Background: Widely used for acute pain management, the clinical benefit from perioperative
use of gabapentinoids is uncertain. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the …

America is in the midst of an opioid epidemic characterized by aggressive prescribing
practices, highly prevalent opioid misuse, and rising rates of prescription and illicit opioid …

Importance The overprescription of pain medications has been implicated as a driver of the
burgeoning opioid epidemic; however, few guidelines exist regarding the appropriateness of …

There are conflicting results about sex differences in the response to opioids for pain control
and the role of potential influencing factors of these differences has not been investigated …

Enhanced recovery pathways have quickly become part of the standard of care for patients
undergoing elective surgery, especially in North America and Europe. One of the central …

As our population ages and the rate of spine surgery continues to rise, the use epidural lysis
of adhesions (LOA) has emerged as a popular treatment to treat spinal stenosis and failed …

Objectives This report presents up-to-date evidence and expert consensus-based revisions
to the ASPMN 2011 guidelines that inform interprofessional clinical decision-making for …

Background: The lateral sprain of the ankle is a very frequent injury in the population in
general, appearing in the emergency services frequently. The general objective was to …

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of radial extracorporeal shock
wave therapy (rESWT) on pain, function, and grip strength in the treatment of patients with …

Evidence supports the use of opioids for treating acute pain. However, the evidence is
limited for the use of chronic opioid therapy for chronic pain. Furthermore, the risks of chronic …