Cara Therapeutics today announced that CR845, a peptide-based opioid used to curb acute post-operative pain, showed positive results in a Phase II clinical trial. The Phase II trial was a randomized, ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Jeff Gadsden, MD: Hello, I'm Dr Jeff Gadsden, a professor of anesthesiology at Duke University Hospital in North Carolina. And with me is Dr Eliana ...

These cases are representative of procedures that are relatively common in elderly patients, and illustrate concepts of contemporary acute pain medicine. Pain management treatment goals include pain ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Postoperative negative pain thoughts were associated with worse patient-reported outcomes after arthroscopic ...

University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers identified a potential way to reduce female post-operative pain by inhibiting pituitary prolactin generated by pre-operative stress. The paper, ...

A survey revealed a third (33%) of post-surgery patients were interested in trying a patient-controlled liquid opioid dispenser device (PCDD) for post-surgical pain management, and 57% of nurses rated ...

Other predictors of poor pain experience include American Society of Anesthesiologists 3 status, postoperative anxiolytic use, amnesia. (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing elective surgery, ...

A new study published in the January issue of the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (JOMS) found that Reiki – a touch-based therapy sometimes described as "energy healing" – did not reduce ...

Postlaminectomy syndrome after posterior lumbar fusion is associated with significantly increased long-term risk for major cardiac events.