: To determine with quantitative methods if vitamin D supplementation lowers pain levels. STUDY DESIGN: Quantitative meta-analysis of published randomized controlled trials […]
Written by Honor Whiteman Published: Monday 5 September 2016 Lead author Richard L. Nahin, Ph.D., of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and colleagues publish their findings in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings. In any given year, around 100 million adults in the United States […]
Our profession is positioned to play a leading role in helping Americans take advantage of non-pharmacological pain management — and the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP) is empowering YOU and every doctor of chiropractic (DC) to lead the discussion in your states and cities. Our landmark positioning paper, “Chiropractic: A Safer Strategy Than Opioids,” is […]
03.15.2016 Urges physicians not to use opioids first-line for chronic pain by Kristina Fiore Associate Editor, MedPage Today The CDC has released its final guidance on opioid prescribing, urging clinicians not to use the painkillers as first-line therapy for chronic pain and suggesting limits on dose and duration when they do have to be prescribed. […]
Date: March 15, 2016 Source: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Summary: Everyone knows that stubbing your toe hurts. What makes it stop hurting is the body’s main pain-blocking process — the natural production of opioids. Everyone knows that stubbing your toe hurts. What makes it stop hurting is the body’s main pain-blocking process — the […]
December 09, 2015 The Journal of Pain: Official journal of the American Pain Society TAKE-HOME MESSAGE A cohort of 215 current or previous users of medical cannabis with non-cancer pain were dispensed an herbal cannabis product and were then matched with 216 controls with chronic pain but not using cannabis. After 1-year follow-up with a […]
Date: September 29, 2015 Source: McGill University Health Centre Summary: A Canadian research team has completed a national multicenter study looking at the safety of medical cannabis use among patients suffering from chronic pain. They found that patients with chronic pain who used cannabis daily for one year, when carefully monitored, did not have an […]
August 31, 2015 Written by Robert Bonakdar MD, FAAFP Recently, The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has been a leading venue for research on medical marijuana. In October 2014, an analysis appearing in JAMA Internal Medicine noted that states which enacted medical cannabis laws had a 24.8% lower mean annual opioid overdose mortality […]
April 13, 2015 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In order to determine the association of opioid use with heat pain perception, investigators evaluated 187 adults with chronic pain and found that those receiving opioids were more likely to be hyperalgesic than those who were not. Findings suggest that hyperalgesia is independently associated with long-term opioid use. Abstract […]
This article discusses several issues related to therapies that are considered “complementary” or “alternative” to conventional medicine. A definition of “complementary and alternative medicine” (CAM) is considered in the context of the evolving health care field of complementary medicine. A rationale for pain physicians and clinicians to understand these treatments of chronic pain is presented. […]
ACA News – January/February 2015 Chiropractic Added to Joint Commission Standard on Pain Management – Lori A. Burkhart THE CHIROPRACTIC PROFESSION GOT OFF TO A GREAT START in 2015 as the Joint Commission revised its pain management standard to include chiropractic services. Clinical experts in pain management who provide input into the commission’s standards affirmed […]
Pain Medicine News ISSUE: NOVEMBER 2014 | VOLUME: 12(11) Spanning five years, costing almost $22 million and spread across 13 separate research trials nationwide, several federal agencies are tackling head-on the mounting problem of how to treat chronic pain in the U.S. military without exacerbating the country’s opioid abuse problem. The new research program, spearheaded […]
Caroline Helwick October 16, 2014 NEW ORLEANS — The number of malpractice claims related to chronic pain management is increasing, and many involve permanent disabling injury or death, according to a closed-claims analysis presented here at the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2014 Annual Meeting. “Malpractice claims associated with chronic pain have increased in number and severity over […]
Beth Skwarecki September 17, 2014 Story Source Brain scans of patients with fibromyalgia showed that they processed nonpainful stimuli, such as sound and touch, differently than the brains of people without the disorder. This may explain why patients often complain of hypersensitivity to sensations in everyday life, author Marina López-Solà, PhD, from the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at […]