Pain
Clinical Review
Hand Blisters in Major League Baseball Pitchers: Current Concepts and Management
Friction blisters are a common sequela of many athletic activities. Their significance can range from minor annoyance to major performance...
News
FDA announces new plan to combat opioid abuse
Food and Drug Administration officials are calling for a sweeping overhaul of the agency’s approach to opioid medications, including renewed...
News
Physicians’ odds of beating addiction higher
Stress-related factors and cultural changes appear to be contributing to an increase in physician substance abuse and dependence, but treatment...
News
AAP says newborn pain management plans essential for all providers
All facilities caring for newborns should implement a pain prevention program that takes advantage of what pain management strategies do exist.
News
DEA’s rescheduling of hydrocodone tied to declines in prescribing
Key clinical point: The DEA’s reclassifying of hydrocodone analgesics from schedule III to the more restrictive schedule II produced an abrupt and...
Article
Motor Control Exercises Can Reduce Back Pain
News
Wound-healing template approved for diabetic foot ulcers
News
Long spine fusions can give patients improved quality of life
When necessary, long fusions that extend from the C-spine to the pelvis can result in health-related quality of life improvements, results from a...
Original Research
Radiofrequency Microtenotomy for Elbow Epicondylitis: Midterm Results
We conducted a prospective, nonrandomized, single-center clinical study to evaluate the safety and midterm effectiveness of microtenotomy using a...
News
2014 sets U.S. record for drug overdose deaths
Key clinical point: Efforts to encourage safer prescribing of opioid pain relievers should be strengthened. Major finding: In 2014, opioids were...
Conference Coverage
Functional dependence linked to risk of complications after spine surgery
Functional dependence following elective cervical spine procedures was associated with a significantly increased risk of almost all 30-day...