Changes in cannabis laws not associated with decreased opioid prescriptions
1. In this synthetic control analysis, changes in medical cannabis laws were not found to have made a significant difference ...
Tag: chronic pain
Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy may be effective for upper limb spasticity
1. Patients with chronic upper limb spasticity post-stroke randomized to radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) had greater symptomatic and ...
Chronic pain conditions associated with increased risk of later suicidal behaviour
1. Experiencing general chronic pain or somatic chronic pain are associated with increased risk of later suicidal behaviour at 10 ...
Internet cognitive behavioral therapy may improve insomnia in chronic pain patients
1. Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may provide greater immediate improvements in insomnia symptoms compared to applied relaxation. 2. After ...
Graded sensorimotor retraining may improve chronic lower back pain compared to sham procedure: The RESOLVE randomized clinical trial
1. This randomized clinical trial demonstrated that among 276 adult patients with moderate to severe chronic lower back pain, graded ...
United States medical cannabis registration increased significantly between 2016 and 2020
1. Registration for medical cannabis increased 4.5 times from 2016 to 2020 in the United States, with chronic pain and ...
Medical cannabis provides little improvement to sleep in chronic pain patients
1. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, medical cannabis and cannabinoids versus placebo were found to provide a small increase ...
Wellness Check: Sleep
Medical cannabis provides little improvement to sleep in chronic pain patients 1. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, medical cannabis ...
Prescription of tramadol is associated with higher rates of adverse clinical outcomes compared to codeine in patients with chronic, noncancer pain
1. A retrospective, population-based cohort study found that tramadol prescription was significantly associated with all-cause mortality, cardiovascular events, and fractures ...
Insufficient evidence for using muscle relaxants to effectively relieve lower back pain
1. Very low certainty evidence exists suggesting that non-benzodiazepine antispasmodics for lower back pain can reduce pain intensity, but not ...