Chronic Pain - Our Experts

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Christina Lasich, MD

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Specialist in Pain Management and Spine Rehabilitation

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posted 11/11/2009, comments (12)

Spinal Cord Stimulation for Failed Back Syndrome

Failed Back Syndrome can be devastating after spinal surgery offers such hope to those with none. Unfortunately, some end up with a "failed" surgery. Failure to improve pain. Failure to improve quality of life. Failure to help. Where does a person turn when the pain mercilessly continues? Some turn to a futuristic treatment called... Read more Chevron

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Karen Lee Richards

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Co-Founder of the National Fibromyalgia Assn.

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posted 11/11/2009, comments (2)

Stretching the Truth – Biases in Health Care Reporting

An Associated Press article about the placebo effect, particularly as it relates to natural or alternative treatments, is showing up in newspapers and other media across the country this week. The article, by AP writter Marilynn Marchione, although a tad one-sided, is not the problem. What I take issue with is the editor's note that... Read more Chevron

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Will Rowe

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Executive Director - American Pain Foundation

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posted 09/11/2009, comments (2)

FDA Acetaminophen Recommendations

An FDA Advisory Committee recently recommended some changes regarding the use and availability of the very common pain medicine acetaminophen. The Advisory Committee was acting on concerns over the incidence of acetaminophen overdosing that have resulted in serious harm to the liver and sometimes death. To address these concerns the... 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 (20)

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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