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Author: Heidi Splete Practical Pain Management Although it may seem counterintuitive, targeted exercise therapy may help reduce movement-evoked pain in adults with musculoskeletal pain, according to the authors of a recent systematic review. Many individuals with musculoskeletal pain complain of pain that occurs specifically during physical activity, wrote Lynn Leemans, PhD, of Vrije Universiteit Brussel, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Bush DA, Barbero E. . Pract Pain Manag. 2022 September/October;22(5). About Opioid Induced Adrenal Insufficiency Opioid induced adrenal insufficiency (OIAI) is a complication of opioid use that is less well known than other known complications of opioid use such as constipation, respiratory depression, and addiction. OIAI however has been shown to be a consequence […]
Read MoreAuthors: Olusanya A, Goree J. Pract Pain Manag. 2022 September/October;22(5). Low Back Pain Continues to Perplex Physicians A perpetual topic of discussion in interventional pain management is the treatment of chronic low back pain. The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) annual meeting, held in July 2022, was no different. Low back pain is […]
Read MoreAuthor: Bennett K. Pract Pain Manag. 2022 September/October;22(5). Justice Department may still pursue cases if they can prove a doctor knowingly or intentionally prescribed controlled substances, including opioids, without evidence of medical necessity. Prescribers should document patient need, treatment plans, and more. While the recent onslaught of Supreme Court decisions has left our divided nation […]
Read MoreAuthor: Goldenberg DL. Pract Pain Manag. 2022 September/October;22(5) As with many chronic, poorly understood illnesses, long COVID and chronic pain do not fit classic biomedical disease models. There is an enormous need for patient-centric, biopsychosocial approaches to assessment and treatment – and care should begin with primary care and PM&R specialists. Long COVID in 2022 […]
Read MoreAuthors: Allan F. Simpao, M.D., M.B.I. et al Anesthesiology October 2022, Vol. 137, 384–386. Children—and their airways—come in all shapes and sizes, and the most seasoned pediatric anesthesiologists can share harrowing stories of patients who were difficult to ventilate or intubate. In 2012, a special interest group in the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia created the Pediatric […]
Read MorePractical Pain Management 2022 September/October;22(5) Studies on brain stimulation for pain began in the 1950s, when researchers looked at its potential for treating pain associated with spinal cord and back injuries. While some findings on the use of brain stimulation for pain have been promising, results have been mixed, and in the US, deep brain […]
Read MoreRadius Anesthesia A “soft drug” is an active compound that can easily be transformed into an inactive metabolite in the body [1]. Anesthesiology requires careful consideration of three axes: safety, effectiveness, and efficiency [2]. In medical practice, the third axis (efficiency) is often less prioritized; however, anesthesia must be readily produced and reversed on demand [3]. “Soft […]
Read MoreAuthors: Cosio D, Demyan A. Pract Pain Manag. 2022 September/October;22(5). Interdisciplinary, biopsychosocial treatments are the gold standard for the self-management of chronic pain. Non-traditional interventions, such as psychological and complementary and integrative health (CIH) approaches, appear to be unequivocally effective and often come with lower risk. Patients, however, often expect traditional interventions, such as pharmacological, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Holshouser B, Ferguson M. Pract Pain Manag. 2022 September/October;22(5). For children and adolescents, the prevalence of migraine by age 15 is 8% to 23%, and around 38.8% of Americans age 12 and older should be offered or considered for preventive migraine treatment. Due to the debilitating nature of migraine disorder, it is important to […]
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