Inpatient Opioid Administration Patterns Linked to Post-Discharge Use in Opioid-Naive Patients
Rates of opioid administration were found to be high in opioid-naive inpatients.
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Adverse Outcomes Up for Pregnant Women With Migraine
Increased risk for several neonatal, postnatal outcomes for offspring exposed to maternal migraine.
Most Adult-Use Cannabis Customers Use for Pain, Sleep Relief
Retail customers report decreases in prescriptions, over-the-counter meds due to effectiveness of cannabis.
Reduced Sleep Quality in Chronic, Episodic Cluster Headache
Patients with vs without episodic or chronic cluster headache may have reduced sleep quality.
Migraine Prevalence Up for Food-Insecure Young Adults
Odds of migraine higher for food-insecure vs food-secure in unadjusted, adjusted analyses.
Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy May Not Enhance Biobehavioral Therapy in Chronic Low Back Pain
Orthopedic manual physical therapy, when combined with biobehavioral therapy, may not provide additional benefits to patients with chronic low back pain.
MRI Scans Often Alter Management of Proposed Lumbar Spine Injections
The majority of interventional spine physicians reported using magnetic resonance imaging ahead of lumbar epidural steroid injections to correlate with the physical examination.
Prescription Opioid Use Up Among Binge Drinkers
More than half of those who misused prescription opioids in 2012 to 2014 were binge drinkers.
Outcomes of Sacroiliac Joint Injection With Anesthetic and Corticosteroid
The use of sacroiliac joint injection with anesthetic and corticosteroid may not be efficacious for sacroiliac joint pain.
Opioid Use and Improvements in Chronic Low Back Pain After Basivertebral Nerve Ablation
Patients who decreased opioid use while undergoing basivertebral nerve ablation were found to experience greater relief of chronic low back pain than those who increased opioid use.
Substance Use Disorder May Be Associated With Higher Prevalence of Cluster Headache
The prevalence of cluster headache may be higher in individuals with a substance use disorder than in the general population.
Migraines in Pregnancy Tied to Worse Outcomes for Mother, Baby
Poor outcomes seen in pregnancy for women and at birth, neonatal, and postnatal periods for infants.
Predicting Nonadherence to Medications for Acute Migraine
During a migraine attack, experiencing nausea with and without vomiting is associated with nonadherence to acute migraine medication guidelines.
ACE Inhibitors, ARBs May Be Effective Migraine Prophylactic Treatments
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers may represent effective migraine prophylactic treatments.
Association, Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Migraine in Women
An association between migraine and metabolic syndrome was observed only in women with a past history of migraine.
Prevalence of Low Back Pain About 26.4% in US Workers
16.9 percent of workers with any low back pain missed at least 1 day of work in previous 3 months.
Risk for Chronic Pain May Be Doubled in Patients With Gout
A diagnosis of incident or new chronic pain may be twice as likely in patients with vs without gout.
Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events With Lasmiditan Use for Acute Migraine
Study evaluated safety profile of lasmiditan based on findings from the 2 phase 3 studies (SPARTAN and SAMURAI) for the treatment of acute migraine.
Increased Disability, Reduced Quality of Life in Pediatric Patients Receiving Infusion Therapy for Migraine
Children and adolescents undergoing infusion therapy for migraine were found to have higher levels of functional disability and a lower quality of life compared with patients not receiving infusion therapy.
International Headache Society Guidelines for Trials of Preventive Treatment of Pediatric Migraine
The International Headache Society through roundtable discussion with stakeholders, such as the Clinical Trials and the Child and Adolescent Standing Committees, including lay people and pharmaceutical professionals, updated their guidelines for controlled trials of preventive treatment for migraines within the pediatric population.
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