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Scott Martin, MD, a pain management physician at Chapman Neurosurgical and Spine Institute in Orange, Calif., discusses five challenges currently facing spine pain management physicians.

Calin Moucha, MD, associate chief of joint replacement surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, is heading efforts to decrease surgical site infections for total joint replacement patients, according to a report from the New York Daily News.

Riley Williams, MD, team physician for the New Jersey Nets, and Andrew Weiland, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, recently performed surgery on Nets center Brook Lopez to remove calcium deposits and…

Biophosphonates, which is included in such medications as Actonel and Zometa, are often prescribed to prevent and treat osteoporosis, but new research shows that it could be associated with an increased risk of a rare femoral shaft fracture, according to…

Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761® inhibits inflammation and thermal hyperalgesia, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Florida's Wellington Village Council has approved an extension of a pain clinic moratorium, according to a South Florida Sun-Sentinel report.

The City Council of Milton, Ga., has approved a one-year moratorium on issuing business licenses to new pain management clinics, according to an Alpharetta-Milton Patch report.

A long term study of BioSeed-C treatment for degenerative cartilage defects of the knee shows that graft implantations are good after four years, but there is a persisting strength deficit, according to a study published in The American Journal of…

Here are four ways you can position yourself to treat professional athletes in your community and potentially become a team physician.

Deland, Fla., leaders are developing operating restrictions for pain management clinics, according to a Daytona Beach News-Journal report.