Duloxetine Does Not Alleviate Pain in Chronic Osteoarthritis
No differences seen in WOMAC pain at 3 or 12 months with duloxetine added to usual care, or in subgroup with symptoms of centralized pain.
Chronic Pain
Pilates, McKenzie Therapy, and Functional Restoration More Effective Than Others in Reducing Chronic Low Back Pain
Study authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the effect of different exercise treatments on pain intensity in adults with chronic low back pain.
Psychological Treatment Provides Pain Relief for Chronic Back Pain
Sixty-six percent of patients randomly assigned to pain reprocessing therapy were pain-free after treatment compared with 20% in placebo group.
How Obesity Affects Body Composition, Frailty, and Pain in Older Patients
GAPNA discusses how advanced practice practitioners are well-positioned to encourage healthy lifestyles among older adults, to include activities that help attain/maintain lean muscle mass, regardless of BMI, to reduce chronic pain and frailty.
Opioid Guideline Resources for Nurse Practitioners
The CDC offers 4 resources to support Nurse Practitioners in implementing opioid guidelines.
Spinal Cord Stimulation Reduces Pain, Disability, and Opioid Consumption in Refractory Back Pain
Novel 10 zHz spinal cord stimulation system in the treatment of refractory lumbosacral back pain in surgery naïve patients study results.
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Provide Relief in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
At follow-up, 65.9% of the treatment group and 8.5% of the control cohort exhibited improvements in painful diabetic neuropathy.
Premature Mortality Not Associated With Chronic or Increasing Pain Among Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis
Researchers sought to determine if a higher cumulative pain intensity is associated with premature mortality risk in patients with PsA.
Aerobic Exercise in Chronic Low Back Pain May Provide Similar Relief to Low-Dose Morphine
Researchers tested whether aerobic exercise training altered morphine analgesic responses or reduced morphine dosages necessary for adequate analgesia.
Knee Pain in Adolescents Linked With Long-Term Pain and Functional Deficits
The aim of this study was to investigate prognostic factors in adolescents with knee pain using individual participant data meta-analysis.
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