Migraine associated with concussion appears to be more prevalent among young athletes than is currently appreciated, two new studies suggest. In a survey of 74 high school football players, a third each reported having a history of previous concussion and of migraine. In the other study, an examination of 25 children and adolescents with sports-related […]
Read MoreProlonged-release oxycodone / naloxone shows significant efficacy for the reduction of musculoskeletal pain and nocturnal pain for patients with severe pain from Parkinson’s disease compared with placebo, according to results of a double-blind study presented at the First Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN). Prolonged-release oxycodone / naloxone also demonstrated no unanticipated adverse […]
Read MoreThe combination of peri-articular and adductor canal infiltration was superior than peri-articular infiltration alone or adductor canal infiltration alone in decreasing pain when walking on day 1 after a knee replacement, according to a study presented here at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). “Knee surgery is very painful,” said Richard […]
Read MoreThe use of sumatriptan decreases post-operative headache at the non-surgical site in patients who undergo craniotomy for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and facial spasms, researchers said here at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). “These patients complain of pain at the non-surgical site as well as nausea and vomiting,” said […]
Read MorePatients who minimally used opioids prior to surgery, but who continued to use them for pain relief 30 days after surgery were likely to be using them in the longer term, according to a study presented here at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). With ongoing opioid use being a public […]
Read More