Chronic Pain Management with Opioid Therapy
While the majority of chronic pain sufferers need only concern themselves with pain management, a small segment could face a double whammy in the form of opioid addiction. A recent study conducted by Geisinger Health System and New York University researchers found that 35% of patients with chronic pain who were being treated with opioid [...]
Pain Management, Not Pain Elimination
Pain management, not pain elimination – what does that really mean? Who wants to manage pain, anyway? With an estimated 86 million Americans suffering with chronic pain, it seems there’s a whole lot of pain going around. Why not just pop a pill and be done with it? Wait, that pill’s effects wear off and [...]
Study Examines Impact of Chronic Pain and Depression in Men
Depression associated with injury is not necessarily unexpected, but it is important to note that some people may react much more intensely than others. A recent Science Daily release showed that African-American men with chronic pain related to an accident, injury, illness, surgery or other causes are more likely to experience depression, affective distress and [...]
