Fibromyalgia as an oncology comorbidity increases symptom burden and impairs treatment adherence
Fibromyalgia makes managing cancer pain more difficult for patients
This systematic review of 11 studies examines fibromyalgia as a comorbidity in cancer patients. The findings indicate that fibromyalgia cont…
Patients with both fibromyalgia and cancer face higher symptom burdens and may stop life-saving treatments sooner due to intense, amplified …
Intercostal nerve cryoablation reduces inpatient opioid consumption by 102 morphine milligram equivalents
Cryoablation reduces opioid use after thoracic and cardiac surgery
This meta-analysis of 18,465 patients undergoing non-pectus repair thoracic or cardiac procedures found that intercostal nerve cryoablation …
A new analysis shows that freezing specific nerves before chest surgery can significantly lower the amount of opioid pain medication patient…
Liposomal bupivacaine reduces 24-hour resting pain scores by 1.04 points in brachial plexus blocks
Liposomal bupivacaine reduces pain after upper limb surgery
This meta-analysis of trials involving patients undergoing upper limb surgery found that liposomal bupivacaine significantly reduced resting…
A new type of local anesthetic may lower pain scores and reduce opioid use for patients undergoing upper limb surgeries.
Botulinum toxin type A as an add-on improves scar appearance scores in multimodal management
Botox May Improve Scar Appearance, Review Suggests
This meta-analysis evaluates the addition of botulinum toxin type A to standard protocols for managing scars. The analysis found improved ou…
Adding Botox to standard scar care may improve how scars look, but the evidence is low-certainty.
High-dose buprenorphine induction protocol for Opioid Use Disorder in emergency department settings
New plan to test high-dose buprenorphine for opioid use disorder
This randomized clinical trial protocol describes a plan to evaluate high-dose buprenorphine induction for patients with moderate-to-severe …
A new clinical trial plans to see if higher doses of buprenorphine can help more people with opioid use disorder start treatment in the emer…
Vapocoolant spray reduces pain scores by Cohen's d -0.30 to -0.48 in critically ill adults during arterial puncture
A cold spray eases pain during blood draws for critically ill patients
This randomized controlled trial enrolled 201 critically ill adult patients across four French intensive care units. Participants received e…
A cold spray reduced pain during blood draws for critically ill adults. This simple tool offers relief when needles are used.
Transversus abdominis plane block reduces morphine use and pain after kidney removal surgery in patients
Nerve block cuts morphine use after kidney removal surgery
A systematic review of 639 patients found that transversus abdominis plane blocks significantly lowered morphine needs and pain scores follo…
A simple nerve block before kidney removal surgery reduced morphine use by 16.67 mg and lowered pain scores for 24 hours.
Systematic review finds aerobic exercise combined with other therapies helps reduce neck pain intensity and improve physical function in adults
Combined neck pain treatments beat aerobic exercise alone
A systematic review of six studies indicates that aerobic exercise alone shows no significant benefit over no treatment for neck pain. Howev…
Mixing aerobic exercise with other therapies helps reduce neck pain better than doing cardio by itself, according to new research on adults.
Function-oriented, neuroscience-based approaches improve pain and function in older adults with chronic spinal pain
New approaches ease chronic back pain in older adults
This structured narrative review synthesizes evidence on function-oriented, neuroscience-based approaches for chronic spinal pain in older a…
A review finds that combining neuroscience education, exercise, and therapies like PRP can improve pain and function in older adults with ch…
Descending pain modulation hubs and cortical influences: a narrative review of mechanisms and therapies
Brain areas controlling pain signals work with thoughts and feelings to change how we feel pain
This narrative review synthesizes evidence on descending pain modulation, highlighting the periaqueductal grey and rostral medulla as centra…
This review explains how specific brain parts manage pain signals. Thoughts and feelings can change how these brain areas connect to lower p…
Laparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery achieves R0 resection in gastric synovial sarcoma with no recurrence at nine months
A minimally invasive surgery helped a woman recover from rare stomach cancer
This case report describes a 37-year-old woman in China treated with laparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery for gastric synovial sarcom…
A 37-year-old woman with rare stomach cancer recovered well after a minimally invasive surgery that avoided a large open operation.
