Carlos Mario Acevedo Cataño MD

Board certified subspecialist in Pain Medicine and Palliative Care| | Training in Interventional Pain Management |Family Phisysician Certified| 🏔️ lover

[Stanford Pain Medicine @StanfordPain]

New Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) Consensus Guidelines published in Journal of Pain Research

The review examines where PNS may help patients with chronic pain, how the technology is evolving, and what clinicians should know about patient selection and evidence-based use. Read the key takeaways below.

[Stanford Pain Medicine @StanfordPain]

7 facial pain myths

Myth 1: Facial pain is usually trigeminal neuralgia

Fact: Most cases are not. Conditions like temporomandibular disorders are far more common. Assuming trigeminal neuralgia too quickly can lead to treatments that do not help.

[Stanford Pain Medicine @StanfordPain]

Pain may be more than a symptom in breast cancer, a new study says. Nerves that sense pain can release chemicals that help tumors grow and spread.

Read on: https://t.co/jPb0koDYoa

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

An estimated 61 million people used unregulated #opioids in 2023 worldwide.

This Review discusses the efficacy, safety, and practical considerations of treating patients with medications for #opioid use disorder, opioid withdrawal, and opioid overdose.

https://t.co/tIHNLKTcfO

[Sociedad Española del Dolor #SEDOLOR26 @Sedolor]

🌍 Global Year 2026 | @IASPpain 
Dedicado al dolor neuropático: aumentar la concienciación, visibilizar su impacto en las personas, mostrar avances en prevención, diagnóstico y tratamiento, y reforzar la necesidad de investigación rigurosa, fiable y con impacto.
Explorará su impacto en millones de personas, los retos en diagnóstico y tratamiento, y su efecto en discapacidad y calidad de vida.
🔬 Foco en investigación rigurosa (preclínica y clínica), brechas de conocimiento y el potencial de la medicina de precisión.
https://t.co/xCiFSgtrJv
#DolorNeuropático #GlobalYear2026

[Marine Le Pen @MLP_officiel]

Il existait mille raisons de condamner le régime de Nicolas Maduro : communiste, oligarchique et autoritaire, il faisait peser sur son peuple, depuis de trop longues années, une chape de plomb qui a plongé des millions de Vénézuéliens dans la misère - quand il ne les contraignait pas à l'exil.

Mais il existe une raison fondamentale pour s'opposer au changement de régime que les États-Unis viennent de provoquer au Venezuela. La souveraineté des États n'est jamais négociable, quelle que soit leur taille, quelle que soit leur puissance, quel que soit leur continent. Elle est inviolable et sacrée.

Renoncer à ce principe aujourd'hui pour le Venezuela, pour n'importe quel État, reviendrait à accepter demain notre propre servitude. Ce serait donc un péril mortel, alors que le 21e siècle est déjà le théâtre de bouleversements géopolitiques majeurs qui font planer sur l'humanité le risque permanent de la guerre et du chaos.

Il ne nous reste plus qu'à espérer, face à cette situation, que la parole soit rendue au plus tôt au peuple vénézuélien. C'est à lui que doit revenir le pouvoir de définir, souverainement et librement, le futur qu'il souhaite se donner en tant que Nation.

[NEJM @NEJM]

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is diagnosed by assessment of disease signs and symptoms in the affected limb. The Budapest criteria define the diagnostic algorithm (seen in Table 1). These empirically informed criteria were developed through a consensus process and then validated for their diagnostic sensitivity and specificity (0.99 and 0.68, respectively, for the clinical criteria). Beyond diagnosis, a comprehensive biopsychosocial pain assessment can aid clinicians in determining the broader health care needs of their patients.

