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Single Question Flags Depression in Chronic Pain
Major Finding: Asking patients who have activity-limiting pain how much they’ve felt downhearted or depressed in the past 4 weeks identified...
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Parasagittal Beats Midline for Lumbar Steroid Injections
Major Finding: Oswestry scores decreased in the parasagittal group from 21 at baseline to approximately 12 on follow-up day 1, and to...
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Pain Specialists Seek Help from Primary Care
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Substance Abusers in Pain Tapered Off Opioids
Major Finding: Patients at high-risk for substance abuse had worse function compared with low-risk patients at the start of a 3-week...
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Lyme Disease Presents Differently in Men and Women
Major Finding: Significantly more women than men with Lyme disease reported joint pain, muscle pain, headache, back pain, heart palpitations,...
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Chronic Pain Patients More Prone to Depression, Anxiety
Major Finding: A higher number of pain locations, joint pain, 90 days or more of pain, daily use of pain medication, and a higher CPG score were...
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Education a Cornerstone of Effective Opioid Management
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FDA: Continue Study of Antinerve Growth Factors for Pain
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PMR Guidelines Spell Out Ultrasound's Role
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Side Effects Challenge Opioid Therapy for Acute Pain
Major Finding: In all, 70% of physicians said that they "usually" or "often" prescribe opioid analgesics for patients with moderate to severe pain...
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Long-Acting Opioids May Trigger Hypogonadism
Major Finding: Tests found low testosterone levels in 74% of men on long-acting or sustained-release opioids, compared with 34% of men on...