Pain Management Central

Researchers found targeted muscle reinnervation used in military patients at the time of primary amputation or delayed amputation was safe and efficacious as a pain treatment method.

Chronic musculoskeletal pain can present to orthopedic surgeons frequently and is often managed nonsurgically prior to consideration of surgery.

In patients who had arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, use of a postoperative pain medicine cocktail therapy showed benefits, according to findings.

Patients who expect to do well with yoga and physical therapy have the best outcomes in the treatment of chronic low back pain, according published results.

Despite high patient satisfaction reports and increased interest, 26% of cannabis users with chronic musculoskeletal pain were recommended by a physician to use cannabis for pain management, according to published results.

A survey on marijuana use among orthopedic patients showed many believe marijuana is beneficial for managing pain and other medical conditions.

Use of appropriate multimodal pain management may allow patients to undergo arthroscopic rotator cuff repair without the use of opioids, according to results.

Published results showed a decrease in postoperative opioid consumption and the duration of when opioid pills are used after arthroscopic meniscectomy among patients who received preoperative opioid education.

NSAIDs provide effective symptom relief for a myriad of arthralgias and inflammatory conditions for the orthopedic patient. NSAIDs are also successfully employed as part of a perioperative multimodal pain management strategies, treatment of inflammatory processes and in joint convalescence strategies during the longer term. Overall, the frequent prescription of NSAIDs in our patient population reflects a favorable risk-benefit profile.

In 2018, WHO reported musculoskeletal conditions accounted for a greater proportion of persistent pain, with more than 150 diagnoses that affect the locomotor system. Although there are approved medications to treat musculoskeletal pain, sources who spoke with Orthopedics Today said these medications may not work or be suitable for all patients, especially for long term use, depending on their medical status.