According to a national survey of patients with chronic pain, cost is one of several barriers to accessing multidisciplinary treatment, and many patients would like a wider choice of specialists and therapies. Full story.
Migraine is a severe and debilitating neurologic disorder and is claimed to be the sixth disabling illness in the world. This study aimed to determine the overall prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in patients [...]
Athena Bioscience, LLC, a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved QDOLO™ (tramadol hydrochloride) Oral Solution 5mg/1mL C-IV, an opioid agonist indicated in adults for the management [...]
This study will assess the effect of incorporating a tonal exercise device into clinical and chiropractic care for lower back pain. Full story.
Current pharmacologic therapies for patients with osteoarthritis are suboptimal.To determine the efficacy of Curcuma longa extract (CL) for reducing knee symptoms and effusion–synovitis in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis and knee effusion–synovitis. Full story.
A recent study examining pain among cannabis users suggests that—unlike long-term opioid use—regular cannabis use does not appear to increase pain sensitivity. Full story.
The Rename Pain Catastrophizing study is the product of a patient-researcher partnership between AAPM member Beth Darnall, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine, and Andrea Anderson, lead patient advocate on the study team and former [...]
Given the wealth of information important to convey to Pain Medicine readers regarding telemedicine for chronic pain care, this commentary will use a bullet point format to present combined expert opinions regarding the utility, implementation, [...]
October 1, 2020, CHICAGO, Illinois – A multidisciplinary consensus panel convened by the American Academy of Pain Medicine Foundation has issued new recommendations in Mayo Clinic Proceedings about ensuring patient protections when tapering opioids. The [...]
Richard Stieg served as President of the American Academy of Pain Medicine in 1994. AAPM was barely a decade old. As is customary for AAPM leaders, he served the Academy in the years leading up [...]
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