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Admissions to treatment facilities for prescription drug abuse, including painkillers, rose by 1 percent for every 10 percent increase in high-speed Internet use, according to a study in Health Affairs.

OrthoIndy's Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital Outpatient Therapy in Indianapolis has acquired the AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill for rehabilitation training, according to a hospital news release.

Patients over the age of 40 can benefit from second-generation autologous chondrocyte implantation, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recently awarded the 2011 State Orthopaedic Society Achievement Award to the Colorado Orthopaedic Society, according to an AAOS Now report.

An official from the National Institutes of Health identified four key research areas for a record $400 million in funding allocated in 2010 for pain research, according to a report by the American Pain Society.

Ripal Parikh, MD, will provide pain management services at Pain Management Group in Findlay, Ohio, according to a release from the practice.

A study conducted by researchers at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City shows that a tool to measure outcomes for traumatic nerve injury can potentially improve future treatment, according to a hospital report.

Justin Miller, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has agreed to join Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel, Ill., which is close to his hometown, after he completes his residency in Indianapolis in Aug. 2013, according to a Daily Republican Register news…

Here are 11 pain management physicians who accepted new positions in 2011.

Baldwin Bone & Joint, based in Daphne, Ala., recently hired Charles Carlisle as the group's new practice administrator, according to an MD News report.