In two lower court trials, two physicians were accused and convicted of prescribing opioid pain medicine in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. Were they at fault?
Do you discuss mental health with your patients with chronic pain caused by a rheumatic or musculoskeletal disease? Let us know by taking our quick poll.
Does the clinical practice guideline from the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association recommend using biophysical agents for managing patellofemoral pain? Take...
SNRIs are commonly prescribed to treat depression. W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh, asks if you know how serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors are used to reduce pain.
Do you think the CDC's latest opioid prescribing guidelines have helped slow the opioid crisis in the United States? Take this poll to voice your opinion.
The CDC’s guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain outlines several recommendations. Do you know which type of opioid is recommended for patients initiating treatment for chronic pain?
Low-dose opioids are commonly prescribed for acute pain. However, patients with HIV can experience chronic pain that may require opioid use. Do your patients with HIV take opioids for pain?
A Maryland appellate court has ruled that a jury validly found a pain specialist physician not liable for the death of a patient she had injected with a contaminated steroid because the medication itself...
Many patients ask about using both benzodiazepines and opioids. W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh, asks whether you know the possible effects of combining the 2 drug classes.