All Acute Pain Articles

Recognition of an ACL injury by emergency room physicians is essential to optimize outcomes through early and appropriate treatment. Article discusses need for more accurate ER diagnoses of ACL injuries.
Phototherapy Applications, Part 2: Occupational Injuries
Phototherapy Applications In Sports Medicine
Light therapy is a non-invasive, non-drug modality that stimulates the body's own healing mechanisms via both molecular signaling and circulatory modulation. Article explains treatment of sports-related injuries and pain using light therapy.
Psychological wounds of trauma are a diagnosis that is not typically understood or considered when a patient has experienced physical trauma. Article highlights traumatic responding patterns and considerations for treatment.
Throughout the past decade, the field of pediatric pain management has seen numerous advances. Despite these advances, multiple studies have suggested that pain in children continues to be under-treated post-operatively. It is essential to provide pain management to pediatric patients in a manner that will be accepted by children.
The evaluation and management of chronic overuse sports/athletic injuries is one of the most pervasive concerns in sports medicine today. Overuse sports injuries outnumber acute, instantaneous injuries in almost every athletic activity. Because overuse sports injuries are not instantly disabling, they attract less medical attention that those that cause an acute and obvious loss of function.
The evaluation and management of chronic overuse sports/athletic injuries is one of the most pervasive concerns in sports medicine today. Learn more about treating sports/overuse injuries.
Dr. Mackey, Chief of the Pain Management Division at Standford University, discusses why acute postoperative pain becomes chronic pain in some cases.