Pain
Conference Coverage
Opioid reduction works after minimally invasive gynecologic surgery
VANCOUVER – Two randomized trials show a reduction in prescribed opiates decreases postoperative usage with no loss...
Conference Coverage
Physical Therapists as Pain Specialists in HIV Care
No longer used solely to maintain lean body mass, physical therapy has evolved to offer benefits to the patient with HIV that you may not be aware...
Law & Medicine
Stay Informed About Informed Consent
Missing a diagnosis—even in the absence of negligence—can have a devastating impact on the patient, and it can be costly for you in other ways.
News
Opioids, benzodiazepines carry greater risk of COPD-related hospitalization
The risk of hospitalization because of respiratory events for patients with COPD was especially high when opioid and benzodiazepine medications...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves Reyvow for acute migraine treatment
The approval of lasmiditan (Reyvow) is based on a pair of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials that included more than 3,000...
Conference Coverage
Consider centralized pain in patients with rheumatic disease
LAS VEGAS – Every patient with chronic pain should complete a fibromyalgia survey, Dr. Daniel J. Clauw says.
Article
Left ear pain
News
CDC, SAMHSA commit $1.8 billion to combat opioid crisis
Some of the funds will be used to help improve overdose monitoring.
Video
MSK Clinic: Evaluating shoulder pain using IPASS
In this first installment of the MSK Clinic video series, Dr. Alland demonstrates how to perform a shoulder exam using the IPASS model—I...
Practice Puzzler
Opioid Epidemic
This clinical puzzle is based on Salani D, Crenshaw NA, Owusu B, Gonzalez JM. Pain Management in an Opioid Epidemic: What’s Appropriate, What’s...