Perspectives

Balancing Relief and Risk: Managing Chronic Low Back Pain in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder

Chronic low back pain and opioid use disorder often occur together, creating clinical situations that are complex and emotionally charged. Low back pain remains a common cause of disability and a major contributor to opioid prescribing. Although guidelines recommend exercise and other non-opioid treatments as first-line care, patients with co-occurring…

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SMA's 6th Annual Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference Abstract Presentations

The following abstracts were accepted and presented during Southern Medical Association’s 6th Annual Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference that took place February 21, 2026 at Clemson School of Nursing in Greenville, South Carolina.

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