Feature Channels: Pain

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It is not uncommon for people with opioid-related conditions, including opioid dependence and opioid use disorder (OUD), to be regularly hospitalized to treat infections, trauma, or other emergent conditions. Data show that patients with substance use disorders (SUD) are much more likely to self-discharge against medical advice than patients admitted for similar conditions without SUDs. This can lead to poorer health outcomes including worsening illness, readmissions, and death.

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Over the course of more than three decades studying sickle cell disease and caring for patients, Thomas Coates, MD, has learned an important lesson: listen to the mothers. It is their detailed accounts of their children’s pain that inspired his current research focus.

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Many patients who undergo heart surgery may be able to safely and effectively control postoperative pain without opioids after hospital discharge.

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Combining two drugs, intrathecal morphine and oral gabapentin, reduces the amount of postoperative opioid use and side effects for adolescents undergoing a major spinal fusion surgery for scoliosis. Researchers say the method of reducing opioid intake by adding gabapentin has potential to be considered for other procedures beyond spinal fusion for scoliosis.

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Debido a la pandemia de COVID-19, he estado trabajando desde casa. Mi trabajo me exige pasar la mayor parte del día frente al computador y en los últimos meses, he notado que con más frecuencia tengo dolor de cabeza, dolor en la espalda lumbar y, a veces, dolor del cuello.

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尊敬的妙佑医疗国际(Mayo Clinic) ：因为COVID-19（2019 冠状病毒病）大流行，我一直在家办公。我的工作需要我长时间使用电脑，在过去的几个月里，我出现更频繁的头痛，腰背部疼痛，有时还有颈部疼痛。这些疼痛是不是我的工作环境引起的？如果是，我如何才能解决？

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ESTIMADA MAYO CLINIC: estou trabalhando em casa devido à pandemia de COVID-19. O meu trabalho exige que eu fique no computador uma boa parte do dia, e, ao longo dos últimos meses, tenho notado dores de cabeça mais frequentes, dores na região lombar e às vezes no pescoço.

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Outwit, outplay, outlast. Just like the motto on television show Survivor, a three-pronged approach to learning about pain could improve the lives of people experiencing chronic pain, according to new research from the University of South Australia.

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A new study shows that a toxin from the microbe that causes anthrax can silence multiple types of pain in mice.

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Results of a 12-month multicenter randomized clinical trial led by Erika Petersen, M.D., a professor of neurosurgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), were published online Nov. 29 in Diabetes Care, highlighting the benefits of a breakthrough treatment for patients with painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN).

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The Latest Mental Health Research and Feature News in the Mental Health Channel on Newswise

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Debilitating cluster headaches commonly begin in childhood, but patients are not typically diagnosed until they are adults, according to research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston).

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In a special article published Online First in Anesthesiology, the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Editor-in-Chief Evan D. Kharasch, M.D., Ph.D., Editor J. David Clark, M.D., Ph.D., and former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, M.D., M.P.H., introduced their groundbreaking new concept, a prescription opioid ecosystem, to combat the opioid crisis and the opioid paradox.

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Older women are among the most susceptible to developing UTIs, an infection of the bladder and urethra that causes urinary urgency and pain. UTIs also can cause delirium in older people, resulting in a sharp decline in mental abilities that triggers disoriented thinking.

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Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System have been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to establish a multidisciplinary research center focused on treatments for people with both chronic pain and opioid use disorder (OUD).

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About 12 percent of patients who receive implantable cardiac devices such as a pacemaker or defibrillator and fill an opioid prescription after surgery will consistently use the pain medication in the months afterward, raising the potential for addiction following these common procedures and identifying another pathway that could contribute to the national opioid crisis.

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The American Society of Regional Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (ASRA) has changed its abbreviated name to ASRA Pain Medicine to better reflect its membership community’s expertise and advancement of the entire spectrum of pain medicine.

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Henry Ford Health System Sports Medicine team research shows that non-opioids provide effective pain relief following ACL reconstruction surgery. The study was recently published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine and lead researcher Dr. Vasilios (Bill) Moutzouros says the study's data is 'practice changing'.

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In a University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers revealed a striking pattern following a functional screen of extracts from plants collected in Muir Woods National Monument, in coastal redwood forest land in California. They found plants with a long history of use by Native Americans as topical analgesics, were often also used as gastrointestinal aids.

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Radiofrequency neurotomy is used to provide long-term relief for chronic neck and lower-back pain. The most common side effect is a sensation of burning, numbness, and shooting in the area where the needles were placed. This study found that steroids significantly reduce this side effect.

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Researchers at Toronto Western Hospital in Canada have proposed a protocol for patients undergoing neuromodulation implantation that incorporates a short mental health checklist and pre-defined cut-offs on validated questionnaires to assess the need for an in-person assessment by a psychologist.

