Team physician for the New Jersey Nets Riley Williams, III, MD, recently performed surgery to stabilize a fracture in Nets center Brooke Lopez’s right foot, according to an ESPN news report.
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is partnering with the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons and Orthopaedic Research Society on a major research symposium to connect military and civilian surgeons, according to a report in AAOS Now.
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair can significantly improve patients’ quality of life, according to a study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Tennessee state Sen. Ken Yager proposed legislation that would require doctors and pharmacists to check the state's Controlled Substance Monitoring Database before prescribing or filling prescriptions for pain medications, according to a Knoxnews.com report.
Preferred Pain Center in Arizona recently added comprehensive pain management including massage therapy, manipulation under anesthesia and medication management, according to a news release.
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The Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology has outlined five steps for physicians, hospitals and other healthcare providers to transition to an electronic health record platform if they have not started already.
Five pain management physicians discuss what procedures have been the most beneficial for patients in their practice in 2011.
Four pharmaceutical companies are in the final stages of development for a new painkiller that is 10 times stronger than Vicodin and contains a pure version of hydrocodone, and experts are worried it could lead to increased abuse, according to…
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University examined curriculum of North American medical schools and found pain education is "limited, variable and often fragmentary," according to findings published in The Journal of Pain.
Here are five best practices for pain management practices.