Tag: pain
Nevro announces acquisition of Vyrsa Technologies
Nevro Corporation has announced that it has acquired Vyrsa Technologies—a privately held medical technology company focused on a minimally invasive treatment option for patients...
Music therapy reduces postoperative pain in spinal surgery patients
Music therapy has been found to decrease pain in patients recovering from spine surgery, compared to a control group of patients who received standard...
JAAOS article outlines guidance for hip-spine syndrome diagnosis
Many patients live with low back pain that radiates to the buttock, groin, thigh, and/or knees. The challenge for patients, and often their doctors,...
DePuy Synthes to co-promote Pacira’s Exparel non-opioid analgesic
DePuy Synthes has signed an exclusive agreement in the US between DePuy Synthes Sales and Pacira Pharmaceuticals to co-promote Exparel, a long-lasting, non-opioid, local...
US Veterans Affairs Opioid Safety Initiative shown to reduce opioid prescriptions
Fewer veterans received prescriptions for risky dosages of opioid painkillers after a USA-wide initiative took aim at reducing high doses and potentially dangerous drug...
A positive attitude does not always lead to positive results in...
According to a new study presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS), high expectations of pain improvement before...
Study finds open placebo treatment reduces back pain
For patients with chronic back pain, "open" treatment with placebo—informing patients that they are taking an inactive pill, and why it might be helpful—leads...