Whole health team intervention reduced pain interference by 0.58 points versus cognitive behavioral therapy in VA patients
A new team approach offers small but real relief for chronic pain in VA patients
This randomized clinical trial enrolled 764 patients with chronic pain receiving VA primary care across six US health systems. Participants …
A new team approach offers small but real relief for chronic pain in VA patients compared to standard care or group therapy sessions.
All Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine Articles
- Fibromyalgia as an oncology comorbidity increases symptom burden and impairs treatment adherence
- Intercostal nerve cryoablation reduces inpatient opioid consumption by 102 morphine milligram equivalents
- Botulinum toxin type A as an add-on improves scar appearance scores in multimodal management
- Liposomal bupivacaine reduces 24-hour resting pain scores by 1.04 points in brachial plexus blocks
- High-dose buprenorphine induction protocol for Opioid Use Disorder in emergency department settings
- Vapocoolant spray reduces pain scores by Cohen's d -0.30 to -0.48 in critically ill adults during arterial puncture
- Descending pain modulation hubs and cortical influences: a narrative review of mechanisms and therapies
- Transversus abdominis plane block reduces morphine use and pain after kidney removal surgery in patients
- Function-oriented, neuroscience-based approaches improve pain and function in older adults with chronic spinal pain
- Systematic review finds aerobic exercise combined with other therapies helps reduce neck pain intensity and improve physical function in adults
- Laparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery achieves R0 resection in gastric synovial sarcoma with no recurrence at nine months
- Whole health team intervention reduced pain interference by 0.58 points versus cognitive behavioral therapy in VA patients
- General anesthesia with reduced rocuronium and sugammadex reversal safely enabled cesarean section in a patient with inclusion body myositis
- Immersive VR reduces pain and anxiety in obstetric procedures
- Systematic review finds ketamine offers no pain advantage over opioids in prehospital trauma care settings
- Intercostal nerve cryoablation reduces length of stay by 2.2 days in pediatric pectus excavatum surgery compared to standard care
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation cuts neuropathic pain intensity with large effect in meta-analysis
- Hypnotic communication cuts post-ABG pain intensity beta = -0.97 in ED patients
- Dexmedetomidine plus sufentanil cuts postoperative delirium risk to 4.9% vs 15.28% with sufentanil alone
- Laughter therapy shows large anxiety reduction and moderate pain relief in children
- Wound infusion catheter shortens hospital stay and provides comparable analgesia to epidural after laparotomy
- Massage or music listening reduces pain severity in ICU patients within 48 hours after cardiac surgery
- Infrared irradiation reduces postpartum pain after episiotomy, but low-level laser therapy shows no benefit
- Superficial parasternal intercostal plane block reduces 24-hour morphine use by 8.53 mg in cardiac surgery patients
- Mobility strategies during labor significantly shorten stages and reduce cesarean rates in women receiving low-dose epidural analgesia
- Intrauterine lidocaine reduces pain during hysteroscope insertion and improves patient satisfaction
- AI and machine learning improve patient selection and outcomes in spinal cord stimulation
- Electroacupuncture alleviates pain in patients with temporomandibular disorder while maintaining a good safety record
- Electroacupuncture with intradermal needles for Bell's palsy shows no overall benefit but may help severe cases
- Qualitative review of early child care policies in Kenya highlights implementation gaps and resource needs
- Perioperative nefopam failed to lower morphine needs or pain scores in spine surgery patients undergoing randomised trials
- Narrative synthesis on liposomal bupivacaine for autologous breast reconstruction pain
- Acupuncture combined with Chinese medicine reduces cancer pain intensity compared to usual care in a meta-analysis of 884 patients
- Meta-analysis shows PENG+LFCN block reduces pain and weakness versus FICB in hip surgery ERAS pathways
- Narrative review discusses multimodal strategies for rebound pain after extremity fracture surgery
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of olive-derived compounds for osteoarthritis pain
- Acupuncture plus usual care did not improve acute musculoskeletal pain at 1 month
- Laparoscopic assisted TAP block reduces morphine consumption after elective minimally invasive colon surgery
- Meta-analysis shows association between ganglion impar blocks and coccydynia pain reduction
