Acute Pain

Enrollees with OUD receiving medication treatment increased from 47.8% in 2014 to 57.1% in 2018

Physicians who performed well on ABIM examination less likely to prescribe opioids for back pain compared to physicians who did not perform well.

Data show pain scores were significantly lower in ibuprofen treatment group compared to acetaminophen.

Patient-reported scores showed no overall differences across 3- and 12- month follow-up.

A daily opioid dose higher than 90 MME is associated with 3-fold risk increase, compared to 90 MME or lower.

Data show sublingual sufentanil tablets did not affect pain scores, but did benefit patient satisfaction outcomes.

Dr. Nigel Bunnett talks about future plans to test a new IBD treatment.

If approved, the treatment would be indicated for patients with acute pain who require an opioid.

In recent years there has been a larger rise in overdose deaths in urban counties as opposed to rural counties.

Management of the painkiller addiction crisis looked optimistic headed into 2020. The pandemic brought a heavy toll to efforts that took years to establish.

Telemedicine visits for opioid use disorder increased from 0.48% in week 1 to 23.53% in week 13 in 2020.

Dr. Tobias Moeller-Bertram discusses how alternative therapies could replace opioids in the future for chronic pain.

An interview with a pain specialist on advancing alternative pain therapy options.

Adamis plans to address agency concerns regarding the naloxone injection application.

FDA predicts opioid stacking may occur because of the acute pain treatment.

The recommendations can help clinicians provide proper treatment to adults suffering acute pain.

Hinge Health’s Digital Musculoskeletal Clinic aims preventing injuries, as well as post-surgery rehabilitation.

The indication limits the new opioid to clinical setting use—no take-home prescriptions.

Additional research can help better understand the risks and benefits of cannabinoids for the treatment of acute pain.

While the opioid epidemic has had a devastating impact on American families, there is some hope that the future is bright.

In the final segment of the series, experts look ahead to how pain management will grow to treat the millions of burdened Americans.

In part 4 of our series, guideline authors and researchers relay the particularities of guiding and regulating the spread of still-necessary painkiller prescriptions.

According to a new report, males and older individuals are more susceptible to fall-related traumatic brain injury deaths.

Pregnenolone is effective to treat chronic low back pain in US veterans.

In part 2, experts discuss how the public health crisis has reached a third decade, and what plans are to combat addiction problems.