Pain
Article
Opioids for chronic pain: The CDC’s 12 recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued 12 recommendations to help clinicians prescribe an optimal and safe course of treatment...
Article
Surgeon general’s addiction report calls for better integrated care
Physicians must step up prevention efforts and the use of state-of-the-art medicine when treating addiction, according to a new surgeon general’s...
Conference Coverage
Long-term opioid use uncommon among trauma patients
Trauma patients don’t appear to be at an increased risk of long-term opioid use.
Picture This
Give a Hand
Hand trauma from a fall or crushing blow can result in a fracture. These four cases challenge you to identify the type.
Radiology Review
Man Thrown From Balky Bike
Following a motorcycle accident, a 55-year-old man complains of head, face, and chest wall pain. A chest radiograph clarifies some of the damage...
Conference Coverage
Shared medical appointment model shows potential for fibromyalgia patients
Fibromyalgia patients who participated in shared medical appointments staffed by an interdisciplinary team at a rural academic medical center...
Commentary
The Paradox of Pain Management
In the 1990s, pain assumed the position of the "fifth vital sign" and has since been measured as such. But this spotlight on pain has resulted in...
Video
Fibromyalgia management: A multimodal approach
In this “3 in 3” video, Wendy Wright, MS, APRN, FNP, FAANP, FAAN, identifies drugs that are especially useful in helping patients with...
Article
Two migraine prevention drugs prove no better than placebo in children
Amitriptyline and topiramate, commonly used to prevent migraine in adults, were associated with significantly more adverse events than was placebo...
Conference Coverage
Experts: Fewer opioids, more treatment laws mean nothing without better access to care
Pressure on physicians to prescribe fewer opioids could have unintended consequences in the absence of adequate access to treatment