Pain
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Decreased physical activity following car accident increases chance of persistent pain in older adults
Older adults who had a decrease in physical activity in the weeks following a motor vehicle collision were more likely to experience moderate to...
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Worsening migraine in pregnancy linked to adverse outcomes
Key clinical point: Patients who present with acute severe migraine during pregnancy should be seen in a high-risk pregnancy clinic. Major finding...
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IHC: In medication overuse headache, think ‘stress reduction’
Stopping the offending medications remains central to the successful treatment of medication overuse headache.
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IHC: Transcranial magnetic stimulation effective for medication overuse headache
Single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation shows promise for treatment of migraine with medication overuse headache, according to a pilot...
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Treximet approved for pediatric acute migraines
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ED visits for tramadol misuse more than double over 5 years
Key clinical point: Emergency department visits associated with the misuse or abuse of tramadol more than doubled from 2005 to 2011. Major finding...
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AAN: OnabotulinumtoxinA injections reduce migraine hospitalizations
Key clinical point: OnabotulinumtoxinA injections reduced hospital usage for chronic migraine for up to 1 year. Major finding: By 6 months after...
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AAN: Intranasal sumatriptan powder works faster than tablet form
Key clinical point: An intranasal powdered sumatriptan worked fast and more effectively on acute migraine attacks than did the oral form of the...
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NASPAG: Migraines don’t always preclude combined OCs
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ACOG: IV regimen safely resolved acute headache in pregnant women
Key clinical point: Intravenous metoclopramide and diphenhydramine relieved headaches more effectively than did codeine in pregnant patients who...
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More than 75% with sickle cell crises don’t get hydroxyurea
Key clinical point: More than 75% of adults with sickle cell anemia who have frequent pain crises fail to get hydroxyurea therapy as recommended....