Pain Management Online Assessment Tool to Guide Doctors in Treating Those with Chronic Pain By article People in chronic pain are some of the most difficult patients to treat. They have complex circumstances that medicine can’t … Read More→
Pain Management 3 Things to Understand About America’s Opioid Crisis and Pain Pill Addiction By article Each time the American people think the nation’s opioid crisis can’t get any worse – it gets worse. In 2016, … Read More→
Pain Management A Pain in the Butt: Piriformis Syndrome By article I experienced my first prolonged pain in the butt after moving to Delray Beach, Florida, and immersing myself in an … Read More→
Knee Pain (ACL Injuries, Knee Replacement) Patients Who Live Alone Can Safely Be Sent Home After Joint Replacement By article Most patients who live alone can be safely discharged home from the hospital to recover after hip or knee replacement … Read More→
Pain Management Scientists Take a Big Step Toward Building a Better Opioid By article For the first time, scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and collaborators solved the crystal structure … Read More→
Pain Management A Non-Surgical Option for Back Pain By article A new image-guided pulsed radiofrequency treatment for low back pain and sciatica appears to be making most patients pain-free, according … Read More→
Alternative Health Anxiety (Panic Disorders, Phobias) Medical Marijuana Pain Management Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder The Unexpected Force Driving Medical Marijuana Legalization in the U.S.A. By Karina Erdelyi article When you envision the movement to legalize marijuana, what do you see? Is it a band of hippies or college … Read More→
Pain Management Fewer Hip and Knee Replacement Patients Are Relying on Opioids Alone By article Opioid use in patients recovering from hip and knee replacement decreased by one-third between 2006 and 2014, reflecting success in … Read More→
Knee Pain (ACL Injuries, Knee Replacement) Bone Marrow Concentrate Improves Joint Transplants By article Biologic joint restoration using donor tissue instead of traditional metal and plastic may be an option for active patients with … Read More→
Pain Management Mind-Body Therapies Immediately Reduce Unmanageable Pain in Hospital Patients By article Mindfulness training and hypnotic suggestion significantly reduced acute pain experienced by hospital patients, according to a study done at the … Read More→
Pain Management People Who Have Painful Conditions Fare Better Over Time When Spouses Are Empathetic By article The dynamics of spouses’ daily interactions may influence whether an ill partner’s physical functioning improves over time, according to findings … Read More→
Pain Management Hospitalized Seniors Resist Medical Marijuana, but Opiates Prescribed for Nonsurgical Conditions Result in Poor Outcomes By article In one of the first studies of its kind, nearly one-third of 10,000 older adults were prescribed opiate pain medications … Read More→
Pain Sex Differences in Brain Activity Alter Pain Therapies By article A female brain’s resident immune cells are more active in regions involved in pain processing relative to males, according to … Read More→
Pain Management New Guidelines for Treating Back Pain By article A physicians’ group has recommended that doctors and patients should treat acute or sub-acute low back pain with non-drug therapies. … Read More→
Pain Pain Management (Knee Pain, Back Pain, Stomach Pain) Caring for Elders: Tips for Managing Pain By article Older adults are more likely to experience pain than the general population but they may be less likely to be … Read More→
Pain Management A Non-Addictive Pain Treatment? By article Researchers are drawing closer to developing chronic-pain treatments that keep the medicinal properties of marijuana without the possibility of addiction. … Read More→
Back Pain (slipped disc, herniated disc, etc., sciatica) Pain Management Surgery for Back Pain Reduces Pain During Sex By article For patients with degenerative spinal disease, surgery is more effective in reducing pain that interferes with sexual activity, compared to … Read More→
Pain Pain and Your Brain By article Scientists at The University of Manchester, UK, have shown for the first time that if the brain is ‘tuned-in’ to … Read More→