Although two subtypes of CRPS are traditionally recognized, which are defined by the absence (type 1) or presence (type 2) of damage to a nerve caused by the CRPS-triggering trauma, their manifestations are similar. In the rarer type 2 CRPS, disease signs in the affected limb must extend beyond the territory of an involved nerve. Peripheral nerve damage can lead to innervation territory–restricted neuropathic pain and autonomic signs; some patients with type 2 CRPS therefore present with a mix of CRPS pain and neuropathic pain (seen in figure). Autonomic signs in the affected limb in persons with CRPS tend to abate over time; the Valencia consensus–based adaptation of the Budapest criteria clarifies that patients can receive the CRPS diagnosis (a third subtype) as long as disease signs in the limb had been documented at an earlier assessment. The historical understanding that CRPS develops in stages is obsolete.

Learn more in the Clinical Practice article “Complex Regional Pain Syndrome” by Andreas Goebel, MD, PhD, from the University of Liverpool and @WaltonCentre: https://t.co/bx3mgxd0hv

[Pain Medicine News @painmednews]

Fibromyalgia breakthrough! 🌙 Tonmya, a sublingual nonopioid bedtime medication, reduces pain & improves sleep—first FDA-approved option in 15 years. https://t.co/WrVaOTz1Wy #Fibromyalgia #ChronicPain

[American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) @AmerAcadPainMed]

New research in @PainMedJournal: The nerve to vastus medialis may be a key target for treating chronic medial knee pain. This ultrasound study offers standardized mapping to support more precise interventions.

Read the full study: https://t.co/SXiigtguxJ #PainAwarenessMonth

[Scholarship for PhD @ScholarshipfPhd]

Artifcial intelligence-assisted academic writing: recommendations for ethical use (1/5)

[Stanford Pain Medicine @StanfordPain]

Spinal column stimulation (SCS) uses small electrical pulses to change how the brain senses pain. A thin wire is placed near the spine to send these pulses. SCS can help people with CRPS, nerve pain, or pain after back surgery.

The process starts with a short trial. If it works, a small device is placed under the skin.

Like any procedure, it has risks:
•Not everyone is a candidate
•Minor surgery is required
•Possible complications: infection, wire movement, bleeding

When it works, people report less pain and more control.

Graphic by Dr. Ming Kao

[Carlos Mario Acevedo Cataño MD @Cmac257]

@infopresidencia @petrogustavo @ONU_es

[Stanford Pain Medicine @StanfordPain]

No two pain experiences are the same, which is why pain management must be personalized. What works for one person may not work for another.

[Carlos Mario Acevedo Cataño MD @Cmac257]

@Rodrigo_Lara_ Es importante siempre mantener una postura digna y respetuosa, luchando por la justicia sin perder nuestra esencia como seres humanos y como país. La vergüenza no debería ser el motor para tomar decisiones; la dignidad y el respeto sí lo son.

[Carlos Mario Acevedo Cataño MD @Cmac257]

@Rodrigo_Lara_ La protección de los derechos humanos debe ser un principio fundamental para cualquier sociedad. La idea de que los derechos de las personas no deben estar sujetos a ideologías o intereses políticos es crucial.

[Carlos Mario Acevedo Cataño MD @Cmac257]

@ACNUR_es @ONU_es @Refugees @infopresidencia @realDonaldTrump @petrogustavo

[Carlos Mario Acevedo Cataño MD @Cmac257]

Why is a specialist in Family Medicine an ideal profile for a subspecialty in Pain Medicine and analgesic interventionism? @IASPpain @EFIC_org @LAPS_pain @WAPMUScot @IPMedJournal @ASRA_Society @Sedolor @DolorACED @StanfordPain @ASPN_PainNeuro @SEMDOR2 @SocCatDolor

[Carlos Mario Acevedo Cataño MD @Cmac257]

#GranPlantónPorLaSaludyLaVida @MinSaludCol @petrogustavo @infopresidencia @MinHacienda @asocientificas @ColegioMedicoCo

[Carlos Mario Acevedo Cataño MD @Cmac257]

@DIACC_COL @AerocivilCol @petrogustavo @AerocivilCol debe iniciar una investigación exhaustiva a @avianca por fallas /problemas reiterados en sus aviones que ponen en riesgo la vida de los pasajeros y tripulantes