The Pain Management Best Practices Draft Report
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The Pain Management Best Practices Draft Report
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Yet another report has been released by the federal government about the treatment of chronic pain. Due to continuing concern about the escalation of the opioid addiction and overdose crisis, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Pain Mangement Best Practices Task Force was established. Their assignment was to propose updates to best practices ...Read More
Acute Pain Treatment Without Using Opioids: My Own Story
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Unfortunately, I am now having the opportunity to personally test out the use of alternative pain treatments for acute injury. A week ago I tripped and fell at a home improvement store due to the negligence of a store employee. I broke my right ankle in the fall and will be having surgery tomorrow. Fortunately, ...Read More
The Best Pain Treatment
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The Marketing and the Reality For over two decades pharmaceutical companies have spent billions of dollars convincing doctors and patients that opioids are the best treatment for pain. Not addictive, they said. The strongest medicine we have for pain. Prescribe liberally for both acute and chronic pain. The marketing was very effective. Opioid prescription rates ...Read More
Quiz: How much do you know about chronic pain treatments?
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If you’re in pain or you’re trying to help someone in pain, it’s important to know about the range of treatments that are available and the risks and benefits of each. How much do you know? Take the quiz! How much training, on average, do physicians get in medical school about treating chronic pain? a. ...Read More
How Do We Know What Treatments Work?
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We’re often told that alternative medicine is unproven and pharmacological treatments are well validated. Is this true? It’s important for patients and health care providers to understand the many factors that go into creating the body of medical evidence available, the degree of reliability of that information, and its applicability to their specific situation. I’ve ...Read More
Innovative New PEMF Device Can Heal Pain and Inflammation
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I first learned about the Oska Pulse at the annual conference of the Academy of Integrative Pain Management this past October. The Oska Wellness Company was exhibiting their new product, an innovative and very portable device that uses pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) to treat pain and edema. I was later offered a complementary device in ...Read More
What’s in Cannabis?
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Quick, name all the compounds you can think of that are found in marijuana! While most people know about THC, not a lot of people are aware of what else is in cannabis.There are over 400 natural compounds in medical marijuana, 80 of which are exclusively found in cannabis plants. These 80 compounds are ...Read More
Trying Everything for Chronic Pain
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The decision to use opioids for chronic pain is a serious one. Harm is common. Official estimates of the percentage of chronic, non-cancer pain patients who become addicted to opioids is 25 percent. Some studies have put that percentage even higher, at 37 percent or more. Over 200,000 Americans have died of prescription opioid overdoses. ...Read More
Don’t Depend on Your Doctor to Treat Your Chronic Pain Problem
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When we’re not feeling well, our natural tendency is to turn to our doctor for help. When it comes to chronic pain, this can be a bad idea because doctors don’t know how to help you. A recent survey of medical school curriculums across the U.S. found that, on average, physicians receive less than two ...Read More
Are Chiropractors Quacks?
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Chiropractors have been around a long time The chiropractic profession was founded in the United States in 1895. Chiropractors diagnose, treat, and prevent disorders of the musculoskeletal system. More than 90% of patients who seek care from chiropractors are seeking relief from pain, including back and neck pain and headaches. Chiropractors have a lot of ...Read More
