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American Academy of Pain Management
21st Annual Clinical Meeting
September 21-24, 2010, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Academy-sponsored Monograph: Integrative Approaches to Fibromyalgia [pdf]
Pain Studies In The News
Literature review discusses lower back pain and surgery
June 30, 2010 Source: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Many patients find relief after a diskectomy, but approximately 5 percent to 15 percent of patients experience a recurrent disk herniation.
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Can writing help calm your irritable bowels?
June 23, 2010 Source: American Journal of Gastroenterology
Psychological stress can depress the immune system and the link between the brain and the gut's nervous system plays a well-established role in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). However, a new research study shows that jotting down your deepest thoughts and emotions might improve your symptoms if you're one of the 15 percent of Americans with IBS. The study is the first to test so-called "expressive writing" in people with irritable bowel syndrome.
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Non-Academy News
Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Practical Strategies For Improving Diagnosis And Patient Outcomes
An Interactive Symposium With Patient Case Videos
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Stories
The American Pain Foundation unveils new back pain resources
June 30, 2010 Source: American Pain Foundation
The American Pain Foundation has launched a new online guide that contains information and resources about back pain
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Army looks at yoga, acupuncture to treat pain
June 25, 2010 Source: National Guard News
The Army’s Pain Management Task Force's final report addresses the lack of a comprehensive pain-management strategy across the Army, and suggests alternative treatments to medication such as acupuncture, meditation, biofeedback and yoga.
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For Your Patients
What is painful intercourse (dyspareunia)? What causes painful intercourse?
June 23, 2010 Source: Medical News Today
Dyspareunia is pain during or after sexual intercourse due to medical or psychological causes. It can affect men, but it is more common in women.
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Product News/Clinical Trial Results
Purdue Pharma L.P. receives FDA approval for Butrans™ (buprenorphine) Transdermal System CIII
July 1, 2010 Source: Purdue Pharma, LP
Purdue Pharma L.P. has announced that the FDA has approved the Butrans™ (buprenorphine) Transdermal System CIII for the management of moderate to severe chronic pain
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Policy and Law
FDA releases new REMS proposal for opioid prescription oversight Log-in Required
June 29, 2010 Source: MedScape
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has unveiled its long-awaited and controversial
Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for long-acting and extended-release
opioids.
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Research Abstracts
Stay up-to-date on the latest research! This section offers complete abstracts from the
National Library of Medicine.
[All Abstracts]
Including:
Ankle/physiopathology
American College of Radiology
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic ankle pain
Summary
Back Pain
American Osteopathic Association
American Osteopathic Association guidelines for osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) for patients with low back pain
Summary
Fasciitis, Plantar
Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association
Heel pain - plantar fasciitis: clinical practice guidelines linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health
Summary
Foot Diseases
American College of Radiology
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic foot pain
Summary
Legislative Updates
United State/Branch of Government: U.S. House
Title: HR 5560 (Quality Cancer Care for Life Act of 2010)
Summary: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve quality of cancer care and quality of life for patients and survivors by coordinating development and distribution of information about relieving pain, symptoms, side effects, and stress; increasing awareness of treatment and post-treatment health risks for survivors; enhancing research into symptom management and survivorship; increasing health care professional education and training; reducing health disparities in cancer treatment, symptom management, and survivorship care; and expanding and enhancing cancer registries; and for other purposes
Latest Action: June 17, 2010 Introduced
Sponsor: Berkley, Berman, Cao, et al
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Guidelines
Ankle/physiopathology
American College of Radiology
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic ankle pain
Summary
Back Pain
American Osteopathic Association
American Osteopathic Association guidelines for osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) for patients with low back pain
Summary
Fasciitis, Plantar
Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association
Heel pain - plantar fasciitis: clinical practice guidelines linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health
Summary
Foot Diseases
American College of Radiology
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic foot pain
Summary
Clinical Trials
Alabama
Arthritis
City: Anniston
Summary: A study to collect additional data on patients who have completed the core study CACZ885H2357 to support the registration of canakinumab for the indication of gout.
Books
Clinical Coach for Effective Pain Management
By Paul Arnstein, RN, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
From classroom to practice—your own clinical coach by your side! Each title in this
innovative series helps you excel on your toughest exams and meet the demands of your clinical
rotations. They’re two books in one…exam prep and clinical rotation companion.
Explore the importance of the nurse’s role in acute and chronic pain management with a unique approach that expands considerations beyond traditional views of pain! Coverage encompasses all of the professional, theoretical, physiological, psychological, and interpersonal knowledge you need to understand the pain experienced by patients and how to manage it more effectively.
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Lagniappe
Does pickle juice stop muscle cramps?
June 15, 2010 Source: North Dakota State University
Results show that pickle juice relieved the cramps about 45 percent faster than if the men drank no fluids and about 37 percent faster than those who drank water.
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