Steven A. King, MD, MS

March 29, 2013

Steroid injections for low back pain, tennis elbow, provide acute relief, but perhaps long-term damage.

March 09, 2013

Opioid medication prescriptions in emergency departments should be limited to a 3-day supply.

January 04, 2013

Epidural steroid injections turned deadly raise pointed controversy over poor oversight of compounding pharmacies. But tainted or not, are the injections a valid therapy for back pain at all? Here, one expert’s opinion.

December 04, 2012

Chronic pain patients may benefit from dietary modifications including changes in the amounts of PUFAs, polyamines, and flavonoid-rich foods they eat.

November 29, 2012

The Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain-Revised and Current Opioid Misuse Measure are used to assess the risk of abuse of opioid analgesics.

October 03, 2012

The Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy program for extended-release and long-acting opioids may not mitigate illegitimate prescribing.

September 26, 2012

The majority of headaches are designated as primary (tension-type, migraine) for which imaging provides no benefit for either diagnosis or treatment.

July 30, 2012

Benzodiazepines are overprescribed and abused; are increasingly responsible for emergency room visits; and are contraindicated for patients with chronic pain.

July 03, 2012

For most patients who have had low back pain for less than 6 weeks, there is little need for imaging studies.

June 08, 2012

Chronic pain management in the elderly is complex. Safe and effective use of analgesic medications in geriatric patients requires risk-benefit analysis.