Chronic Pain
FDA designates AI-based therapy for pain, depression, anxiety as breakthrough device
Wysa announced it has received breakthrough device designation from the FDA for its artificial intelligence-based digital mental health conversational agent for adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain, depression and anxiety.
Decreases in pain, depression, anxiety reported with digital program
Rates of chronic pain, depression and anxiety decreased and were sustained over 12 months following the use of an app-based program from Hinge Health, the company announced.
Mindfulness intervention reduces pain, opioid misuse
A mindfulness-based intervention was associated with significant reductions in chronic pain and opioid misuse compared with supportive psychotherapy, according to a recent study in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Top in rheumatology: Surge in specialty drug use, chronic pain in children
A report published by CVS Health showed that autoimmune treatments accounted for more than half of all specialty drug growth in 2021. It was the top story in rheumatology last week.
Medical marijuana linked to rapid onset of cannabis use disorder
Obtaining a medical marijuana card for chronic pain, insomnia, anxiety or depression led to a “rapid onset” of cannabis use disorder, according to researchers.
Children who experience adverse childhood events may have worse chronic pain symptoms
Children with chronic pain or rheumatic disease who experience adverse childhood events may be at a greater risk for worse symptoms and “functional disability,” according to data published in Pediatric Rheumatology.
Collaborators to develop ketamine treatments for mental health, chronic pain
Excess sodium from certain forms of acetaminophen may increase CVD, mortality risk
Excess daily intake of sodium from soluble or effervescent acetaminophen may increase risk for CVD and all-cause death, regardless of baseline hypertension status, according to research published in the European Heart Journal.
Lunate dislocation, median nerve neurapraxia after low-energy mechanism
A healthy 22-year-old right hand-dominant woman sustained an isolated, right lunate dislocation and ulnar styloid fracture after a fall while bicycling at an approximate speed of 5 miles per hour (Figure 1).
Nonopioid management common among adults with chronic pain, yet opioid use persists
Many U.S. adults reported using a variety of nonopioid techniques to manage their chronic pain, but some said they still rely on opioids, according to survey findings published in JAMA Network Open.