Pain
From the Journals
Virtual Reality Brings Relief to Hospitalized Patients With Cancer
Patients were randomized to receive either 10 minutes of immersive VR distraction therapy or 10 minutes of two-dimensional guided imagery...
Feature
Should Opioids Be Used for Chronic Cancer Pain?
Prescribing strategies are partly driven by peer pressure, new research suggests.
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Erenumab Linked to Better Migraine Prevention
In patients with resistant episodic migraine, erenumab prevented migraines better than nonspecific oral migraine preventive medications.
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This Could Be a Strong Weapon for Cancer Pain (or Any Pain)
Patients with cancer who experience pain can find relief with exercise for more than 30 minutes on most days, study finds.
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Utility of NSAID Response Called Into Question for Longstanding AxSpA
New study finds no difference in long-term back pain from axSpA treated with NSAIDs and non-axSpA back pain.
Commentary
How to Motivate Pain Patients to Try Nondrug Options
Offer an interdisciplinary, integrative approach: acupuncture, acupressure, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, yoga, or tai chi may help...
From the Journals
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia: A Single Disease Entity?
“The sum of these results does not support the hypothesis that ME/CFS and ME/CFS+FM are distinct entities, as currently defined.”
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Comments Disputed on Negative Low-Dose Naltrexone Fibromyalgia Trial
Neuroinflammation expert Jarred Younger, PhD, disputes commentary calling for clinicians to stop prescribing the off-label compounded medication...
Conference Coverage
Building a Toolkit for the Treatment of Acute Migraine
Conference Coverage
Is migraine really a female disorder?
"Despite many years of research, there isn't one clear factor explaining this substantial difference between women and men."
From the Journals
Which migraine medications are most effective?
“Our findings that triptans, ergots, and antiemetics are the most effective classes of medications align with the guideline recommendations and...