BESIDES ADDICTION, OPIOIDS HAVE LOTS OF NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS According to the Mayo Clinic, an estimated 5 to 8 million Americans use opioids for chronic pain. That’s a lot of…
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Patient expectations can be a difficult concept to quantify -- but setting appropriate expectations plays an important role in patient outcomes, especially overall patient satisfaction with their surgical experience. However,…
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Managing OA knee pain can be a challenge with today's limited treatment algorithm, as injections and medications only provide short-term relief. The Guide to New OA Knee Pain Management Solutions explores a…
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The average candidate for treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee is 55 years old.1 Comparatively, those suffering from the pain of osteoarthritis of the hip are, on average, older than…
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Opioids have traditionally played an important role in pain management for patients after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, in light of the growing opioid epidemic, researchers are taking a harder…
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Reducing Postoperative Opioid Overuse Standard postoperative pain management involves extensive use of opioid analgesics, the overprescribing of which is an epidemic in the US.1 The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has…
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