These cases are representative of procedures that are relatively common in elderly patients, and illustrate concepts of contemporary acute pain medicine. Pain management treatment goals include pain ...

Pain management in older adults differs from that in younger individuals. In 2009, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) published guidelines that detailed the challenges to effective pain management ...

Effective pain management in older adults requires an integrated approach that balances pharmacological therapies, nonpharmacological modalities and personalised self-management. Age-related changes ...

University of Sydney research has found people over 65 are being prescribed antidepressants as pain treatment based on international guidelines that use limited evidence. The paper is published in the ...

Three researchers from the University at Buffalo School of Nursing — Ashleigh Holmes, PhD student; Weijun Wang, principal research scientist; and Yu-Ping Chang, associate dean for research and ...

A new study reveals that intravenous ibuprofen provides measurable pain relief for older adults while reducing their dependence on potentially dangerous opioid medications. The research, published in ...

Older Australians suffering from chronic pain face a significantly increased risk of dementia, according to a new University of Southern Queensland-led (UniSQ) study. About one-third of older people ...

Buprenorphine may be as effective as conventional analgesia in older adults with acute pain, with reduced opioid consumption and breakthrough analgesia. In older adults, buprenorphine was found to ...

According to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), older Americans with chronic low back pain who received acupuncture had greater improvement in physical function and reduced ...