If you have “ANY” type of pain from “ANY” type of health issue, this article is a must read. The Evolving Opioid Crisis: Prescription Opioids, To Heroin, To Fentanyl About the author: Mark Gold, MD CHAIRMAN Rivermend Health’s Scientific Advisory Board Posted: 7/2/2020
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The pain management revolution amid coronavirus and the opioid crisis
DR. STEPHANIE E. FARBER. A Good Morning America July 2, 2020, 2:09 AM PDT https://www.yahoo.com/gma/pain-management-revolution-090924340–abc-news-topstories.html Stephanie E. Farber, M.D. is a plastic surgeon from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and a contributor to the ABC News Medical Unit. The pain management revolution amid coronavirus and the opioid crisis originally appeared on abcnews.go.com
Study Finds Opioid Medication Effective for Chronic Pain
Originally posted on Facebook on: May 3, 2018 By Pat Anson, Editor “Link to original article at end of article.” Opioids have been used for thousands of years to provide relief from pain. But are they an effective treatment? Are they worth the risk of addiction? And do they improve quality of life? Millions of…
Chronic Pain Patients Pinpoint the Need for Improved Methods to Assess Pain
By US Pain Collaborative Nov 21, 2019 Updated 8 hrs ago NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The US Pain Collaborative, comprised of advocacy leaders from across the pain community, today announced the publication of a report, titled “Chronic Pain Assessment: Patient Perspectives.” The report, driven by survey data on patient awareness and satisfaction…
Optimizing Intrathecal Drug Therapy for Neuropathic Pain
November 14, 2019 When traditional oral analgesics no longer control pain, some physicians are turning to alternative drug delivery methods that provide pain relief while avoiding systemic adverse effects (AEs). Intrathecal (IT) drug delivery may offer patients more sustained relief for localized, neuropathic pain because it targets the kappa-opioid receptors without the mu-opioid receptor effects,…
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