NIH review finds nondrug approaches effective for treatment of common pain conditions
Data from a review of US-based clinical trials published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggest that some of the most popular...
Read MoreFive-year study reveals patients operated on at night twice as likely to die as patients who have daytime operations
New research presented at this year's World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA) in Hong Kong (28 Aug - 2 Sept) shows...
Read MoreVertebroplasty helps reduce acute pain among patients with spinal fractures
Vertebroplasty is a safe and effective procedure to reduce acute pain and disability in patients who have experienced spinal fractures...
Read MorePain often improves in older veterans
Older military veterans frequently show improvements in pain intensity over time. However, opioids, some mental health conditions and certain pain...
Read More‘Pain paradox’ discovery provides route to new pain control drugs
A natural substance known to activate pain in the central nervous system has been found to have the opposite effect in...
Read MoreChronic low back pain linked to higher rates of illicit drug use
People living with chronic low back pain (cLBP) are more likely to use illicit drugs —including marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and...
Read MoreOsteopathic manipulation can improve pain in postpartum women
Preliminary results demonstrate that osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) helps reduce acute pain in postpartum women, regardless of whether they delivered...
Read MoreGMC to reduce the stress on doctors by piloting fitness to practise changes
The General Medical Council (GMC) has launched two pilot schemes to speed up fitness to practise cases and reduce their...
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