Pain Management

Cannabis Use Linked to Increased Opioid Consumption After Lumbar Fusion

By

Jessica Nye, PhD

Patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion surgery who were cannabis users consumed more opioids both prior to and after hospital discharge.

Gabapentin-Related Overdose Deaths Increased Between 2019 and 2020

By

Diana Ernst, RPh

Researchers used data from the State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System in order to assess trends in gabapentin-involved overdose deaths.

Multimodal Analgesia and Education Reduces Postoperative Arthroplasty Pain, Opioid Consumption

By

Jessica Nye, PhD

The provision of multimodal nonopioid analgesia was linked to reduced subacute pain after total knee and hip arthroplasty.

Buprenorphine Underused for Polysubstance Use

Individuals with Individuals with opioid use disorder and polysubstance use are less likely to initiate buprenorphine and naltrexone.

Hyaluronic Acid and Dextrose Coinjections Improve Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms

By

Sheila Jacobs

Researchers investigated whether intra-articular coinjection with hypertonic dextrose improves hyaluronic acid therapy outcomes for patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Ketamine Infusions Improve Symptoms of Depression and Pain

Patients with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder without psychotic symptoms received intravenous infusions of 0.5 mg/kg ketamine 3 times per week for 2 weeks.

Effect of High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation on Chronic Pain Varies by Sex

High-frequency spinal cord stimulation shows longer lasting pain relief with some sex-specific differences in effectiveness for treating chronic pain.

AI Model Predicts Response to Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain

A combined unsupervised and supervised machine learning technique can help predict long-term spinal cord stimulation response for patients with chronic pain.

Psychologic Interventions and Physical Therapy Ease Chronic Low Back Pain

For people with chronic, nonspecific low back pain, psychological interventions are most effective when delivered in conjunction with physical therapy care.

Chronic Pain Management Program Utilization During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Utilization of an online chronic pain management program was increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Delayed Pain Relief Seen After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Many patients in this study cohort had persistent pain 12 months after total knee arthroplasty.

Decrease in Postoperative Opioid Use for Children From 2014 to 2019

Rapid opioid deadoption identified beginning in late 2017; was first seen in teens followed by school- and preschool-aged children

Emergency Department Pain Management Strategies for the Pediatric Population Assessed

Authors reviewed pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic pain management strategies among children who present to the emergency department.

Buprenorphine Prescribing for Medicaid Beneficiaries Decreased in 2020

During 2020, buprenorphine dispensed to Medicaid beneficiaries was significantly below prepandemic levels nationally

Immediate Postsurgical Pain Outcomes Mediate Transition to Persistent Pain

Outcomes of acute postsurgical pain management appear to mediate the process of transitioning to persistent, chronic pain.