Pain Management News

ORLANDO — The CDC’s updated guidance on prescription opioids in 2022 were a step in the right direction, but nonopioid therapies should take a more “prominent role” in the management of pain, according to a speaker.

For patients with chronic pain, the right treatment could help prevent suicide, according to Kathleen M. Farrell, DO.

CDC data show that 16.2% of pregnant women aged 18 to 44 years reported using marijuana nearly every day.

Today is National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to end the stigma and recognize the disproportionate and ongoing impact of HIV/AIDS on gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.

Nearly 60% of providers expressed some level of comfort prescribing long-term opioids for patients, a study presented at PAINWeek found.

Patients prescribed buprenorphine at 24 mg for opioid use disorder were more likely to remain in treatment compared with those prescribed a 16 mg dose, a study in JAMA Network Open showed.

An umbrella review published in The BMJ provided a breakdown of the associations between cannabis and health outcomes, highlighting the uncertain potential for clinical use.

SAN DIEGO — Non-pharmacologic approaches to pain management in rheumatology, like exercise and meditation, can be superior to pharmacologic strategies, according to a speaker at the 2023 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West.

An audiovisual-stimulation device improved fibromyalgia symptoms and decreased the use of medications and health care services, according to results of a pilot study presented at PAINWeek.

For the nation’s struggling primary care system, help is on the way. This may sound too good to be true, but it’s for real.