Epidural steroid injections for chronic back pain: A systematic review
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other ...
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Chronic Postoperative Pain Remains Common Despite Multimodal Analgesia
Acute and chronic postoperative pain and functional disability persisted among patients who underwent posterior spinal fusion despite multimodal analgesic management.
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A new, non-opioid pain drug is here. Getting it to patients could be agony.
After decades of research, Vertex Pharmaceuticals now has an approved pain medication. Can one of the world’s most powerful ...
Chronic pain: emerging treatment options for patients after the opioid crisis – podcast
(THE CONVERSATION) Chronic pain affects hundreds of millions of people around the world. But the opioid crisis in North America led many health care providers to realize they relied too heavily on ...
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Pain Linked to Greater Cigarette, E-Cigarette, Cannabis Use Among Cancer Survivors
Greater pain intensity in cancer survivors correlates with increased cigarette, e-cigarette, and cannabis use, but decreased alcohol consumption. Greater pain intensity in cancer survivors has been ...
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"Medical" Marijuana and Chronic Pain
Most states allow some form of "medical marijuana". Medical marijuana is especially popular with pain patients, many of whom ...