BIDMC Study Suggests Worsening Trends In Back Pain Management
July 29, 2013 [Source: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center]
2014 Version of the Official Coding Guidelines ICD-10-CM have been posted on CDC Website
July, 2013 [Source: CDC]
Pain Codes for Category G89, which are for pain that are not classified elsewhere are located on page 36 of the document.
Uncovering a Healthier Remedy for Chronic Pain
July 17, 2013 [Source: Duke University]
Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers and Other Drugs Among Women — United States, 1999–2010
July 2, 2013 [Source: CDC, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)]
New FDA Safe Use Initiative: Fentanyl Transdermal System "Patches": Safe Disposal
View Stakeholder letter for more information...
Listen to AAPM Past President Perry G. Fine MD on the Aches and Gains™ Radio Program Discussing "Pain in Older Adults"
Air Date June 29, 2013, 8:30 am EST
Fibromyalgia Is Not All In Your Head, New Research Confirms
June 14, 2013 [Source: Integrated Tissue Dynamics]
Steroid Injection Therapy May Increase Risk of Spinal Fracture
June 6, 2013 [Source: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons]
Distributions of Industry Payments to Massachusetts Physicians
May 30, 2013 [Source: The New England Journal of Medicine]
Vascular and Upper Gastrointestinal Effects of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Meta-Analyses of Individual Participant Data from Randomised Trials
May 30, 2013 [Source: The Lancet]
Relapse of Fungal Meningitis Associated with Contaminated Methylprednisolone
May 29, 2013 [Source: The New England Journal of Medicine]
Main Street Family Pharmacy in Tennessee: FDA Alerts Health Care Providers of Adverse Reactions Associated with Steroid Injections
May 28, 2013 [Source: FDA]
Noncancer Pain Conditions and Risk of Suicide
May 22, 2013 [Source: JAMA Psychiatry]
Migraine and Depression Together May Be Linked with Brain Size
May 22, 2013 [Source: American Academy of Neurology]
Prescription Opioids for Back Pain and Use of Medications for Erectile Dysfunction
May 15, 2013 [Source: Spine]
FDA Safety Alert: Valproate Anti-Seizure Products: Drug Safety Communication - Contraindicated for Pregnant Women for Prevention of Migraine Headaches
May 6, 2013 [Source: FDA]
Distributions of Industry Payments to Massachusetts Physicians
May 1, 2013 [Source: The New England Journal of Medicine]
High-Resolution Diffusion MRI Can Help Map the Microstructure of the Trigeminal Nerve, Improve Treatment Options for Trigeminal Neuralgia Sufferers
May 1, 2013 [Source: American Association of Neurological Surgeons]
Genetic Mutation Linked with Typical Form of Migraine
May 1, 2013 [Source: University of California, San Francisco]
New President of American Academy of Pain Medicine Plans Bold Advances in Pain Education, Research and Pain Care Delivery
April 13, 2013 [Source: AAPMedicine]
Reminder: Next DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is April 27
A Case Series Suggests That New Anchoring and Multiple Lead Placement Techniques Reduce the Complications of Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant
April 11, 2013 [Source: AAPMedicine]
Comprehensive Study Shows Full Range of Treatment Settings and Their Effects on Radiofrequency Heat Lesion Size
April 11, 2013 [Source: AAPMedicine]
Experimental Study Suggests Bone-Marrow Grafts Show Promise for Some Sufferers of Low-Back Pain
April 11, 2013 [Source: AAPMedicine]
New Research Examines the Spiritual, Psychological and Other Under-Appreciated Effects of Opioids on Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
April 11, 2013 [Source: AAPMedicine]
New Web-Based Tools Found to Enhance Recruitment and Prescreening for Clinical Pain Trials
April 11, 2013 [Source: AAPMedicine]
Preliminary Results Show Promise of Microwave Ablation (MWA) to Relieve Painful Bone and Soft-Tissue Tumors
April 11, 2013 [Source: AAPMedicine]
Study Shows Pain Improves During First Year but Mental-Health Problems Linger in Returning Veterans with Major Limb Injuries
April 11, 2013 [Source: AAPMedicine]
Study Suggests Dexmedetomidine Before Surgery Reduced Remifentanil-Induced Hyperalgesia
April 11, 2013 [Source: AAPMedicine]
Study Suggests High-Dose Opioids Disturb Hormones Long Term, but Mental and Physiologic Function Improves
April 11, 2013 [Source: AAPMedicine]
An fMRI-Based Neurologic Signature of Physical Pain
April 11, 2013 [Source: New England Journal of Medicine]
How Much Does It Hurt? Let's Scan Your Brain
April 10, 2013 [Source: NPR]