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 Specialist." Who might that be? Here's a short list of possibilities: A psychiatrist, an anesthesiologist, a physiatrist, a neurologist, a psychologist; or different individuals who...
Despite the fact that the U.S. Congress declared 2000 - 2010 to be The Decade of Pain Control and Research, an article in this month's... Read more »
Considering Botox? Botox is not just for cosmetically removing wrinkles; Botox is also used to treat spasticity and pain. In order to... Read more »
Scientists from Columbia University Medical Center may have discovered a new way of treating chronic pain – a powerful analgesic dubbed... Read more »
Variability is the law of life, and as no two faces are the same, so no two bodies are alike, and no two individuals react alike and behave... Read more »
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a medication called Ofirmev for the treatment of fever and mild-to-moderate pain. Ofirmev is the... Read more »
Two drugmakers are collaborating on the development of pain medications made from the venom of cone snails, a marine species that lives on the Great... Read more »
U.S. scientists have created a synthetic molecule that they say could be used to treat chronic pain. The researchers say their new molecule--called... Read more »
The antidepressant Elavil does not treat painful gastrointestinal problems in children, new research suggests, in a finding that contradicts previous... Read more »
Leg pain, arm pain, and even headaches can all be referred from the facet joints in the spine. These small joints connect each vertebral body. Like... Read more »
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