Pain Management News

Excessive abdominal fat was tied to chronic pain across multiple sites, particularly in women, an analysis published in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine showed.

The FDA has granted clearance to a Colorado-based medical technology company’s transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device for those suffering from chronic pain, according to a press release.

Acupuncture effectively reduced chronic neck pain in adults, according to results of a controlled randomized study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

A letter from the AMA's executive vice president called for CMS to be “fully transparent” on the impact that payment cuts in the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule will have on patients and physicians.

Aug. 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. It is a time to remember those lost to substance use disorders and addiction, particularly as the United States and countries around the globe grapple with the opioid crisis.

U.S. veterans who participated in a mindfulness-based telehealth intervention experienced significant improvements in pain and pain-related function, results from a randomized controlled trial showed.

Medicine was an interesting thought as I was growing up with no medical people in my family.

Opioid use in patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease has decreased 15% annually since 2014, while use of non-opioid options for pain management has either increased or stabilized, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

Almost one in 10 patients treated with prescription opioid painkillers experience opioid dependency or opioid use disorder, a result from a systematic review and meta-analysis showed.