Background falls and fall-related injuries are common in older adults, have negative effects
on functional independence and quality of life and are associated with increased morbidity …

Chronic pain affects a large part of the population causing functional disability, being often
associated with coexisting psychological disorders, such as depression and anxiety …

Pain treatment is important in older adults but may result in adverse events such as falls.
Opioids are effective for nociceptive pain but the evidence for neuropathic pain is weak …

The main objective of this literature review was to analyze the efficacy of (PBM) therapy
application on subjects with chronic pain and inflammation, and furthermore, to evaluate the …

Effective pain management is a key component in the continuum of perioperative care to
ensure optimal outcomes for surgical patients. The overutilization of opioids in the past few …

Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience that affects every aspect of a
patient's life and which may be treated through different pharmacological and non …

With the recent legalization of inhaled cannabis for medicinal and recreational use, the
elderly represents one of the newest, rapidly growing cohorts of cannabis users. To …

Chronic pain is one of the main leading causes of disability in the world at present. A variety
in the symptomatology, intensity and duration of this phenomenon has led to an ever …

Introduction Chronic pain (CP) negatively impacts the lives of almost 2 billion people
worldwide, including approximately 37% of adults in Portugal. As most of these patients are …

More than 600 million people globally are estimated to be living with chronic pain. It is one of
the most common complaints seen in an outpatient setting, with over half of patients …