In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing opportunities to reduce medication overuse in urgent care settings, emerging advances in clinical pain management, the role of placebo responses in analgesic trials, evidence for virtual reality as a treatment for chronic low back pain, and more!

• Antibiotic, Glucocorticoid, and Opioid Prescribing in Urgent Cares: An Opportunity for Reducing Medication Overuse Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, July 2025
• Clinical pain management: Current practice and recent innovations in research Published in Cell Reports Medicine, October 2024
• Placebo Responses in Clinical Trials of Analgesics, published in Neurological Clinics Published Neurological Clinics, September 2025
• Therapeutic effects of virtual reality technology on chronic low back pain Published in Medicine (Baltimore), November 2025
• Smartphone-Based Muscle Relaxation for Migraine in the Emergency Department A Randomized Clinical Trial Published in JAMA Network Open, October 2025

In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing trial data on cannabidiol for fibromyalgia, the role of non-opioid psychiatric medications in chronic pain, the complex relationship between low back pain and depression, evidence for intra-articular injections in shoulder arthritis, and more!

• Cannabidiol versus placebo in patients with fibromyalgia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, single-centre trial Published in Annals of Rheumatic Disease, August 2025
• Non-opioid psychiatric medications for chronic pain: systematic review and meta-analysis Published in Frontiers, October 2024
• The Potential Relationship Between Low Back Pain and Depression: A Comprehensive Review Published in Brain Behavior, November 2025
• Intra-articular injections for shoulder arthritis in adults: a systematic review Published in European Journal of Medical Research, November 2025
• Recommendations for Addressing In-Hospital Substance Use From a National Delphi Consensus Process Published in JAMA Network Open, August 2025

In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing updated analyses of tramadol's effectiveness for chronic pain, advances in non-pharmacological pain interventions, comparative effects of preoperative hypnosis versus mindfulness on postoperative symptoms, and more!

• Tramadol versus placebo for chronic pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis Published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, October 2025
• An update on non-pharmacological interventions for pain relief Published in Cell Reports Medicine, February 2025
• Stress, pain intensity, and work productivity in individuals with chronic pain: a cross-sectional observational study Published in BMC Public Health, November 2025
• Preoperative Hypnosis versus Mindfulness for Reducing Postoperative Symptoms in Breast Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial Published in Anesthesiology, November 2025
• Medicaid Coverage Policy Variations for Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Published in JAMA Network Open, August 2025