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This is the second installment of two articles discussing trends and developments in pain management. The first article, "What are the Key Issues and Developments are Driving Pain Management Today?" is also available online.

ImPACT baseline assessment testing is able to provide a measure of neurocognative performance in patients and should be updated every two years, according to a study published in American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Jason Nemitz, MD, a foot and ankle surgeon, has joined Orthopedic Specialists of Southwest Florida, according to an MD News report.

South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass., is expanding orthopedic services to its Emerson building, according to an MD News report.

The Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Resolution, or the Ryan plan, which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year, reflects several American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons positions on Medicare reform, according to an AAOS Now news report.

WebMD has identified eight mistakes patients make with pain medications:

Arien Malec, the ONC's coordinator of the Direct Project and the Standards & Interoperability Framework, has resigned to return to the private sector, according to a Health IT Buzz report.

Eric Kujawski, DO, a sports and family medicine physician, recently joined Gulf Coast Orthopedic Specialists and Sacred Heart Medical Group in Pensacola, Fla., according to a Pensacola Business Journal report.

Most juvenile patients with osteochondritis dissecans of the knee will benefit from retrograde extra-articular drilling if non-operative management fails, according to a study published in American Journal of Sports Medicine.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons will be honored as a "Guest Nation" during the Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia in Brazil during the organization's annual congress, according to an AAOS Now report.