What is a chronic pain syndrome? Your doctor has told you that you have a chronic pain syndrome. What does it mean? In most cases, chronic pain starts with an acute injury or illness. If the pain of this injury or illness lasts longer than six months, it’s then considered chronic pain. Sometimes, chronic pain…
Category: October 2019
TAKE OUR SURVEY ABOUT CHRONIC PAIN
September 15, 2019 U.S. Pain Foundation U.S. Pain Foundation has partnered with Health Union — which offers health-focused online communities and news content — to conduct a survey, “Chronic Pain In America 2019.” The goal? To get a better understanding of how people with chronic health conditions experience pain, how they navigate the health care…
CDC Guidelines
If you’re a chronic pain patient in California and are on opioid pain meds, you know the drill you go to your doctor’s appointment and every year you have to sign a pain contract saying you take your meds as prescribed and not doctor shop or sell your meds you also agree to a urine…
Opioid Breathalyzer Test Developed
October 04, 2019 By Pat Anson, PNN Editor Chronic pain patients have grown accustomed having their urine — and sometimes their blood and hair – analyzed for opioids and other drugs. Someday soon they could be taking opioid breathalyzer tests. In a small pilot study, researchers at the University of California, Davis have developed and…
Thank you to all those who led the way for all of us.
“Capitol Crawl” – Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 September 9, 2013 Written by Zim “What we did for civil rights in the ‘60s, we forgot to do for people with disabilities.” – Rep. Patricia Schroeder (D-Colo.) said of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Yoshiko and Justin Dart (right) lead a rights march.…
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