Pain medication associated with decreased physical performance and rehabilitation progress
Given the inconclusive and limited evidence for the benefit of analgesics on pain and disability in CMSP, health professionals should be aware of these results for even low doses of opioids, which were associated with poor physical performance and rehabilitation progress.
Authors
- François Lüthi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7440-1523)
- M. Konzelmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9842-7808)
- Philippe Vuistiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2661-4970)
- Marie Besson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2715-4467)
- Bertrand Léger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2782-1442)
- Cyrille Burrus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8153-8085)
- L.M. Fernandes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5128-7214)
Institutions
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CH)
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
- Clinique Romande de Réadaptation (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PAIN Reports
- Published
- 2025-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pr9.0000000000001323
- Primary Topic
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00