The guideline formulated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in an effort to curb opioid overdose-related deaths included a recommendation for steep reductions in opioid doses for patients taking high doses of the drug for chronic pain.
Improving the ability to communicate about pain may help reduce the negative effects associated with ambivalence over emotional expression on pain catastrophizing in patients with osteoarthritis pain.
For pediatric patients with chronic pain, PTSD symptoms may be linked with higher levels of pain intensity.
Enlarged self-perceived areas of pain may be perceived as poorer health status by patients, making the emotional burden worse.
Vestibular rehabilitation was found to ameliorate headache, dizziness, and psychological factors in patients with vestibular migraine or a combination of tension-type headache and dizziness.
The Behavior Pain Assessment Tool can assess pain in critically ill adults and in patients who cannot self-report pain.
Interventions may need to educate practitioners about how to handle difficult conversations with patients about opioids.
Pain management programs rooted in the biopsychosocial approach lead to reduced pain.
A significant number of patients reported that guided imagery intervention was beneficial for relieving pain, anxiety, and insomnia.
Results of brain imaging studies demonstrate that “hypnosis influences all of the cortical areas and neurophysiological processes that underlie pain and emotions.”
