Treatment Agreements and Urine Drug Testing to Reduce Opioid Misuse in Patients with Chronic Pain
Joanna Starrels, MD, MS
Opioid misuse and the associated public health consequences have increased with the recent expansion of opioid prescribing for chronic pain.
Usefulness of Prescription Monitoring Programs for Surveillance—Analysis of Schedule II Opioid Prescription Data in Massachusetts, 1996–2006
Nathaniel Katz, MD, MS
Clinicians who treat pain must balance the powerful analgesic profile of opioids with the growing problems of nonmedical use and diversion.
Quantitative Sensory Testing and Mapping of Neuropathic Pain
David Walk, MD
Relatively simply and repeatable methods to quantify the sensory features of neuropathic pain are of critical importance for research and would complement current neurologic, musculoskeletal, and physical exams in the clinical setting.
Botulinum Toxin for the Treatment of Cervical Dystonia
Stephen Gollomp, MD
The most common focal dystonia, cervical dystonia is characterized by involuntary contractions in agonist and antagonist muscles of the neck.
PAINClinician Case Study: Ketamine for the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Joshua P. Prager, MD, MS
Elizabeth was involved in a car accident 12 years ago, resulting in a cracked rib, broken tailbone, sacroiliac injuries to both right and left pelvic regions, and damage to the sciatic nerve. A small break in the right cessmoid bone was unrecognized before a second break in the same area 2 years later prompted additional x-ray imaging.
Virtual Reality and Pain Management
Jeffrey I. Gold, PhD
Virtual reality is a multisensory technology that allows participants to become immersed and participate in a virtual world.
Translational Pain Research: Achievements and Challenges
Jianren Mao, MD, PhD
Over the last few decades, significant achievements in pain research have led to improvements in clinical pain management.
Innovative Projects to Improve Access to Pain Services
Gabriel Tan, PhD, ABPP
Patients living in rural settings or those who are unable to travel due to disability, finances, or other socioeconomic factors may find it difficult to access evidence-based, high-quality pain management services.
Emerging Ethical Issues in Palliative Care: Grand Rounds from the Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center
Tia Powell, MD
During catastrophic public health emergencies or disasters, existing surge capacity plans may not allow healthcare providers to continue to follow normal treatment procedures and adhere to usual standards of care.
Updates on Innovative Hypnotic Interventions for Pain Management
Gabriel Tan, PhD, ABPP
Meta-analysis of studies addressing hypnotic analgesia for both clinical and laboratory pain suggest that this modality is highly efficacious compared with standard care or no treatment.
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