Pilot RCT finds mindfulness intervention feasible for chronic pain in cancer survivors
Can mindfulness help cancer survivors manage chronic pain? A small study explores
A pilot randomized controlled trial of 60 cancer survivors with moderate-to-severe chronic pain tested three formats of Mindfulness-Oriented…
Cancer survivors with chronic pain reported less bothersome and severe pain after a short mindfulness program, though the study was too smal…
Pilot RCT finds non-significant pain reduction with ESPB ropivacaine versus saline for ureteral stones
Small pilot study tests nerve block for kidney stone pain in emergency department
A pilot randomized clinical trial of 24 ED patients with ureteral stones compared erector spinae plane block (ESPB) with ropivacaine 0.5% ve…
A small pilot study tested a nerve block injection for severe kidney stone pain in 24 emergency department patients.
Two-week active tsDCS improved RLS symptoms and neurophysiological measures versus sham in a small RCT
Could a two-week treatment ease restless legs and improve sleep for patients?
This randomized controlled trial evaluated active transcutaneous spinal cord direct current stimulation (tsDCS) versus sham stimulation in 3…
A two-week electrical stimulation treatment significantly eased restless legs symptoms and improved sleep quality compared to a fake treatme…
Oliceridine PCA non-inferior to sufentanil for knee arthroplasty pain, with lower nausea and vomiting
Oliceridine shows similar pain relief to sufentanil after knee surgery with fewer side effects
A randomized controlled trial in 138 elderly patients undergoing knee arthroplasty found Oliceridine patient-controlled analgesia was non-in…
Oliceridine works as well as sufentanil for knee surgery pain but causes less nausea and vomiting in elderly patients.
TEAS reduces wrinkle scores and improves patient-reported facial aging outcomes in 90-participant RCT
Can a gentle electrical treatment reduce facial wrinkles? A small study suggests yes
A randomized controlled trial in 90 participants with facial skin aging found that 4 weeks of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation…
A gentle electrical treatment reduced facial wrinkles better than acupuncture in a small study, improving how people felt about their appear…
Costoclavicular Nerve Block Shows Faster Onset Than Infraclavicular Block in Upper Limb Surgeries
Nerve block for arm surgery may work faster with newer technique, analysis finds
A meta-analysis of 6 RCTs involving 434 patients undergoing upper limb surgeries found that costoclavicular nerve block significantly decrea…
A newer nerve block technique for arm surgery starts numbing the arm faster than the traditional method, analysis finds.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation May Reduce Pain and Improve Sleep After Open Heart Surgery
Relaxation technique may help reduce pain and improve sleep after heart surgery
A single-center, single-blind RCT of 60 patients undergoing open heart surgery found that twice-daily Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) on…
A simple relaxation technique helped heart surgery patients cut pain from a 9 out of 10 to just 1.5 and sleep better within three days.
Hypnotic cognitive therapy reduces pain intensity in adults with spinal cord injury
Remote hypnosis therapy shows modest pain relief for adults with spinal cord injury
A randomized controlled trial in 127 community-residing adults with spinal cord injury and chronic pain found that 6 weeks of remote hypnoti…
Remote hypnosis therapy offered by phone or video call helped adults with spinal cord injury manage chronic pain and reduced depression symp…
Acupuncture and massage reduced pain in AYA cancer patients in small RCT subgroup analysis
Acupuncture and massage may help reduce pain in young adults with advanced cancer
A subgroup analysis of an RCT in 30 adolescent and young adult patients with advanced cancer found both acupuncture and massage reduced wors…
Young adults with advanced cancer reported less pain after receiving either acupuncture or massage, with massage showing slightly larger red…
Exercise with taping or orthoses reduces hallux valgus angle and pain in mild-to-moderate cases
Can simple exercises help straighten a bunion and ease the pain?
A network meta-analysis of 401 patients with mild-to-moderate hallux valgus found exercise therapy alone reduced hallux valgus angle versus …
Combining foot exercises with taping or special shoe inserts effectively straightens mild bunions and reduces pain better than exercise alon…
Lifetime opioid overdose reported by 55% of pregnant individuals with OUD in buprenorphine treatment study
What puts pregnant women with opioid addiction at highest risk for overdose?
A descriptive analysis of baseline data from a multisite RCT of 140 pregnant individuals with OUD receiving buprenorphine found 55% reported…
Pregnant women in opioid treatment face high overdose risk if they have used heroin, experienced trauma, or rely on others for money.
Carbamazepine linked to lower postoperative pain scores in tentorial meningioma resection
Could an old seizure drug help people recover from brain surgery with less pain?
A retrospective cohort study of 42 patients undergoing tentorial meningioma resection found those receiving postoperative carbamazepine (200…
An old seizure drug helped brain surgery patients report significantly less pain two and seven days after their operation compared to standa…