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Morbid Obesity Increases Catheter Failures of Epidural And Combined Spinal–Epidural Techniques During Labor
The increased prevalence of morbid obesity presents numerous analgesic challenges, including respiratory- and ...
DECEMBER 29, 2016
Local Infiltration Analgesia for TKA Cuts Recovery Times, Hospital LOS
Preoperative ultrasound-guided local infiltration analgesia with liposomal bupivacaine is a safe, effective ...
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
Surgeon Repairs Spinal Cord With Omentum, Helps Paralyzed Woman Walk
In 1994, general surgeon Harry Goldsmith, MD, received an unexpected telephone call from Germany. The young woman ...
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
Study Finds Comparable Efficacy for Low Back Pain With Thrust and Nonthrust Spinal Manipulation
Thrust and nonthrust spinal manipulation procedures with distinctly different joint loading characteristics ...
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
The Sound of the Future: Interventional Pain Ultrasonography Coming of Age
Steep reductions in cost combined with improvements in image quality have helped make ultrasonography a viable ...
MAY 25, 2016
Cryoablation Found To Reduce Phantom Limb Pain
The procedure consists of placing a probe in an analogous fashion to the diagnostic injection. After 10 minutes of ...
MAY 13, 2016
Long-Term Data Favorable on Percutaneous Lumbar Decompression for Spinal Stenosis
Six-month data from a randomized controlled study for the Medicare Coverage with Evidence Development program ...
APRIL 25, 2016
Update: Crosslinked Hyaluronic Acid Injections Can Reduce Neuropathic Pain
The technique involves the off-label use of cosmetic hyaluronic acid fillers such as Juvéderm (Allergan) and ...
MARCH 30, 2016
Education and Credentialing in Pain Medicine Ultrasonography: Challenges and Optimism
Ultrasonography has made great strides on its way toward general acceptance as a standard imaging method in pain ...
MARCH 18, 2016
Intradiskal Biacuplasty Bests Conventional Conservative Management for Diskogenic Low Back Pain
Intradiskal biacuplasty can provide patients who have diskogenic low back pain with long-term improvements in pain ...
MARCH 17, 2016
Mesh, Glue or Suture? Study Fails To Find Clear Winner on Hernia Pain
A randomized, multicenter trial failed to show that new fixation techniques of self-gripping mesh and tissue glue ...
MARCH 14, 2016
Intrathecal Analgesia Allows for Lowered Risk for Side Effects In Elderly With Metastatic Malignancies
There may be an alternative approach to achieving effective, durable and safe pain relief in older adults and ...
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
