During the opioid crisis in the United States, acute pain management has remained a persistent challenge for both patients and clinicians.

Acute pain is sharp, sudden, and short-lived discomfort. It typically lasts only a brief time. Though it may not be serious, it could point to an underlying problem in some cases. Acute pain comes on ...

For pediatric nonoperative fractures and sprains, adding acetaminophen or hydromorphone to ibuprofen does not provide better ...

A new study reveals that when we experience short-term (acute) pain, the brain has a built-in way to dial down pain signals — like pressing the brakes — to keep them from going into overdrive. But in ...

SAN DIEGO — Intravenous (IV) administration of the anticonvulsant fosphenytoin is effective as a fast-acting treatment for acute trigeminal neuralgia (TN) exacerbation, new research suggested. TN is a ...

Immediate pain reductions were noted among patients in the ED after receiving acupuncture for acute musculoskeletal pain.