Chronic Pain Management

The International Headache Society recently issued a position paper that upgraded the standards for migraine prevention, providing a four-pronged framework for reassessing the goals for migraine control and prevention.

The FDA has approved an expanded indication of Boston Scientific’s spinal cord stimulation system that treats painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy, a complication of diabetes that often affects the lower extremities.

When caring for older adults with non-cancer chronic pain, primary care providers should consider psychological factors like depression and fear avoidance, according to a presentation.

Researchers in Indiana have received $1.5 million in grant funding from the NIH HEAL Initiative to address racial disparities in chronic pain and depression, according to a press release.

A virtual reality exercise session might be as effective as telehealth-delivered exercise sessions in providing immediate, short-term pain relief for people with endometriosis, according to study results.

About three in 10 adults with chronic pain who live in states with medical cannabis laws reported using cannabis to manage their pain, according to researchers, highlighting the need for more research on the subject.

Result showed posttraumatic stress, pain distribution, pain intensity and number of fractures may successfully predict poor long-term pain outcomes within days of musculoskeletal trauma injury.

A small percentage of Canadian nephrologists reported prescribing cannabis for chronic kidney disease management, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

A recent online survey of 2,063 U.S. participants showed that younger adults were more likely to experience chronic pain than older adults.

Patients who use opioids for chronic noncancer pain occasionally demonstrated problematic extra-medical opioid use behaviors, but these behaviors fluctuated considerably over time, according to survey data in JAMA Network Open.