scholarly journals The Role of Opioid Analgesics in Geriatric Pain Management

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 725-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Greene Naples ◽  
Walid F. Gellad ◽  
Joseph T. Hanlon
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Opioid Analgesics ◽  
Geriatric Pain

Mitigating the Shadow of the Worldwide Opioid Crisis: A Review for the Foot and Ankle Specialist

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 242-248
Author(s):  
Robert G. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Pain Therapy ◽  
Opioid Analgesics ◽  
The United States ◽  
Opioid Therapy ◽  
Foot And Ankle ◽  
Conflicting Information ◽  
Free Environment

The foot and ankle physician is no stranger to the difficulties in achieving optimal pain therapy. There remains much confusion and conflicting information available to nonspecialist prescribers regarding opioid therapy as well as great deal of fear or opiophobia during the prescribing and monitoring of opioids worldwide. The role of the lower extremity specialist provider is to responsibly provide pain management to their patients in an error-free environment. The purpose of this article is to explore the central theme of responsible opioid pain management worldwide. This review focuses on the prescribing strategies of opioid analgesics to treat lower-extremity pain. Pharmacology of opioid agents and opioid prescribing strategies will be presented. Then, the concept of multimodal pain relief criteria for selecting appropriate opioid analgesics and use of adjunctive therapies to prevent opioid misuse as presented in the current medical literature is reported. Finally, a commentary and discussion centered on the actions of pharmaceutical companies of promoting their opioid products and the negative outcomes of their actions in the United States that may go worldwide if behaviors of these companies are not recognized by the foot and ankle specialist.

Conceptualizing Drug Addiction and Chronic Pain through a Biopsychosocial Framework to Improve Therapeutic Strategies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary S. Harmon ◽  
Emily N. Welch ◽  
Christina L. Ruby
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Pain Management ◽  
Drug Addiction ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Opioid Analgesics ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Biopsychosocial Perspective ◽  
Positive Health Outcomes

The recent surge in opioid-related deaths has brought poor pain management practices to the forefront of our nation’s collective consciousness. However, improving treatments for chronic pain, substance use disorders (SUD), and comorbid expression of both requires a better understanding of the pathophysiology involved in their development. In this chapter, the authors present the argument that chronic pain and SUD can be conceptualized similarly from a biopsychosocial perspective to inform a better approach to treatment. The authors describe the common neurobehavioral mechanisms of SUD and chronic pain, then discuss the efficacy of several psychotherapeutic methods employed to combat chronic pain, addiction, and related disorders. Such methods may contribute to positive health outcomes in managing chronic pain and curbing drug addiction by reducing the role of opioid analgesics for long-term pain management.

Geriatric Pain Management

2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (15) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
WILLIAM E. GOLDEN ◽  
ROBERT H. HOPKINS
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Geriatric Pain

Role of Paracetamol in Acute Pain Management

Drugs ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 63 (Special Issue 2) ◽  
pp. 15-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Kehlet ◽  
Mads Utke Werner
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Acute Pain ◽  
Acute Pain Management
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