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Advanced Pain Management has opened a new clinic in Menomonee Falls, Wis., according to a BizTimes report.

Craig Morgan, MD, recently performed an arthroscopic labral repair on Cleveland Indians pitcher Justin Masterson, according to a report from The News-Herald.

Here are 10 cases of alleged illegal pain medication use and distribution in the news over the past two months.

Team physicians for the Philadelphia Eagles Peter DeLuca, MD, and Paul Marchetto, MD, performed surgery to repair the left tricep tendon of Eagles' defensive tackle Antonio Dixon, according to a Philadelphia Eagles report.

Complementary and alternative medical treatments like herbal supplements are increasingly used among older patients and patients with chronic pain, but they could have harmful side effects when combined with medications taken during and after orthopedic surgery, according to an American…

Mark Myerson, MD, an ankle specialist who has treated several professional athletes, recently performed surgery on Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard to repair a torn Achilles tendon, according to a Delaware Online report.

A Nemours facility in Delaware is missing backup tapes containing personal and financial information on 1.6 million patients and employees, according to a health system news release.

Researchers have found that people discount the pain of people they do not like, according to a study published in the October 2011 issue of Pain.

Nervomatrix, an Israeli pain-relief neurostimulation device company, received a $3.5 million investment and plans to create its North American headquarters in Akron, Ohio, according to a MedCity News report.

Freddie H. Fu, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, will host the first Buffalo Bills Sports Medicine Symposium Series, according to a news release from UB Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine.