Pain Management

A combination of conservative treatments offered patients with thumb base osteoarthritis “small to medium and potentially clinically beneficial effects on hand function but not pain,” researchers wrote in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Most women with metastatic breast cancer require opioids for pain management within a month of diagnosis, according to observational study results published in Scientific Reports.

A survey about marijuana use among orthopedic patients showed many of them believe marijuana is beneficial for managing pain and other conditions.

Use of a multimodal pain management regimen before, during and after spine surgery may provide appropriate pain control and reduce complications, opioid use and improve patient satisfaction, according to a presenter.

Contrary to a hypothesis by a group of researchers, data show patients who wore stable, supportive shoes while walking experienced greater improvements in their knee osteoarthritis pain compared with those who wore flat, flexible shoes.

A stepped exercise program for patients with knee osteoarthritis called STEP-KOA improved patients’ pain, a randomized clinical trial in Annals of Internal Medicine showed.

Michigan laws reduced opioid prescribing patterns following oculoplastic and orbital procedures, according to a cross-sectional study.

An implanted 10 kHz spinal cord stimulator, when used in tandem with opioids and other pain relievers, provided patients relief from diabetic neuropathic pain, data show.

A noninvasive assay outperformed standard cytology in detecting urothelial carcinoma, according to a recent study. It was the top story in hematology/oncology last week.

Patients treated with 9 mg of fasinumab every 4 or 8 weeks, instead of 6 mg, experienced improvements in chronic lower back pain and function, according to data published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.