The term ”alternative therapy” generally is used to describe any medical treatment or intervention that is used in place of conventional medicine. When alternative therapies are used in conjunction with conventional medicine, it is called complementary medicine. Alternative therapy encompasses a variety of disciplines, including acupuncture, guided imagery, chiropractictreatment, yoga, hypnosis, biofeedback, aromatherapy, relaxation, herbal remedies, massage and many others. In the past…
Tag: Pain Management
Empathy Must Be Included in Pain Management Education
3rd August, 2019 By Lynn Webster, M.D. This article, in a slightly edited form, first appeared on Pain News Network on August 3, 2019. The National Institutes for Health (NIH) has published a Request for Information (RFI) that seeks input from “stakeholders throughout the scientific research and medical education community and the general public regarding the Centers…
Pain Management Standardization is Needed, Some Experts Say
SARA E. TELLER — August 9, 2019 Photo by Kat J on Unsplash Studies reveal major disparities in pain treatment across patient groups. The lack of pain assessment standardization means that physicians continue to be subjective in determining whether reported pain requires treatment. And, research suggests that this subjectivity disproportionately affects certain patient groups. For example, physicians…
UC Davis Health
The following article was posted on the UC Davis Health website on January 15, 2018. For the full article, photos and video go to http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/newsroom/12586 Improving pain management Pain expert Scott Fishman focuses on best practices, better provider training (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Chronic pain is among the most prevalent and challenging health conditions in the…
My Pain Cycle from May 1993, 12/20/14
Today on Denise Brown’s, Caregiving.com site she asks the question, Do You Worry That One Day You Just Can’t? Well, do you? This is something that I fear everyday, is this the day? Is this the day I will need more care? Need to be in a wheelchair? Need a lift to get out of…
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