_ Pain ManagementOnline Assessment Tool to Guide Doctors in Treating Those with Chronic Pain By Sondra Forsyth articlePeople in chronic pain are some of the most difficult patients to treat. They have complex circumstances that medicine can’t … Read More→
_ Pain Management3 Things to Understand About America’s Opioid Crisis and Pain Pill Addiction By Sondra Forsyth articleEach time the American people think the nation’s opioid crisis can’t get any worse – it gets worse. In 2016, … Read More→
_ Pain ManagementA Pain in the Butt: Piriformis Syndrome By Sondra Forsyth articleI experienced my first prolonged pain in the butt after moving to Delray Beach, Florida, and immersing myself in an … Read More→
_ Knee Pain (ACL Injuries, Knee Replacement)Patients Who Live Alone Can Safely Be Sent Home After Joint Replacement By Sondra Forsyth articleMost patients who live alone can be safely discharged home from the hospital to recover after hip or knee replacement … Read More→
_ Pain ManagementScientists Take a Big Step Toward Building a Better Opioid By Sondra Forsyth articleFor the first time, scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and collaborators solved the crystal structure … Read More→
_ Pain ManagementA Non-Surgical Option for Back Pain By Jane Farrell articleA new image-guided pulsed radiofrequency treatment for low back pain and sciatica appears to be making most patients pain-free, according … Read More→
_ Alternative Health Anxiety (Panic Disorders, Phobias) Medical Marijuana Pain Management Post-Traumatic Stress DisorderThe Unexpected Force Driving Medical Marijuana Legalization in the USA By Karina Erdelyi articleWhen you envision the movement to legalize marijuana, what do you see? Is it a band of hippies or college … Read More→
_ Pain ManagementFewer Hip and Knee Replacement Patients Are Relying on Opioids Alone By Jane Farrell articleOpioid use in patients recovering from hip and knee replacement decreased by one-third between 2006 and 2014, reflecting success in … Read More→
_ Knee Pain (ACL Injuries, Knee Replacement)Bone Marrow Concentrate Improves Joint Transplants By Sondra Forsyth articleBiologic joint restoration using donor tissue instead of traditional metal and plastic may be an option for active patients with … Read More→
_ Pain ManagementMind-Body Therapies Immediately Reduce Unmanageable Pain in Hospital Patients By Sondra Forsyth articleMindfulness training and hypnotic suggestion significantly reduced acute pain experienced by hospital patients, according to a study done at the … Read More→
_ Pain ManagementPeople Who Have Painful Conditions Fare Better Over Time When Spouses Are Empathetic By Sondra Forsyth articleThe dynamics of spouses’ daily interactions may influence whether an ill partner’s physical functioning improves over time, according to findings … Read More→
_ Pain ManagementHospitalized Seniors Resist Medical Marijuana, but Opiates Prescribed for Nonsurgical Conditions Result in Poor Outcomes By Sondra Forsyth articleIn one of the first studies of its kind, nearly one-third of 10,000 older adults were prescribed opiate pain medications … Read More→
_ PainSex Differences in Brain Activity Alter Pain Therapies By Sondra Forsyth articleA female brain’s resident immune cells are more active in regions involved in pain processing relative to males, according to … Read More→
_ Pain ManagementNew Guidelines for Treating Back Pain By Jane Farrell articleA physicians’ group has recommended that doctors and patients should treat acute or sub-acute low back pain with non-drug therapies. … Read More→
_ Pain Pain Management (Knee Pain, Back Pain, Stomach Pain)Caring for Elders: Tips for Managing Pain By Sondra Forsyth articleOlder adults are more likely to experience pain than the general population but they may be less likely to be … Read More→
_ Pain ManagementA Non-Addictive Pain Treatment? By Jane Farrell articleResearchers are drawing closer to developing chronic-pain treatments that keep the medicinal properties of marijuana without the possibility of addiction. … Read More→
_ Back Pain (slipped disc, herniated disc, etc., sciatica) Pain ManagementSurgery for Back Pain Reduces Pain During Sex By Sondra Forsyth articleFor patients with degenerative spinal disease, surgery is more effective in reducing pain that interferes with sexual activity, compared to … Read More→
_ PainPain and Your Brain By Jane Farrell articleScientists at The University of Manchester, UK, have shown for the first time that if the brain is ‘tuned-in’ to … Read More→