Chronic Pain - Our Experts

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Karen Lee Richards

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Co-Founder of the National Fibromyalgia Assn.

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posted 05/07/2008, comments (0)

Veterans Pain Care Bill in Senate This Week – You Can Help!

Thanks to advanced medical technology, better body armor and rapid evacuation, fewer of our soldiers are dying from their injuries than ever before. Of course, we’re extremely grateful that lives are being saved. However, the flip side of the coin is that more veterans now have to live with chronic pain. To focus attention... Read more Chevron

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Will Rowe

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Executive Director - American Pain Foundation

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posted 05/05/2008, comments (3)

What to Do if You've Been Fired from Your Pain Care Provider

There have been reports that some practices have a zero tolerance for certain behaviors that cause concern. Lost prescriptions may be seen as a "red flag" and treated as a breach of the "physician/patient" relationship. This may be considered an infraction of your pain care agreement or "opioid contract"; you might have been expected to... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Mark Borigini

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Chronic Pain Specialist

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posted 04/28/2008, comments (0)

Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) Often Associated with Chronic Pain

Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a common and sometimes devastating condition. I see it quite frequently in many of my chronic pain patients. In fact, it contributes to quite a bit of chronic pain, because of the difficulty it causes in terms of getting a good night's rest, and because it in and of itself can be rather... Read more Chevron

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John Claude Krusz, PhD, MD

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Pain Management Specialist, Founder of the Anodyne PainCare Center

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posted 03/03/2008, comment (1)

New Feature - Ask the Expert

Do you have questions about chronic pain? Since many of our readers do, each month I will answer a few of them. Here are this month's questions and answers... 1. Corticosteroids for fibromyalgia? Full question and answer. 2. Scoliosis from a spinal injury? Full question and answer. 3. Why doesn’t ER take pain seriously? Full... Read more Chevron

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Stacy Stone

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Author and Advocate

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posted 01/10/2008, comments (14)

Guilt and Chronic Pain

One year at Christmas, I unwrapped two beautiful blouses from my Grandmother. I loved both of them, so I ran upstairs to try one of them on. As I excitedly ran down the stairs to show my Grandmother what the new shirt looked like on, she exclaimed "What, you don't like the other one?" Of course I couldn't wear two at a time...... Read more Chevron

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