Pain Management

Ointment shows promise preventing neuropathy.

Community pharmacists are frontline providers in helping patients control and manage acute and chronic pain.

Complementary health approaches for managing pain conditions may reduce opioid prescriptions.

Morphine tolerance found to be caused by an inflammatory response in the brain.

The drug PZM21 could potentially provide pain relief without addiction risk.

Ankylosing spondylitis is a complex, painful condition that can affect many parts of your body.

Ankylosing spondylitis is a complex, painful condition that can affect many parts of your body.

A significant proportion of patients with fibromyalgia also suffer from depression and anxiety, according to the results of a recent study.

A recent study has determined that the use of hyperbaric oxygen chambers, in which patients are exposed to pure oxygen at higher-than-atmospheric pressures, may be able to relieve fibromyalgia pain.

Although fibromyalgia pain can prove difficult to manage, recent study results suggest that individually tailored acupuncture can reduce the intensity of pain experienced by patients with this condition.

As computational techniques become more sophisticated, the idea of targeted therapeutic treatments sans adverse effects could become reality.

Although their pharmacokinetics are all similar, here's how they differ.

Which OTC products should these pharmacists recommend?

Substance P can lessen pain response in the peripheral nervous system.

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Individuals with moderate or severe pain more likely to develop a prescription opioid use disorder.

Multiple types of spinal cord stimulation could be used to treat chronic back and limb pain.

Low cost medications that are frequently prescribed could potentially be driving up Medicaid drug spending.

Compounds found in rosemary and sage could inhibit pain and inflammatory pathways.

Behavioral therapy and social support could decrease pain levels experienced by patients.

Acute pain is the body's normal response to noxious stimuli.

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Although total knee replacement is frequently performed to treat knee arthritis, the procedure is often associated with a number of adverse events.

A recent study indicates that impressions of breakthrough pain differ between patients and providers.

Current guidelines recommend delaying referrals for physical therapy, in part because previous research found that early aggressive therapy contributed to higher health care costs and did not seem to make significant improvements for patients.