- Meta-analysis shows preoperative COX-2 inhibitors and gabapentin reduce opioid use after arthroscopic surgery
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of gestational diabetes prevalence in African populations
- Network meta-analysis compares analgesic techniques for upper GI surgery pain
- Low-frequency TENS with vocal exercises may improve vocal quality in women with vocal nodules
- Single photobiomodulation session fails to reduce perineal trauma pain in postpartum women
- Adding dexmedetomidine to dexamethasone does not prolong analgesia in upper limb surgery
- Reflexology hand massage reduces pain and anxiety after coronary angiography
- Eye-transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation reduced myopia incidence in children aged 6 to 12 years compared with sham stimulation
- Intranasal naloxone reverses opioid-induced respiratory depression in opioid-naive and daily users within 2 to 17 minutes
- High- and low-intensity acupuncture improved pain in chronic recalcitrant plantar fasciitis versus waitlist control
- Nurse-led rehabilitation reduced pain and improved wound healing in noncomplex burn injuries compared to routine care
- Meta-analysis shows methadone exposure linked to higher NAS incidence and treatment needs versus buprenorphine in pregnant women
- Meta-analysis of VR for pain in pediatric ED patients shows mixed results
- Systematic review finds no convincing evidence linking neuraxial labour analgesia to neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring
- Systematic review and meta-analysis shows nonsignificant pain reduction with XR in children
- Kinesio Taping Plus Stretching Improves Pain and Function in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Narrative review discusses link between diamine oxidase deficiency and fibromyalgia pathophysiology
- Narrative review identifies determinants of susceptibility to digital health misinformation
- Acupuncture and Celecoxib for Chronic Knee Pain: Genetic Factors May Influence Response
- Feedback-regulated background infusion reduces postoperative nausea and vomiting in laparoscopic myomectomy patients
- Meta-analysis finds Eat-Sleep-Console care reduces neonatal opioid withdrawal hospital stay
- FAPI PET/CT Shows Higher Sensitivity for Lymph Node Metastases in Breast Cancer
- Propofol and sevoflurane anesthesia show divergent EEG signatures in retrospective surgical patient analysis
- Meta-analysis finds core muscle training reduces pain in chronic nonspecific low back pain patients
- Review indicates non-thermal processing maintains antioxidant capacity and improves bioavailability versus thermal methods
- Bibliometric review of anesthesia-associated postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients from 2000 to 2024
- Meta-analysis finds TEAS reduces PONV after laparoscopic surgery
- taVNS with ropivacaine block reduces chronic postsurgical pain after off-pump CABG in elderly patients
- In a cohort of 561 individuals with chronic pain, sex and gender identity influenced repeated prescription refill odds
- Narrative review explores strategies to prevent CAR-T cell exhaustion in treatment-resistant non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Office-based holmium-YAG TULA shows feasibility and safety for recurrent NMIBC in a high-risk cohort
- TEAS at PC6 during hepatectomy does not reduce PONV incidence within 24 hours
- Meta-analysis of Traditional Chinese Exercise for nonspecific low back pain in 3,054 patients
- Rotational effleurage and connective tissue massage reduced labor pain compared to routine care in primiparous women
- High-volume PENG block with dexamethasone showed no analgesic advantage over conventional volume in primary total hip arthroplasty
- Electroacupuncture with Pelvic Floor Training Reduces Stress Urinary Incontinence Leakage
- Meta-analysis shows floating needle therapy improves postpartum pain and incontinence outcomes in China
- Repeated conditioned pain modulation exposure linked to higher heat pain thresholds in healthy adults
- Meta-analysis shows dexmedetomidine lowers mean arterial pressure compared to midazolam-fentanyl in surgical patients
- Review synthesizes rTMS and tDCS efficacy for neuropathic orofacial pain management
- Memantine reduces opioid use but not pain in knee osteoarthritis patients after surgery
- Systematic review of neuropathic pain trials reveals high prevalence of restrictive exclusion criteria
- Review finds TCM stroke trials less likely to define primary outcomes and report safety than Western medicine trials
- Mobile app engagement and perceived usefulness in adult primary care patients with chronic pain
- Advanced monitoring tools may aid insertion timing in painless gastroscopy compared to traditional indicators
