Kangaroo Care May Reduce Pain During Repeated Painful Procedures in Infants
Kangaroo care may effectively reduce pain over repeated painful procedures in infants in neonatal intensive care units.
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Evidence Supports Meds Used for Pain Relief in Pediatric Migraine
But evidence insufficient to assess impact of many treatments to reduce headache frequency in youth.
Excess Caffeine May Be a Trigger for Episodic Migraine Headaches
Three or more servings of caffeinated beverages associated with higher odds for headache that day.
Risk for Lower Back Pain Seen With Asthma, COPD
Patients with asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have an increased risk for the development of long-term lower back pain.
Hot Pavement Can Burn Feet in Seconds
More education needed to warn of burn risk from hot pavement, particularly as temps exceed 100.
Self-Administered Acupressure May Improve Pain, Fatigue in Chronic Low Back Pain
Self-administered acupressure may be efficacious for reducing pain and fatigue in patients with chronic low back pain.
Sleep Disorders Up Health Care Visits, Costs for Low Back Pain
However, sleep disorder does not lessen the impact of pain intensity, disability on health care utilization.
Reducing Postoperative Opioid Consumption
Prescribing fewer opioid pills after surgery and providing opioid use education before surgery may reduce postoperative opioid consumption.
Supply of Opioids Predicts Long-Term Use in Injured Workers
Odds of long-term opioid use up with initial Rx for 5- to 9-day supply vs supply of less than 5 days.
Use of Diagnostic Imaging for Low Back Pain Increasing in Primary Care
Researchers utilized a national commercial insurance claims database to determine the current temporal and geographic trends of imaging use in the primary care setting for the evaluation of low back pain.
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