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Taking on Breakthrough Pain
“Breakthrough pain” is experienced as a “flare” in those with persiste... Read more »
Expert & Community Posts
Pain Patients Should Not be the Victims in the War on Drugs
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert...analgesics in the treatment of patients with severe chronic pain. (Read the DEA guidelines as... Read more »
Chronic Pain Management and the DEA
By Rob Streno , Health Expert...Paey, from Florida, who suffers both from MS and chronic pain from a spinal cord injury from an... Read more »
Vitamin D for Musculoskeletal Pain
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert...1,000 IU. However, researchers say that people with chronic pain conditions should take up to... Read more »
Medicinal Marijuana: The Myths, the Money, the Munchies
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...marijuana rather extensively in the 1800s, and the analgesic effects of cannabinoids have been... Read more »
Do Not Forget the Risks of Methadone in Pain Management
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health ExpertThe synthetic opioid methadone has been used for many years to treat opioid (commonly, heroin)... Read more »
Health Guide
Understanding Extended-Release Medications
...released into your body so that it remains at a more constant level throughout the day. In the case of pain medications, this can be a good way to provide more consistent pain relief around the... Read more »Understanding Chronic Pain
...mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} If you are reading this, someone close to you lives with and suffers from chronic pain. Since pain is invisible, many find it hard to believe that anyone... Read more »Opioids: Addiction vs. Dependence
One of the greatest obstacles chronic pain patients face in their quest for adequate pain relief is the widespread misunderstanding of the difference between physical dependence on a drug and... Read more »Share About Your Experience with Chronic Pain
...individuals like you are willing and eager to share their experience--and expertise--with others coping with chronic pain. Whether you are experiencing chronic pain yourself, or you've cared for a... Read more »How to Use This Site
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Snail Venom for Chronic Pain
August 01, 2007COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) A snail found in the sea could be all it takes for millions of people to live pain-free. Small but deadly,... Read summary »
Connecting the Brain and Pain
November 13, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A common brain imaging technology is unlocking the connection between depression and pain. Statistics show more than 75 percent... Read summary »
Program Helps Patients Manage Chronic Pain
April 06, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Chronic pain sufferers can see a significant reduction in pain and depression if they are treated with a collaborative care... Read summary »
Migraine Pain Relief
November 27, 2006CHICAGO (Ivanhoe Broadcast New) -- Chrissy Freuh's migraines started early. "I remember the lights bothering me and the sun," she says. And they got... Read summary »
Antidepressants Help Fibromyalgia Patients
January 22, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Research shows that the use of antidepressants on patients with fibromyalgia, a disease defined by chronic pain, tenderness,... Read summary »
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