Measuring Pain: SLU Scientist Tests Possible Biomarkers
Published by Newswise $363,000 from Mayday Fund Will Take Research from Lab to Clinic With new funding from The Mayday Fund, a Saint Louis University researcher will leverage her discovery of a pain pathway to determine if either of two key molecules can be used as...Long-Term Opioid Use Could Depend on the Doctor Who First Prescribed It
Published by the New York Times Some emergency room doctors are far more likely than others even within their own department to prescribe opioids to treat pain in older people, and their patients are at greater risk of using the powerful drugs chronically than those...Chronic pelvic pain affects millions, but not much is known about it
Published by USC – University of Southern California USC researcher gets National Institutes of Health grant to advance his study of the disorder What do you know about chronic pelvic pain? USC Assistant Professor Jason Kutch is furthering his work on the...Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians
Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA; Timothy J. Wilt, MD, MPH; Robert M. McLean, MD; Mary Ann Forciea, MD; for the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians Abstract Description: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to...Epidemic of untreatable back and neck pain costs billions, study finds
Published by The Guardian Low back and neck pain is an increasingly widespread and expensive condition worldwide, costing the US alone $88bn a year – the third highest bill for any health condition – despite evidence most treatments do not work. Millions of people...Connect
