Opioid-sparing Pain Management Strategies for Fibromyalgia
NICHOLAS PIARULLI, BS DAVID S. STOLZENBERG, D.O. SUMMARY POINTS Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder that is poorly understood....
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RESEARCH ANALYSIS
High level analyses of research for
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Mar 27
- 5 min
The effect of NSAIDs on chronic pain following spinal fusion surgery
JACOB BEIRIGER, BS ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Early treatment with NSAIDs or steroids leads to prolonged pain following...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Mar 27
- 6 min
Perioperative Pain Management for Opioid Tolerant Patients
TARA TRONETTI, BS SUMMARY POINTS Opioid-tolerant patients require thoughtful and active management during the perioperative period to...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Feb 1
- 4 min
Post-Op Opioid Prescribing following Total Joint Arthroplasty:An Analysis of Patient Characteristics
Qudratullah S. Qadiri, BS SUMMARY POINTS In the last five years, there has been a significant decrease in the use of opioids for...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Jan 7
- 5 min
Robotic-assisted vs Conventional Total Knee Arthroplasty| Difference in Outcomes and Pain
GASTON DAVIS, BS SUMMARY POINTS In response to the ongoing opioid epidemic, total joint arthroplasty surgery has embraced opioid...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Jan 7
- 8 min
Role of Local Anesthetics and Multimodal Analgesia in Total Joint Arthroplasty
Emily Baus, BS Summary Points ● Orthopedic surgeons are the third-highest prescribers of opioid medications amongst all medical...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Jan 7
- 5 min
Opioid Prescribing and Consumption Trends in Foot & Ankle Surgery
HEE W. KIM, BS SUMMARY POINTS An average of 34 opioid pills are prescribed to patients following foot & ankle surgeries, with...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Jan 7
- 5 min
Effect of Vitamin D and Opioid Use
DAKOTA L. TAYLOR, BS, LAT, ATC SUMMARY POINTS Vitamin D can modulate the effects of ultraviolet radiation-induced β-endorphin and its...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Nov 3, 2022
- 5 min
Relationship Between Medical Cannabis Legalization and Opioid-Related Mortality Rates
ALICE WU, BA SUMMARY POINTS The use of medical cannabis has been shown to offer therapeutic effects to combat patients with opioid use...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Oct 27, 2022
- 7 min
Retention of Patients in Opioid Replacement Therapy Programs in Philadelphia
RITU VYAS, BS Summary Philadelphia continues to lead in fatal overdoses amongst large cities in the United States. Meta-analyses studies...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Oct 20, 2022
- 7 min
Understanding the Utility of Abuse-Deterrent Opioids
JOSH MARET, BS ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Abuse-deterrent opioid formulations (ADOs) aim to make opioid abuse less...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Oct 20, 2022
- 6 min
Fentanyl Test Strips and their Influence on Risk Reduction Behavior
Mubazar Ishfaq, BS SUMMARY POINTS Illicit synthetic fentanyl abuse is increasing across America and is the cause of the current 4th wave...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Oct 13, 2022
- 5 min
The Effect of Smoking on the Use of Opioids After Surgery
ZACHARY BLICKLEY, BS SUMMARY POINTS Smoking increases postoperative opioid usage and pain scores across different surgical specialties...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Oct 6, 2022
- 5 min
Rates of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Impact of the Opioid Crisis on Pregnancy and Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Pennsylvania Rachael Wittmer, BS SUMMARY POINTS Pennsylvania’s...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Sep 29, 2022
- 5 min
Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury
Patrick Ioffreda, BS Asif Ilyas, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Chronic pain is prevalent in over two-thirds of patients following spinal...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Sep 22, 2022
- 4 min
Racial Disparities in Access to Naloxone
ROMINA GARAKANI, BS ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Opioid death rates have increased among Black Americans. Non-White people...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Sep 15, 2022
- 5 min
Review of Pennsylvania Opioid Treatment Agreements
Ripal Sheth, BS SUMMARY POINTS The Pennsylvania state legislature mandated the use of opioid treatment agreements when starting chronic...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Sep 8, 2022
- 5 min
Cultural Perspectives on Pain and Pain Management
Tala Allababidi, BS SUMMARY POINTS The United States’ extensive opioid consumption has been attributed to pharmaceutical advertising,...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Aug 31, 2022
- 7 min
Opioid-Prescribing Trends In Dermatology
ANASTASIA A. MITAYANINA, BS SUMMARY POINTS Less than 10% of Dermatologists prescribe opioids. There has been an overall decrease in...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Aug 26, 2022
- 5 min
Effect of Opioid Use on Female Fertility
ANISHA SINGH, BS SUMMARY POINTS Mu-opioid receptors are found in a variety of organs that can influence fertility, such as the...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Aug 15, 2022
- 6 min
Tramadol Use in Athletes | Why is it popular and should there be concern?
