Latest Pain Management News
Patient Attitude Tied to Physical Therapy Outcomes
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Patient expectation and pain self-efficacy are associated with clinical outcomes among patients undergoing physical therapy for shoulder pain, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Evidence Lacking for Benefit of Surgery for Vertebral Fractures
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Surgical procedures do not appear to provide significant benefit for patients with vertebral fractures, according to a second American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Task Force report published in the January issue of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
Report IDs Areas Lacking Good Practice in Health Tech Assessment
by modernClinician Editorial Team
In a report published in the January issue of Value in Health, an ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research working group indicates the lack of good practices in three areas of health technology assessment.
Marketing of Opioids Linked to Increased OD Mortality
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Marketing of opioids to physicians is associated with increased mortality from opioid overdoses, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in JAMA Network Open.
Rates of Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis Declined From 2020 to 2022
Nonpharmacologic Therapy Cuts Opioid Use Disorder Risk With Low Back Pain
Withdrawal From Medetomidine Increasingly Seen in ICUs
Considerable Gaps Reported in Care for Youth With Opioid Use Disorder
Research Challenges Fusion for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
Ultrasound-Guided Hydrodissection Yields Improvements in Carpal Tunnel
Physical Therapist-Supervised Exercise Improves Outcomes After ACL Reconstruction
2013 to 2024 Saw Decrease in Benzodiazepine Prescribing