Although marijuana use is common among long-term opioid users with chronic pain, there is a lack of available evidence to guide clinical response, according to the researchers.
In a recent study, researchers investigated the efficacy of caring for chronic low back pain in older adults as a geriatric syndrome rather than with spine-focused interventions.
Increasing opioid doses does not appear to help improve symptoms in patients with chronic pain, and lead to an increased risk of adverse effects, according to the results of 2 recent studies.
The clinical practice guideline’s authors used the latest research and practices to develop recommendations for the diagnosis of, classification of, examination of, and intervention for patellofemoral...
Past evidence has suggested that moderate alcohol consumption is associated with improved health outcomes, including reduced heart disease risk. The effects of consumption on chronic pain, however, are less...
Pain is a consistently reported barrier to physical activity by individuals with knee osteoarthritis, but little is known about the association of pain with daily walking levels.
Recent trends indicating a rise in infective endocarditis among injection drug users in the United States, Australia, and Sweden prompted researchers to investigate this potential association further.
In order to identify back pain trajectory groups and compare indicators of health, medication, and healthcare use, researchers conducted a study of a representative sample of nearly 13,000 individuals. ...
Use of tobacco and the co-prescription of sedative hypnotics have been shown to be risk factors for the misuse of prescribed opioids, but the association between these drugs has not yet been clarified. ...
