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Percentage involving severe medical outcomes also lowest

Hospital outcomes similar when reserving opiates for breakthrough pain

Thrust exercise doesn't cause a shoulder problem

Small study shows drop in average number of pills at discharge

"The problem is that we cannot find predictors for good responses yet," says pain specialist

Psychological interventions can support other treatment

Lessons from the pandemic may guide the way pain medicine is delivered

Neuropathic pain may be common, especially after prolonged ICU stay

Chronic opioid use may produce a dose-response relationship

Study highlights struggles prescribers face with opioids, gabapentin

But meta-analysis suggests benefit is just a few tenths of a point on standard 0-10 scale

Patients on sedatives reported less reduction in pain in screening trials

Study investigates role of psychiatric disorders in sleep-pain relationship

Small study shows no superiority over opioids alone