Elderly, female sex, presence of obstructive sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, cardiac disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, neurologic disease, renal …

Post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a chronic neuropathic pain condition that persists 3 months
or more following an outbreak of shingles. Shingles, also known as acute herpes zoster, is …

Abstract Background Of the Swedish people with advanced dementia, the majority die in
nursing homes. Unresolved pain can occur in people with a terminal illness such as …

Objectives To compare the association between self‐reported moderate to severe pain and
frailty. Design Cross‐sectional analysis of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging Wave 2 …

Opioid abuse has continued to increase at an alarming rate since the 1990 s. As
documented by different medical specialties, medical boards, advocacy groups, and the …

Background Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are often used as components of
multimodal therapy for postoperative pain management, but their use is currently limited by …

Background After bariatric surgery, patients are at risk for narcotic-related side effects [1].
Multimodal pain management strategies should be used when possible to reduce the …

Recent studies have demonstrated the therapeutic potential of cannabinoids to treat pain,
yet none have compared the analgesic effectiveness of smoked marijuana to orally …

Chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) is a disabling chronic condition with a high prevalence
rate around the world. Opioids are routinely prescribed for treatment of chronic pain (CP). In …

Patients requiring chronic opioid therapy may not respond to or tolerate the first opioid
prescribed to them, necessitating rotation to another opioid. They may also require dose …