Henley Spracklen, BS SUMMARY POINTS Endurance athletes have a high prevalence of tramadol use in competition. Tramadol is not considered...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Aug 10, 2022
- 5 min
Buprenorphine and Methadone use for Opioid Use Disorder in Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery
John Bodnar, MS Asif Ilyas, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Buprenorphine or methadone use in the perioperative period is challenging due to...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Aug 5, 2022
- 4 min
Medical Cannabis Use for Sport Injuries
Matthew Nguyen, BS SUMMARY POINTS Medical cannabis has the potential for benefit in alleviating muscle soreness, improving mental state,...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Dec 28, 2021
- 3 min
Trends in Opioid Prescribing Following Statewide PDMP Implementation: The Pennsylvania Experience
CHAIM MILLER, BA ASIF M. ILYAS, MD, MBA SUMMARY POINTS Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Monitoring (PDMP) data showed a 33% decrease in the...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Dec 28, 2021
- 3 min
Opioid Prescribing Patterns by Drug Type: The Pennsylvania Experience.
Brock K. Bakewell, MPH Chaim Miller, BA Matthew B. Sherman, BS Asif M. Ilyas, MD, MBA SUMMARY POINTS: In 2016 nearly 2 million opioid...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Dec 28, 2021
- 9 min
A Pennsylvania PDMP Analysis: Top 5 Pennsylvania Counties by Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths
Ramin Talebi, BS Asif Ilyas, MD, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Opioid prescribing rates and prescription opioid overdose rates are trending down,...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Dec 28, 2021
- 4 min
Pennsylvania PDMP Analysis: Comparative Opioid Prescribing Trends in Allegheny County & Philadelphia
Kimberly Townsend, M.S. Jenna Adalbert, M.P.H. Asif Ilyas, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Drug-induced deaths have increased in the last...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Dec 28, 2021
- 5 min
Racial Disparities in Opioid-Related Deaths Among US Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Danielle Lehman, BS Jenna Adalbert, MPH Asif Ilyas, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 80% of...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Dec 28, 2021
- 7 min
Naloxone Access and its Importance in Combating the Opioid Crisis
Mike Heller, BS Asif Ilyas, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Naloxone (Narcan) is an opioid receptor antagonist that can be used to rapidly...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Jul 26, 2021
- 5 min
Pennsylvania Opioid Prescription Rates per County and Primary Care Provider Density
Kevin Rooney, BS, Jenna Adalbert, MPH Asif M. Ilyas, MD, MBA, FACS Summary Points In 2019, PA ranked 26th in state opioid prescription...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Jul 19, 2021
- 5 min
The State of “Pill Mills” in America
Dominic Farronato Summary Points: A pill mill is a medical practice that inappropriately prescribes large amounts of opioid drugs without...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Jul 19, 2021
- 5 min
Pennsylvania PDMP: Opioid Prescription Trends by Demographics and Payers
John Waters, BS Jenna Adalbert, MPH Asif Ilyas, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS: Understanding patterns of prescription distribution is key...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Jul 11, 2021
- 5 min
Pennsylvania PDMP: Opioid Prescription Trends by Demographics and Payers
John Waters, BS Jenna Adalbert, MPH Asif Ilyas, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS: Understanding patterns of prescription distribution is key...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Jul 4, 2021
- 7 min
Pain Management Strategies in Fracture Care
Bela Delvadia, BS Surena Namdari, MD, MS Asif Ilyas, MD, MBA SUMMARY POINTS: Fractures represent common acute painful injuries that...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- May 23, 2021
- 3 min
Orthopaedic Patient Perspectives on Medical Cannabis : A Survey of Over 2500 Patients
CLAY TOWNSEND, BS ARI GREIS, DO ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Based on a recent Pew Research poll, two-thirds of American...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Feb 18, 2021
