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AAPM

Patient-on-Provider Violence in the Pain Clinic

"Some physicians desperate enough to carry handguns for self-protection"

CDC Guideline Harms Pain Patients, Panel Says

'Clinician's ability to make decisions has been severely interrupted'

Gabapentin Plus Opioids for Chronic Pain?

Small study shows no superiority over opioids alone

REMS Impact on Opioid Overdose Rates Unclear

Overdoses fell but deaths did not in claims analysis

Biopsychosocial Rehab Approach May Ease Intense CNS Pain

Interdisciplinary program lowered scores on Central Sensitization Inventory

Integrated Pain-Psych Management Program Saves Dollars

Service for high health utilizers cut costs at one institution

Fewer Vets on Opioids Following VA Initiative

But questions about pain severity, functional outcomes remain

Some Opiates May Boost Hospital Infection Risk

More hospital-acquired pneumonia with fentanyl, morphine exposure

Positive Real-World Data for Naloxone Nasal Spray

Reversed nearly all overdoses with modest withdrawal rates

Mu-Opioid Antagonist Effective for Drug-Induced Constipation

But questions remain about whether the need is currently unmet

Denervation Tx Helps Patients With Discogenic Back Pain

Biacuplasty plus conventional treatment provided relief in trial

Zyprexa: Also a Pain Med?

Meta-analysis suggests analgesic effect for antipsychotic drug

Efforts Expand on Abuse-Deterrent Hydrocodone

Hard to abuse -- but what will happen in real world is still unclear

Hydrocodone Curbs Back Pain All by Itself

FORT LAUDERDALE -- Treatment with extended-release hydrocodone without acetaminophen offered effective relief from chronic low back pain compared with placebo, researchers said here.

Acute Pain Yields to Lower-Dose Diclofenac

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Lower-dose submicron particle diclofenac offered good pain control compared with placebo, researchers reported here.

Preop Ketamine May Lower Pain in Fibromyalgia

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- In fibromyalgia patients undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery, low-dose, intraoperative ketamine appeared to reduce the need for post-surgical opioid therapy, researchers said here.

Hormones Out of Whack With Long Opioid Therapy

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- Intractable pain patients on long-term, high doses of opioids should be screened for hormonal abnormalities, researchers said here.

Ablation Possible for Back Pain When Steroid Injections Fail

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- Patients with low back pain who don't respond robustly to intraarticular steroid injections may still be candidates for treatment with radiofrequency ablation (RFA), researchers said here.

Short-Acting Opioids May Have Less Impact on Testosterone

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- Men who take long-acting opioids for chronic pain may have a higher risk of hypogonadism than those on short-acting formulations of the drugs, researchers said here.

AAPM: 'Focused Factories' on Healthcare Horizon

WASHINGTON -- The next big thing in healthcare won't be large, all-purpose healthcare organizations -- it will be 'focused factories' for treating specific problems, a Harvard economist says.