Sign in

or Register now

ChronicPainConnection.com

    See all of our health sites at www.HealthCentral.com
    Monday, November, 23, 2009
    • Font size
    • Bookmark
    • Save

    All SharePosts Relating To "Pain medication"

    EXPERT
    Karen Lee Richards

    Karen Lee Richards

    (Profile)
    Co-Founder of the National Fibromyalgia Assn.
    Our Expert |  Living With It
    Get Widget TooltipGet Widget
    This widget is a small module that you can place on personalized sites (like iGoogle, Facebook, or your blog) and get automatic updates from our experts!       |  RSS
    posted 09/29/2009, comments (41)

    Oprah Showcases Pain Medication Addiction

    I happened to be flipping through my TiVo guide earlier today and noticed the description of today's Oprah show – “Dr. Mehmet Oz holds an intervention for a mother and son addicted to prescription pain medication.”  Needless to say, it piqued my interested so I recorded and later watched it.  The mother and son featured... Read moreChevron
    Read all my posts  | Subscribe | Send Message
    EXPERT
    Dr. Mark Borigini

    Dr. Mark Borigini

    (Profile)
    Chronic Pain Specialist
    Our Expert |  Health Professional
    RSS
    posted 10/27/2008, comments (60)

    Prescribing Narcotics: A Doctor's Point of View

    It has been about ten years since the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) launched what some feel is a targeted war on drugs, the battleground being your Doctor's office. The DEA feels there has continued to be a diversion of prescription narcotics for use on "the street." I am not sure this is what they had in mind for Main... Read moreChevron
    Read all my posts  | Subscribe | Send Message
    EXPERT
    Dr. Mark Borigini

    Dr. Mark Borigini

    (Profile)
    Chronic Pain Specialist
    Our Expert |  Health Professional
    RSS
    posted 09/17/2008, comments (26)

    Medicinal Marijuana: The Myths, the Money, the Munchies

    Marijuana has been used as a medical treatment for many centuries. We have been hearing more about so-called medicinal marijuana because of the recent United States Supreme Court ruling that essentially concluded that state laws permitting medicinal marijuana must bow to federal law prohibiting marijuana. This is quite a sea change from earlier... Read moreChevron
    Read all my posts  | Subscribe | Send Message
    EXPERT
    Christina Lasich, MD

    Christina Lasich, MD

    (Profile)
    Specialist in Pain Management and Spine Rehabilitation
    Our Expert |  Health Professional
    Get Widget TooltipGet Widget
    This widget is a small module that you can place on personalized sites (like iGoogle, Facebook, or your blog) and get automatic updates from our experts!       |  RSS
    posted 08/28/2008, comments (0)

    Sustained Release Versus Immediate Release Medications: Which Works Best?

    What is the right tool for 24/7 pain? Having the right tool for the job can mean the difference between being on a roller coaster of uncontrolled pain versus being on a merry-go-round of good pain control. Pain medications have two basic methods for delivering the active ingredient: immediate release or sustained release.   Immediate... Read moreChevron
    Read all my posts  | Subscribe | Send Message
    EXPERT
    Will Rowe

    Will Rowe

    (Profile)
    Executive Director - American Pain Foundation
    Our Expert |  Caregiver
    Get Widget TooltipGet Widget
    This widget is a small module that you can place on personalized sites (like iGoogle, Facebook, or your blog) and get automatic updates from our experts!       |  RSS
    posted 06/16/2008, comments (6)

    The Pain Care Maze

    If you have a heart problem you go to a cardiologist and get it taken care of.  If you have complex diabetes, you go to an endocrinologist and get it taken care of.  If you have cancer, you go to an oncologist and get it taken care of.  Where do you go if you have pain?    You might think you go to a "Pain... Read moreChevron
    Read all my posts  | Subscribe | Send Message
    • Font size
    • Bookmark
    • Save
    This video explains where back pain stems from by taking you through the anatomy of the back. 

    Ask a Question

    Get answers from our experts and community members.

    View all questions (4783) >
    Related Chronic Pain Topics
    Note: All clinical content on this site is physician-reviewed, except material generated by our community members.
    Non-Profit Affiliates:
    • APF Logo2
    Featuring Content From:
    • Harvard Health Publications
    • A.D.A.M.
    • Thomson PDR
    • Ivanhoe Broadcast News

    By using this service, you accept our Terms of Use. Please read them. The consumer health information on ChronicPainConnection.com is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for any medical conditions. You should promptly seek professional medical care if you have any concern about your health, and you should always consult your physician before starting a fitness regimen. Copyright © 2005-2009. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. All rights reserved.

    This website is accredited by Health On the Net Foundation. Click to verify.We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information: verify here.
    • TRUSTe Certified Privacy
    • Health Care Standard of Excellence
    • FREDDIE International Health and Medical Media Award Finalist