Pain
Conference Coverage
Is acetaminophen really safer than NSAIDs in heart disease?
A new analysis finds a significant correlation between acetaminophen use and elevated systolic blood pressure.
Conference Coverage
NSAIDs linked to heart failure risk in diabetes
A Danish case-crossover study found that NSAID use increased heart failure risks 50% in patients with diabetes.
News
Early PT for lower back pain sends fewer patients to specialists
Patients who were referred to physical therapists within 2 weeks of seeing their physicians were significantly less likely to see other...
News
How retraining your brain could help with lower back pain
New research debuts a novel effective treatment for chronic pain.
Literature Review
Safest, most effective medications for spine-related pain in older adults?
Acetaminophen has a favorable safety profile for spine-related pain but nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have greater efficacy.
News
Persistent abdominal pain: Not always IBS
The challenge of diagnosing and treating persistent abdominal pain can be tackled by greater awareness of the multiple potential causes of this...
News
‘Genetic’ height linked to peripheral neuropathy and certain skin and bone infections
Even aside from the links between a person’s actual measured height and different health conditions, their genetically predicted height is...
News
Hope for quicker and more accurate endometriosis diagnosis
Researchers will investigate whether a 20-minute imaging scan with an experimental imaging marker can detect the most common types of...
Conference Coverage
Can lasers be used to measure nerve sensitivity in the skin?
A device is being developed that uses an erbium laser to conduct in vivo exposures, records each subject’s perception of stimulus, and maps the...
Literature Review
Using anti-inflammatory drugs may prolong back pain
“Inflammation occurs for a reason, and it looks like it’s dangerous to interfere with it.”