Ethos Laboratories is planning to open a pain management laboratory in Newport, Ky., according to a RE Journals report.

A study has found that about one-third of pain management-related applications were created without any obvious input from a healthcare professional, according to an American Medical News report.

PracticeMax in Scottsdale, Ariz., a provider of medical practice management and technology services, announced that it has acquired ABC Medical Management in Phoenix, a provider of billing and practice management services for anesthesia and pain management specialists, according to a Herald Online report.

The Pain Center of Arizona in Phoenix announced that it has been awarded the Phoenix Award in the pain management category by the U.S. Commerce Association.

UnityPoint Health — Trinity Bettendorf (Iowa) will open a new pain management center on May 23, according to a Quad-Cities Online report.

Southwest Spine and Pain Center announced plans to open a fourth location in Logan, Utah and add Brian Richardson, MD, to its staff to open and run the new location.

Evalina Burger, MD, is a senior orthopedic spine surgeon at The Spine Center at University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora and associate professor of orthopedics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She is affiliated with Scoliosis Research Society, North American Spine Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Coastal Orthopedics, based in Bradenton, Fla., is seeking approval from the city of Bradenton to build a 55,000-square-foot medical complex focusing on sports medicine and pain management, according to a Bradenton Herald report.

Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, N.Y., announced the extension of the enrollment period for a total knee replacement pain management clinical trial.

The Florida Pain Network announced that Community Wellness Center of SW Florida in Lehigh Acres, Fla., has joined the network.