Volume 11, Issue 4

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most significant cause of musculoskeletal morbidity in the elderly, and the hand is the most frequently affected area of the body. Article covers hand osteoarthritis diagnosis and management, including medications.

The effect of severe, persistent pain on the hormone system is profoundly negative. If the patient’s hormone system is not kept homeostatic and balanced, the patient with pain will rapidly age and deteriorate. Consequently, the achievement of hormonal balance—not too high or too low—has to be a primary goal of treatment.

Various treatments are available for chronic pain, including acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), opioid analgesics, and other treatments such as anticonvulsants and antidepressants. This article will discuss opioid analgesics.

During pregnancy, a multitude of new stressors are introduced to the female body as it undergoes physiologic changes. One of the most common complaints is low back pain, which has been reported to affect between 50% and 80% of all pregnant women. But how should it be treated? Here are nonpharmacologic options.

In the field of compliance monitoring, blood testing offers an effective means for providing physicians with information that is not available through urine drug testing . Article provides more information on blood testing for compliance.

A magnetic field (MF) is a magnetic force that extends out from a magnet and can be either static or dynamic. These MFs are produced by electric currents and specifically as a result of electron movement. But what does that have to do with pain management? Learn in this article

Article examines evidence-based medicine and how to put it into practice in the pain field.

Agents that work CNS receptors may be reduce chronic pain management in people with nerve damage or injury.