US neurologists warn against long-term opioid use for non-cancer pain Half of patients taking opioids for at least three months are still taking them five years later, with long-term use associated with serious risk of overdose or addiction.…
Telecare management proves helpful in patients with chronic painResearch shows a telephone and internet-based approach can improve pain outcomes.…
Managing post-operative painIn the eighth article of a series on peri-operative care, Mohamed H. Rahman and Jane Beattie focus on the physiology of pain and briefly describe the non-opioid and opioid analgesics used for post-operative pain relief…