- Palm stimulator and cartoon reduce pain and fear during IV catheterization in children aged 5-12
- Mechanism-oriented interventions show promising results for taxane-induced neuropathic pain in breast cancer survivors
- Sleeve-fundoplication without gastric resection reduces GERD incidence versus sleeve gastrectomy in obese rat model
- Vonoprazan-based regimens show higher H. pylori eradication rates than rabeprazole dual therapy in Chinese cohort
- Network meta-analysis compares 155 analgesic regimens for pain after knee and hip arthroplasty
- PENG block with bupivacaine reduces early POCD incidence after hip arthroplasty in older patients
- Intramuscular quadratus lumborum block improves post-cesarean analgesia compared to anterior approach
- Suprascapular Nerve Block Added to Steroid Injection Shows Early Pain Benefit in Adhesive Capsulitis
- Peer navigators provide direct, informational, and facilitation support for OUD during community re-entry
- TTNS plus behavior therapy reduces urgency and nocturia in older women with OAB
- Pilot trial finds acute taVNS effects on blood pressure differ by stimulation site and hypertension status
- Pilot RCT finds mindfulness intervention feasible for chronic pain in cancer survivors
- Intraoperative ESP block yields higher postoperative recovery scores than preoperative block in lumbar disk hernioplasty
- Pilot RCT finds non-significant pain reduction with ESPB ropivacaine versus saline for ureteral stones
- Oliceridine PCA non-inferior to sufentanil for knee arthroplasty pain, with lower nausea and vomiting
- TEAS reduces wrinkle scores and improves patient-reported facial aging outcomes in 90-participant RCT
- Two-week active tsDCS improved RLS symptoms and neurophysiological measures versus sham in a small RCT
- Costoclavicular Nerve Block Shows Faster Onset Than Infraclavicular Block in Upper Limb Surgeries
- Exercise with taping or orthoses reduces hallux valgus angle and pain in mild-to-moderate cases
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation May Reduce Pain and Improve Sleep After Open Heart Surgery
- Antibiotic duration and type associated with chronic post-amputation pain in military cohort
- Carbamazepine linked to lower postoperative pain scores in tentorial meningioma resection
- Acupuncture and massage reduced pain in AYA cancer patients in small RCT subgroup analysis
- Lifetime opioid overdose reported by 55% of pregnant individuals with OUD in buprenorphine treatment study
- Hypnotic cognitive therapy reduces pain intensity in adults with spinal cord injury
- Auditory distraction and VR reduce pain during burn dressing changes in adults receiving morphine
- VR application reduced pain and increased comfort after thyroid or parathyroid surgery in small RCT
- Mini-review summarizes AI applications for cancer pain assessment and management
- Narrative review describes bidirectional relationship between sarcopenia and pain in older adults
- Observational pain tools show utility for non-verbal children with neurocognitive impairment
- Health education programs added to fibromyalgia care reduce pain and improve quality of life in meta-analysis
- TEAS reduces preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain in meta-analysis of 1026 surgical patients
- Meta-analysis finds opioid-free anesthesia improves postoperative recovery versus opioid anesthesia
- Perineural dexamethasone extends analgesia duration in upper limb surgery blocks versus bupivacaine alone
- tDCS shows craving reduction in male methadone patients; machine learning algorithm achieves 94% diagnostic accuracy
- Study Buddy Intervention Fails to Improve Retention in Rural PWUD Longitudinal Research
- Telemedicine-Assisted Buprenorphine Induction Non-Inferior to Standard Care for OUD Retention
- Mobile App with Contingency Management Improves Pain Outcomes in Adults with NF1
- Anodal tDCS of left motor cortex reduces experimental thermal pain in healthy adults
- Augmented reality game shows no significant effect on persistent opioid use after pediatric surgery
- Pain catastrophizing predicts tDCS response patterns in knee osteoarthritis pain
- Opioid-sparing PCA non-inferior to opioid PCA for pain after total knee arthroplasty
- Combined Versus Deep Serratus Anterior Plane Block Shows No Difference in VATS Postoperative Pain
- Pain Neuroscience Education shows short-term benefit for PTA student attitudes, not sustained at 3 months
- Sequenced care pathway not superior to pain navigator for Veterans with low back pain at 3 months
- Mobilization with movement reduces pain and disability in knee osteoarthritis meta-analysis
- Intranasal ketamine shows similar pain relief to IV opioids for renal colic in ED meta-analysis
- Ketorolac shows early analgesic advantage for post-endodontic pain at 6 hours in meta-analysis