News, Psychiatry Information Center
A 45-year-old man presents to his primary care office at 9:00 AM after he was asked to leave work the day before because he smelled of alcohol and had been acting erratically.
Practice Management Information Center
The number of US health care providers certified to prescribe buprenorphine more than doubled in the past 4 years, and treatment advocates hope to see that trend continue.
Web Exclusives
Catastrophizing and fear-avoidance beliefs may be linked to poor treatment outcomes in those with low back pain.
The Waiting Room
Identifying and modifying risk factors through engaging in preventative health activities is the key to achieving good health from head to toe, and is the backbone of primary care.
Web Exclusives
One in five patient encounters do not include palpation.
Evidence-Based Medicine
Mixed evidence supporting duloxetine for treatment of chronic low-back pain.
Surgery Information Center
An important new study offers much-needed data to inform older adults of the risks and benefits they must weigh when facing major surgery.
News, Pain Management Information Center
Movement-based mind-body interventions could be effective alternatives to drugs, surgery, injections.
Slideshow
A man presents with a history of chronic low back pain, knee pain, and dysphagia.
Pain Information Center
An estimated 31 million Americans will experience low back pain at some point in their lifetime.
