Do you live with non-cancer #ChronicPain? We're conducting a study exploring experiences tapering opioids (reducing or stopping use) when managing chronic non-cancer pain. To share your perspectives on tapering opioids, contact our team at [email protected] or 647-972-8011.

Our review of interventions for long COVID found that current evidence supports cognitive behavioral therapy, and physical and mental rehabilitation: bmj.com/content/387/bm… Dena Zeraatkar

Talking therapy and rehabilitation probably improve long covid symptoms, but the effects are modest, finds new study. It also finds no compelling evidence for dietary supplements, inspiratory (breathing) muscle training, or oxygen therapy bmj.com/content/387/bm…

Final paper for the #Cannabis special issue! Predictors of Response to Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain: A Retrospective Review of Real-Time Observational Data. Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research McMaster University publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/index…

Are you a Canadian living with #ChronicPain? Do you have experience tapering opioids? We're looking for perspectives from people with #LivedExperience. If you are interested, please contact [email protected] or call 647-972-8011.

Join us in Detroit for the 9th Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Marijuana from July 18th to 20th. Poster and presentation abstracts are due March 1st! researchmj.org/meeting

Our review found support for NSAIDs as first-line pharmacotherapy for reducing acute pain in children. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

🚨 New Clinical Guidelines Alert 🚨 A major review recommends against commonly used interventional procedures like epidural injections, nerve blocks & ablations for chronic spine pain Why? ❌ Similar benefits to sham, potential risks, & high costs bmj.com/content/388/bm…

A panel of international experts give a strong recommendation that spine injections should not be given to adults with chronic back pain because they provide little or no pain relief compared with sham injections bmj.com/content/388/bm… Includes a #BMJInfographic

Prior reviews report acupuncture is highly effective for diabetic peripheral neuropathy. We found only low or very low certainty evidence, no improvement in function, and that acupuncture provided less pain relief when compared to sham vs. usual care: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

We found that medical cannabis as an alternative to opioids for chronic pain may confer similar, but modest, benefits to patients, and reduce the risk of opioid overdose without substantially increasing costs: liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ca…

Our survey of total joint arthroplasty patients found that 40% were receptive to opioid-free post-op care, and 50% to reduced opioid use after surgery: cureus.com/articles/32392…

Our review of 488 randomized trial protocols found that less than half reported their outcomes as originally specified in the corresponding trial publication. This suggests substantial risk for reporting bias: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40349736/

We found moderate certainty evidence that preserving the intercostal brachial nerve during breast cancer surgery probably protects against chronic post-surgical pain: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🚨Our systematic review found that almost 50% of women and a third of men exaggerate their symptoms when undergoing Independent Medical Evaluations. Exaggeration ≠ malingering. Most attendees presented with chronic pain or mild traumatic brain injury: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Welcome to our Research Spotlight featuring Dr. Jason Busse! Learn more about what led him to his current career, and how his research has led to medical and policy developments. Find the interview here: instagram.com/reel/DLpq4casn…