Pain Management

POP QUIZ: Reducing fear and pain when giving a vaccine
Test your knowledge of updated recommendations on reducing vaccination-related fear and pain!
CVS agrees to pay US$315 million to settle U.S. Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions
The settlement resolves a lawsuit brought in 2024 that accused the healthcare giant of providing massive amounts of opioids and other controlled substances ‘to fuel its own profits at the expense of public health and safety.’

New guidance offers tips to reduce pain and fear during vaccine injections

Updated recommendations outline practical strategies for clinicians, from distraction and topical anesthetics to changes in injection technique.
QUIZ: See how much you know about cervical spine conditions

Degenerative changes in the cervical spine can be a real pain in the neck—and elsewhere. Test your knowledge of cervical spondylosis and related conditions here.
She was a pain specialist to top athletes. Her opioid prescribing alarmed the DEA

Joan Rubinger overcame a catastrophic biking accident that left her paralyzed to become an influential pain-relief specialist helping top-tier athletes get back on the field after acute and chronic injuries.
POP QUIZ: Fibromyalgia management

A recent review in the New England Journal of Medicine focused on the management of fibromyalgia. Based on this article, all of the following statements are true, EXCEPT for . . .
A new saliva test for endometriosis is in trials. What this and other new endo tests mean

It can take years for someone to be diagnosed with endometriosis. This can mean ongoing pain, repeated appointments and uncertainty, and delayed treatment.
Refresher on the current management of fibromyalgia

A review of symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis and management, including education and self-care, behavioural treatments, physical activity and pharmacologic treatments.
Optimizing migraine management in young patients

A guide to acute and preventive outpatient therapy for children and adolescents.
Minor ailment counselling tool: The mystery of episodic tension-type headaches

We're pleased to continue our tradition of sharing a series of minor ailment counselling tools prepared by the students in professor Nardine Nakhla’s Advanced Patient Self-Care elective.
Methods for tapering long-term prescription opioids in outpatient settings

EMPOWER study compares success rates of three methods of patient-centred prescription opioid tapering in outpatient settings.
How negativity feeds pain: A risky patient interaction

When CJ walked into the office, she was angry, exhausted, and ready to explode. She spoke quickly and loudly, describing every injustice she had faced: the accident, her employer, the doctors, even the system itself.

POP QUIZ: Reducing fear and pain when giving a vaccine

CVS agrees to pay US$315 million to settle U.S. Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions

New guidance offers tips to reduce pain and fear during vaccine injections

QUIZ: See how much you know about cervical spine conditions

She was a pain specialist to top athletes. Her opioid prescribing alarmed the DEA

POP QUIZ: Fibromyalgia management

A new saliva test for endometriosis is in trials. What this and other new endo tests mean

Refresher on the current management of fibromyalgia

Optimizing migraine management in young patients

Minor ailment counselling tool: The mystery of episodic tension-type headaches

Methods for tapering long-term prescription opioids in outpatient settings

How negativity feeds pain: A risky patient interaction