Chronic Pain

A personalized referral system dubbed Support and Treatment After Replacement, or STAR, is cost effective and improves chronic pain after total knee replacement over a 1-year period, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

The CDC released a draft of its updated guidelines for prescribing opioids, which emphasize patient-centered decisions and would reduce some limitations on prescribing that were previously set in 2016.

The FDA approved the use of a spinal cord stimulation therapy for the treatment of chronic pain caused by diabetic peripheral neuropathy, according to a press release from Medtronic.

Therapeutic aquatic exercise results in greater lower back pain relief than physical therapy, and demonstrates long-term effects for up to 12 months, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Even though the number of patients who visited an acupuncturist about doubled from 2010 to 2019, and insurance coverage for the treatment increased, most patients continued to pay out of pocket, according to recent data.

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

Healio Psychiatry’s five most-viewed stories in November highlight the link between alopecia areata and dementia risk, a blood test that may identify Alzheimer’s disease symptoms, and regulatory developments.

The FDA has approved the release of EaseVRx, a prescription-use immersive virtual reality apparatus intended for patients aged 18 years or older who have been diagnosed with chronic lower back pain.

Patients with chronic pain receiving long-term opioid therapy who were assigned to cognitive behavioral therapy reported reductions in pain and pain-related disability, data show.

When addressing symptoms of non-renal lupus, there is often a disconnect between the rheumatologist’s focus on inflammation-related symptoms and the patient’s need to improve fatigue and pain, according to a presenter here.