Medications are the most frequently recommended treatment for low back pain. Research has shown that 80% of primary care patients with low back pain were prescribed at least one medication when seen by the primary care provider; more than one third were prescribed two or more medications.
The most commonly prescribed drugs for low... Read more
Anyone who lives with chronic pain understands the suffering. But for the senior population, chronic pain becomes a nightmare, particularly for those seniors who find themselves alone in life. With little help from friends, relatives, or even strangers, it becomes all the more difficult to seek help, let alone experience... Read more
In virtually all wars there are a number of participants with unexplained symptoms. Such complaints usually involve fatigue, non-specific gastrointestinal complaints, and muscle and joint pain. With the Holidays fast upon us, it is a time to not only thank the men and women who serve, but also an opportunity to wish them the best when... Read more
It is rather common for patients to complain of suffering chronic fatigue along with all the pain of fibromyalgia, but it seems to me that too often perhaps doctor and patient neglect to discuss the pain of TMJD, which is also seen commonly in fibromyalgia patients. Perhaps this is because the patient and doctor think it is a dental problem,... Read more
The sessions on fibromyalgia were rather popular at last week's American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco. One session I attended began at 8:00 one morning; by 8:10, the rather generous tray of croissants had been reduced to two, and one of those was missing ¼ of its original self, most likely the... Read more
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