A neurostimulation intervention may improve pain in patients with chronic low back pain
1. Restorative neurostimulation produces durable, clinically meaningful improvements in pain, disability, and quality of life at 5 years in real-world...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind August 17, 2026
The impact of short-term reduction in hepatic triglycerides on vascular health in adults with or at risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated...
Erector spinae plane blocks may not provide meaningful benefit over standard analgesia in breast surgery patients
1. Erector spinae plane blocks reduced PACU opioid requirements and modestly shortened PACU stay, but did not produce a clinically...
A chemical denervation intervention may be safe and effective for pain management in avascular necrosis of the hip
1. Chemical neurolysis of the anterior hip capsular branches appears to be a safe and effective analgesic option for AVN-related...
Chemotherapy exposure is independently associated with reduced pain severity in advanced pancreatic cancer
1. Chemotherapy appears to be independently associated with reduced pain severity in advanced pancreatic cancer, reinforcing the importance of routine,...
Spinal instability may be the primary cause of pain in sacral metastases as opposed to neurologic compromise
1. Although neurological symptoms (motor deficits, sensory impairment) were more frequent in patients with sitting-related sacral pain on univariate comparison,...
Septoplasty is more costly but more effective than medical management for deviated septum
1. Immediate septoplasty is more costly but more clinically effective than medical management for deviated septum. 2. Over a 24-month...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind July 13, 2026
Evaluating the effectiveness of bilateral erector spinae plane blocks in addition to standard multimodal analgesia at reducing opioid consumption in...
Delayed initiation of antibiotic therapy is associated with worse outcomes in skin and soft tissue infections
1. Delayed initiation of antibiotic therapy was strongly associated with treatment failure and prolonged hospitalization in hospitalized SSTI patients. 2....
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors may reduce risk of total joint arthroplasty in osteoarthritis
1. Initiation of centrally acting analgesics in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) was associated with a higher long-term risk of total...
