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The HCPLive pain page is a resource for medical news and expert insights on pain medicine. This page features expert-led coverage, articles, videos and research on the therapies and development of treatments for acute pain, chronic pain, addiction medicine, and more.

Jason Busse, DC, PhD, discusses the discrepancies and contradictions across guidelines regarding the management of chronic pain.

Untangling Clinical Practice Guidelines for 	Chronic Pain, with Jason Busse, DC, PhD

Jason Busse, DC, PhD, highlights the modest benefits of opioids and therapeutic cannabis in managing chronic pain.

Jason Busse, DC, PhD: Do Cannabis, Opioids have a Role in Chronic Pain Management? 

A progressive and significant increase in the frequency of strong opioid consumers was observed over a 12-year period, increasing from 5.8% to 12.8%. 

Opioid Usage Increasing in Patients with Fibromyalgia in Recent Years

Philip J. Mease, MD, highlights the potential of blood biomarkers to assist with diagnosing fibromyalgia, as well as other imaging modalities.

Future Developments in Fibromyalgia Treatment

Philip J. Mease, MD, discusses treatment selection in fibromyalgia, highlighting combination therapy as well as the importance of a holistic approach to care.

Clinical Pearls for Clinicians Treating Fibromyalgia

Treatment Selection in Fibromyalgia

An expert rheumatologist reviews the efficacy and safety of the 3 FDA-approved therapies for treating fibromyalgia—pregabalin, duloxetine, and milnacipran.

FDA-Approved Therapies for Fibromyalgia

Philip J. Mease, MD, comments on the importance of education about fibromyalgia, especially regarding the stigma and the psychological impact of the disease.

Challenges for Patients With Fibromyalgia

Philip J. Mease, MD, provides an overview of fibromyalgia as a primary disorder of central pain processing and modulation.

Overview of Fibromyalgia

Dr Daniel J. Clauw shares clinical pearls for the treatment of patients with fibromyalgia and comments on future developments in the pipeline for disease management.

Clinical Pearls for the Management of Fibromyalgia

On the HCPLive chronic pain page, resources on the topics of medical news and expert insight into pain treatment can be found. Content includes articles, interviews, videos, podcasts, and breaking news on chronic pain, and more.