Pain Management Archives - Clinical Advisor

Teenage boy having his knee examined at doctor's office

Knee Pain in Adolescents Linked With Long-Term Pain and Functional Deficits

By

Jessica Nye, PhD

February 25, 2021

The aim of this study was to investigate prognostic factors in adolescents with knee pain using individual participant data meta-analysis.

Ortho Dx

OrthoDx: Athlete With Painful Bump on Foot

February 23, 2021

A 14-year-old athlete has foot pain that has not resolved with NSAID use or orthotics. What is the best treatment option for her?

Cardiovascular Disease Information Center

Palliative Care for Acute CVD: Quality Indicators Formulated

By

Gary Rothbard, MD, MS

February 19, 2021

Identification of 21 quality indicators of palliative care for the treatment of acute cardiovascular disease.

Ortho Dx

OrthoDx: Chronic Lower Back Pain

February 16, 2021

What is the best way to relieve chronic lower back pain for a 70-year-old woman who has sustained L3 and L4 compression fractures?

Pain Information Center

Treatment Improves Chronic Pain Outcomes Associated With Poor Sleep

By

Lauren Biscaldi

February 15, 2021

A systematic scoping review examines the literature about the influence of sleep disorders and disturbance on pain outcomes among US veterans with chronic nonmalignant pain.

Psychiatry Information Center

Expert Perspective: The Opioid Crisis and COVID-19

By

Benjamin Williams

February 15, 2021

Learn more about the overlapping crises of the opioid epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic in this interview with pain specialist Paul J. Christo, MD, MBA, the Director of the Multidisciplinary Pain Fellowship Program at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.

Surgery Information Center

Music May Cut Postoperative Heart Surgery Anxiety, Pain

February 9, 2021

Listening to recorded music is associated with a significant reduction in anxiety and pain following cardiac surgery.

Ortho Dx

OrthoDx: Sacroiliac Joint Pain

February 2, 2021

A woman presents for evaluation and diagnosis of lower back pain.

Pediatrics Information Center

Nerivio Device Cleared for Migraine in Adolescents

By

Brian Park, PharmD

February 1, 2021

The approval was based on data from an open-label, single-arm study that evaluated the efficacy and safety of Nerivio in patients aged 12 to 17 years with migraine.