COVID-19 Incidence Not Increased With Corticosteroid Injections
Incidence of COVID-19 lower for adults receiving image-guided corticosteroid injections for pain management
Musculoskeletal Pain
Effect of HF-Spinal Cord Stimulation on Chronic Pain Varies by Sex
Sex-specific differences observed for efficacy of high-frequency, low-frequency spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain
Psychological Interventions + Physical Therapy Ease Chronic Low Back Pain
Pain education, behavioral therapy delivered with physical therapy can help with physical function and pain intensity
Nitrosamine Impurity Detected in Certain Lots of Orphenadrine Citrate ER Tablets
Orphenadrine citrate ER tablet is indicated as an adjunct to rest, physical therapy and other measures for the relief of discomfort associated with acute painful musculoskeletal conditions.
Evoke SCS System Approved for Chronic Intractable Pain
Evoke is a novel, closed-loop SCS system that instantaneously reads, records, and responds to evoked compound action potentials.
Senza SCS System Approval Expanded to Include Nonsurgical Refractory Back Pain
The Senza SCS System is a neuromodulation device designed to deliver electrical stimulation using implantable leads and a rechargeable, implantable pulse generator.
Gene Therapy Gets Fast Track Status for Pain Associated With Osteoarthritis of Knee
XT-150 is a locally injectable non-viral therapy expressing interleukin (IL)-10v, a proprietary modified variant of IL-10.
Psychological Treatment Provides Pain Relief for Chronic Back Pain
66 percent of patients randomly assigned to pain reprocessing therapy were pain-free after treatment compared with 20 percent in placebo group
MPR Weekly Dose Podcast Episode 92
This week we have news on pediatric influenza vaccine guidance; Moderna submit data for their COVID-19 booster dose; There’s new FDA warnings for some JAK inhibitors; Trudhesa nasal spray is approved; And the FDA places a clinical hold on a gene therapy for phenylketonuria.
Low Dose Naltrexone Designated Orphan Drug for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Anecdotal reports suggest that naltrexone, an opioid antagonist, may alleviate symptoms associated with CRPS.
