Pain Management

Patients with rheumatic diseases demonstrate a high reliance on opioids around the time of diagnosis, and significant numbers of patients were not on appropriate treatment in the year afterward, according to data in Clinical Rheumatology.

CHICAGO — A review of more than 1,700 prior authorization requests related to pain medication for people with cancer showed the vast majority ultimately got approved.

As healers, we are most comfortable and confident when we can rely on the long-established armamentarium of countless medications created by the American pharmaceutical industry.

DENVER — Treatment with 10 mg zavegepant nasal spray was associated with a higher likelihood of pain freedom compared with placebo at 2 hours post dose, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

DESTIN, Fla. — Physicians can consider cannabis before opioids for chronic pain when other options have been exhausted, according to a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East.

DENVER — In patients with ischemic stroke, treatment with endovascular therapy with medical care led to better functional outcomes at 1 year compared with medical care alone. according to a speaker.

Compared with a traditional postoperative opioid regimen, a multimodal pain management regimen increased satisfaction for patients who underwent outpatient orthopedic hand or wrist surgery, according to published results.

BOSTON — Acupuncture can be an effective treatment for several types of pain, according to a speaker at the annual ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

Individuals with cancer reported significantly reduced pain immediately following a 10-minute virtual reality (VR) session, study results published in Cancer showed.

Results showed patients who received liposomal bupivacaine for pain management during open posterior lumbar decompression and fusion required less opioids during their hospital stay vs. patients who did not receive the anesthetic.