- 4 min
Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain Conditions
DUNCAN VAN NEST, BS ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS ARI GREIS, DO SUMMARY POINTS Medical Cannabis has been growing in utilization across the...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Feb 18, 2021
- 4 min
Opioid Mortality Trends in the USA and Pennsylvania
Austin Saline, BA Asif Ilyas, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS The first wave of the “Opioid Epidemic” was related to prescription opioids...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Feb 18, 2021
- 5 min
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs:They Are Not All Created Equal
CHAIM MILLER, BA ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS The PDMP remains the single most studied legislative action addressing the...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Feb 18, 2021
- 4 min
Opioid-Related Mortality – 3 Waves
Chaim Miller, BA Asif Ilyas, MD, MBA, FACS Takeaway Points: The CDC categorized the past 20 years of drug overdose data into 3 waves to...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Feb 18, 2021
- 6 min
Opioid-Minimizing Pain Management Strategies in Hand Surgery
JOSEPH LABRUM, IV, MD ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA SUMMARY POINTS Hand Surgery is a high volume surgical field with historically excessive...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Feb 18, 2021
- 9 min
Opioid-Minimizing Pain Management Strategies in Spine Surgery
DANIEL CALEM, BA MARK KURD, MD SUMMARY POINTS Spine surgery has historically relied on the routine use of opioids, with spine surgery...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Feb 18, 2021
- 2 min
Recent Opioid Prescribing Trends at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute
BROCK BAKEWELL, MPH ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Rothman physicians have reduced the number of opioid prescriptions from 2015...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Feb 18, 2021
- 6 min
Opioid-Minimizing Pain Management Strategies in Sports Medicine
JENNA ADALBERT, BS SOMMER HAMMOUD, MD SUMMARY POINTS Orthopaedic sports medicine subspecialists perform a wide variety of anatomic...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Feb 18, 2021
- 3 min
Opioid Knowledge & Prescribing Habits of Surgical Residents Before & After Educational Intervention
PANKTI ACHARYA, MPH ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Formal Opioid-prescribing education of orthopaedic surgical residents...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Feb 13, 2021
- 5 min
Medical Cannabis : Review of the Indication and Evidence for Postoperative Pain Management
DANIEL CALEM, BA ARI GREIS, DO ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Inadequate pain control following surgery can potentially result...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Feb 10, 2021
- 4 min
The State of Opioid Prescribing Education in U.S. Medical and Dental Schools
JENNA ADALBERT, BS ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS In medical school curricula, active methods of opioid prescribing instruction...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Feb 10, 2021
- 5 min
Medical Cannabis: Understanding dosing, concentrations, and delivery routes
BROCK BAKEWELL, MPH ARI GREIS, DO ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS THC and CBD behave in a dynamic and dose-dependent manner. THC...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Feb 10, 2021
- 6 min
Medical Cannabis: How do Cannabinoids Effect Pain
JUSTIN A. LY, BA ARI GREIS, DO ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Cannabinoids have both analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Feb 10, 2021
- 3 min
Opioid Prescriptions –How do Orthopaedic Surgeons Rank?
TAYLOR PASKEY, BS ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Orthopaedic Surgeons write 5.8% of all opioid prescriptions, behind: Family...
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
- Feb 10, 2021
- 3 min
Opioid Mortality –Where is the Opioid Epidemic Now?
ZACHARY HERMAN, BS ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Opioid mortality is defined as a death related to opioid use, be it...
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