ICD-10 Changes for 2021
The ICD-10-CM update for 2021 became effective on October 1, 2020. The 2021 edition contains 72,616 codes that includes 490 additions, 47 code revisions and 58 deletions. There are also 162 new headers along with [...]
Mount Sinai Researchers Identify Brain Protein That Promotes Maintenance of Chronic Pain
A protein called RGS4 (Regulator of G protein signaling 4) plays a prominent role in the maintenance of long-term pain states and may serve as a promising new target for the treatment of chronic pain [...]
Multisociety Pain Group Comments on Proposed Radiation Regulations in Colorado
AAPM participates in the Multisociety Pain Workgroup (MPW), a coalition of medical specialty societies, comprising physicians dedicated to pain management. This group convened to review and comment on the Colorado Board of Health's Department of [...]
Joint Injections: Are They Worth the Risk?
Intra-articular injections of corticosteroids for relief of the pain of hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA) may have adverse long-term consequences, researchers suggested. Full story.
Objective Marker of Chronic Pain on the Horizon
Brain scans focusing on spatial variations in cerebral blood flow correlated with the presence -- though not severity -- of chronic knee pain, researchers said. The findings could eventually lead to a "brain signature of [...]
NIH Study in Mice Explains How Brain Can Turn Pain Signals Up or Down
A new study in mice uncovered a previously unknown role that the central amygdala can play in upgrading or downgrading pain signals in the brain's circuitry. The study, published in Cell Reports, was conducted by [...]
The Association of Early Life Stressors with Pain Sensitivity and Pain Experience at 22 Years
Early life stress (ELS) can significantly influence biological pathways associated with nociception, increasing vulnerability to future heightened pain sensitivity and subsequent risk of pain events. However, very little human research has investigated the association of [...]
BioElectronics Announces Publication of a Study of the ActiPatch® Medical Device as an Effective Long Term Treatment for Chronic Pain
BioElectronics Corporation, the maker of non-invasive electroceutical devices, is pleased to announce the publication of a study in the journal Pain Research and Management, titled "A Prospective Six-Month Study of Chronic Pain Sufferers: A Novel OTC [...]
Estuarine Waters Hold Promise in Global Pain-Relief Hunt
A team of Australian-led researchers has discovered a uniquely shaped fungus in pristine waters, which may mimic opioids with fewer side-effects. It had been hoped that such a molecular structure might exist. Full story.
Chronic Pain is a Huge Problem Nationwide, it’s Time for Fresh Approaches
The medical community is turning to other approaches for chronic pain, including increasing patient support and education and improving overall wellness, perhaps with alternative treatments. Full story.