Published: May 13, 2013 By Elizabeth DeVita Raeburn , Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Asking three simple questions of patients with non-inflammatory musculoskeletal pain improved primary care physicians’ ability to predict which patients would still be in pain 6 months later, a study found. Note that the three relevant prognostic indicators were duration of […]
Think Depression When Chronic Pain Worsens News March 01, 2013 IMNG Medical Media, 2013 Mar 01, MA Otto LAS VEGAS (IMNG) – Treating comorbid depression gives “you the biggest bang for the buck” in the overall care and rehabilitation of patients with chronic pain, according to Dr. Michael Clark, director of Johns Hopkins University’s Chronic […]
Diagnosis and Treatment Francesca Magrinelli; Giampietro Zanette; Stefano Tamburin Pract Neurol. 2013;13(5):292-307. Abstract Neuropathic pain (NP) develops as a consequence of a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory pathways in the peripheral or central nervous system, and occurs in many neurological diseases (eg, peripheral neuropathy, radiculopathy, spinal cord injury, stroke and multiple sclerosis). It affects […]
J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2005 Sep;105(9 Suppl 4):S29-36. Kuchera ML. Abstract Osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) incorporates diagnostic and therapeutic strategies that address body unity, homeostatic mechanisms, and structure-function interrelationships. In regard to pain, osteopathic physicians take thorough histories guided by palpatory examination to determine the quality, duration, and origin of this condition, how it uniquely […]