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A new study found that kyphoplasty was less likely to be performed in Black patients, as well as in patients with dual Medicare and Medicaid eligibility, who tend to be lower-income older adults.

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More than 11 million Americans experience chronic wrist pain. Percutaneous denervation, a procedure that interrupts the signal from the nerve to the brain, is emerging as a non-invasive alternative for chronic wrist pain. A recent study explored specific sites in the wrist enable effective use of this technique.

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A novel drug delivery matrix currently in pre-clinical development may offer a narcotic-free alternative for patients experiencing pain after surgery.

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A new study has found that among patients with cirrhosis, a late-stage liver disease, almost one in five outpatient clinic visits involve an opioid prescription. The study, presented this week at The Liver Meeting Digital Experience™ held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, also suggests that most of the physicians who prescribe opioids for patients with cirrhosis are not gastroenterologists or hepatologists, raising concerns those physicians may be less familiar with the potentially harmful effects of opioid drugs in patients with liver disease.

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An expert's advice for harnessing the power of music to cope with stress

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Researchers have discovered neurons needed for acupuncture‘s anti-inflammatory response

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Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) – daily pain in the muscles, bones, ligaments, tendons and nerves that lasts for six months or longer – contributes to approximately 21% of worker disability issues in this country and costs $500 billion annually from lost wages, treatment and medications, according to a study conducted by Johns Hopkins University. In an effort to develop a more effective strategy against this debilitating condition, a team of doctors and researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine has received a four-year grant of approximately $4 million from the National Institutes of Health.

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A new study led by University of California, Irvine researchers is the first to reveal the specific molecular mechanism that controls the transition from acute to chronic pain, and identifies this mechanism as a critical target for disease-modifying medicines.

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As more people travel into space, Johns Hopkins Medicine experts expect more physicians will see patients with space travel-related pain.

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Ankylosing spondylitis is a painful and inflammatory form of axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) which affects 1-2% of Canadians and causes inflammation in the spine, joints, eyes, gut and skin. In a new paper recently published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers at the Schroeder Arthritis Institute at UHN have made a discovery that could lead to new treatments for SpA.

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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered that an FDA-approved drug acts on support cells in the central nervous system to encourage sensory neurons to regrow after injury.

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New research on obesity and chronic pain in adolescents uncovers sex differences with troubling implications for female teenagers with these conditions. The researchers will present their findings virtually at the American Physiological Society’s New Trends in Sex and Gender Medicine conference.

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明尼苏达州罗切斯特—家庭成员Barbara Domaille、Deborah Neville、Pamela Neville和Rylie Ronnenberg分享了许多她们所珍视的事物，其中只有一项是她们希望自己不曾分享的：即因关节异常，而导致疼痛难忍、髋关节总是发出“咔咔”的噼啪声响。

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Barbara, Deborah, Pamela y Rylie pertenecen a la misma familia y comparten entre ellas muchas cosas preciadas, pero hay una que desearían no tener en común: se trata de una anomalía en la articulación de la cadera que les provoca dolor y emite ruidos como de chasquido o crujido.

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membros da mesma família, Barbara Domaille, Deborah Neville, Pamela Neville e Rylie Ronnenberg compartilham muitas coisas que valorizam e apenas uma que gostariam de não compartilhar: uma anormalidade nas articulações que causava dor, estalos e crepitações em seus quadris.

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世界脊柱日是10月16日. 明尼苏达州罗切斯特—当背部或颈部疼痛发作时，正常活动就被打乱了。想要缓解背部或颈部疼痛是人们看医生或旷工的一个常见原因。

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Randall M. Clark, M.D., FASA, professor of anesthesiology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, was today named president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), the nation’s largest organization of physician anesthesiologists. Dr. Clark assumed office at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2021 annual meeting and will serve for one year.

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O Dia Mundial da Coluna Vertebral é celebrado no dia 16 de outubro — Quando surge uma dor na coluna ou no pescoço, a atividade normal é interrompida. Buscar alívio para dores na coluna ou no pescoço é um dos motivos mais comuns pelos quais as pessoas vão ao médico ou faltam ao trabalho.

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Cuando el dolor de la espalda o del cuello se hace presente, la actividad normal se ve alterada. Buscar alivio para el dolor de espalda o el dolor del cuello es una de las razones más frecuentes por las que la gente acude al proveedor de atención médica o falta al trabajo.

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It's long been known that meditative mindful breathing helps with various health conditions, including pain.

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The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today presented Daniel J. Cole, M.D., FASA, with its 2020 Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his long, highly distinguished career as a physician anesthesiologist and steadfast advocate of ASA members, deeply dedicated to promoting the science and research of the specialty and protecting the safety of the patients they serve.