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 06/30/2009, comments (39)

FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Banning Vicodin and Percocet

You've probably been hearing in the news that an FDA advisory panel has recommended lowering the maximum recommended dose of acetaminophen from 1,000 mg per dose to 650 mg. They also recommended lowering the maximum daily dose, which is currently 4 grams (4,000 mg). Although they didn't specify what the maximum daily dose should be lowered... Read more Chevron

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Christina Lasich, MD

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Specialist in Pain Management and Spine Rehabilitation

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posted 06/29/2009, comments (0)

Herpes Vaccine Underutilized

Recently, the United States Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices officially recommended that adults older than 60 years of age should be immunized against the herpes zoster virus (Varicella Zoster). This vaccine is called Zostavax and is made by Merck. The vaccine is not meant to prevent the initial infection by this virus which causes... Read more Chevron

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Will Rowe

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Executive Director - American Pain Foundation

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posted 05/13/2009, comments (4)

The Battleground

I don't like to appeal to war analogies to describe the experience and situation of people in pain in this country but sometimes they seem completely accurate. Think of a person in pain...maybe a condition that resulted from an injury, in addition to some degenerative condition, in addition to something like diabetic neuropathy----three very... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Mark Borigini

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Chronic Pain Specialist

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posted 01/26/2009, comments (14)

The Best Medication for Chronic Low Back Pain

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 Chevron

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John Claude Krusz, PhD, MD

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Pain Management Specialist, Founder of the Anodyne PainCare Cente

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posted 03/03/2008, comments (6)

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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