Effective treatments for pain in the older patient.
By 2050, the number of older persons across the globe will exceed the number of younger people for the first time in history. Chronic conditions, especially pain, will rise in prevalence as the population ages. Controlling pain in this unique subset of the population demands careful attention to pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic factors and their specific impact on pharmacotherapies, relevant complementary and alternative medicine therapies, and interventional strategies.
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Pain Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 550 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. pchristo@jhmi.edu
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Stephen J
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D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D058498:Kyphoplasty; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*
D000700:Analgesics