July 2022

July 2022

Complex regional pain syndrome: Early diagnosis improves outcomes

Peer Reviewed Feature Articles

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Pain medicine

Complex regional pain syndrome. An early diagnosis improves outcomes

Christopher Woodgate, Esther Dube

Early referral to a specialised pain service offers the best chance of recovery to patients with complex regional pain syndrome.

Peer Reviewed Regular Series

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Perspectives

Cancer pain management: what are the controversies?

Taylan Gurgenci, Phillip Good, Janet R. Hardy

This article considers some of contentious therapeutic therapies for refractory cancer pain and the evidence base for their use.

OSWP Seminar Brisbane 2022 – highlights

Opioid best practice. New standard: new paradigm

Emily Lathlean

Held in Brisbane in March 2022, this seminar focused on opioid-reduction strategies, safe opioid prescribing, communication between hospitals and GPs and adapting to the new Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain Clinical Standard.

Physician-authored summaries and commentary on the most important medical research, provided by the NEJM Group, a division of the Massachusetts Medical Society.

Exercise and education for knee osteoarthritis – an unusual randomised trial

Ann Rheum Dis

Aquatic exercise for chronic back pain

Neurology

Medication overuse treatment strategy trial

Neurology

Network meta-analysis identifies best psychosocial interventions for chronic low back pain

BMJ