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Promising data suggests rapid access to physical therapy may improve outcomes for patients with acute back pain, who typically wait much longer to receive evaluation from a physician. By Thomas G. Ciccone Interview with Michael Campian, DO, and Pamela Hansen, MD Improving care for patients with low back pain could be as simple as providing […]
Read MoreThe authors discuss a special set of neurohormones with pain-related functions, which if tapped for their intrinsic use, may diminish the need for opioids. By John Claude Krusz, PhD, MD and Forest Tennant, MD, DrPH The recent discovery and awareness that the central nervous system (CNS) makes specific hormones for intrinsic use in addition to […]
Read MoreChronic pain and depression often go hand in hand. The prevalence of pain symptoms in patients with depression ranges from 15% to 100% while the prevalence for concurrent major depression in patients identified as having pain ranged from 5% to 85%. Authors: David Cosio, PhD et al We are introducing a monthly column on mental health disorders […]
Read MoreAuthors: Emine Ozgur Bayman, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology published on March 2, 2017. Background: The goal of this study was to detect the predictors of chronic pain at 6 months after thoracic surgery from a comprehensive evaluation of demographic, psychosocial, and surgical factors. Methods: Thoracic surgery patients were enrolled 1 week before surgery and followed […]
Read MoreAuthors: Candela Solé-Lleonart, M.D. et al Anesthesiology published on March 2, 2017. Background: Nebulization of antiinfective agents is a common but unstandardized practice in critically ill patients. Methods: A systematic review of 1,435 studies was performed in adults receiving invasive mechanical ventilation. Two different administration strategies (adjunctive and substitute) were considered clinically relevant. Inclusion was […]
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