The fact is that there are many different kinds of pain that arise from many different causes and that operate by many different mechanisms in our bodies. There is no silver bullet, no single route to maximum pain relief. Unfortunately, much of our medical profession and, for certain, the public at large is not up-to-date on assessing and... Read more
On November 14th the Senate Veteran's Affairs Committee passed the Veterans Pain Act of 2007. This is a critical step on the way to this bill becoming law. We all owe hearty thanks to Chairman Senator Daniel Akaka from Hawaii. He, along with Senator Brown from Ohio, recognized that pain is one of the most prevalent and persistent... Read more
Just by definition, chronic pain is something that is difficult to prevent. When something is chronic... it's chronic. But we all know that with almost every pain condition, there are things we can do to "manage the pain." "Manage" in this context has to do with limiting the pain, limiting how the pain interferes with... Read more
We all know the wisdom of the saying that goes something like this, "If you're not part of the solution, you are part of the problem." There are several opportunities for all of us to be part of the solution. In my last blog entry I mentioned the National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007 and the need for all of us to urge our... Read more
How many of you had the experience of going through many doctors, perhaps for many years, before you got some semblance of an accurate diagnosis and adequate care for your pain? How many of you have been struggling to find a remedy or treatment for your pain to get you back to a somewhat normal life? My guess is that there are millions of... Read more
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