Chronic Pain

Before starting each office visit, geriatrician Holly M. Holmes, MD, reviews the medications documented in her patients' medical records.

If you've ever caught yourself swimming in a pool of self-pity but you're not sure how to climb out, I've got one suggestion for you: Try sitting in the waiting room of a jam-packed pain clinic some time.

Medical Director for WAISMANN METHOD rapid opiate detox treatment and pain management specialist, Dr.

Advanced Physical Medicine of Yorkville announced that the practice has had significant success treating patients using decompression therapy to treat back pain .

What is Fibromyalgia? Why should anyone be aware of an ongoing chronic pain disorder if it doesn't affect them? For the person with Fibromyalgia, they will tell you it's a big deal.

Medical devices sustain and improve the quality of life for millions of Americans. But as the over $100 billion-a-year industry pushes thousands of devices to market every year, reports of faulty devices, repeat surgeries, and recalls have increased. The FDA and the industry maintain that a speedy approval process gives patients faster access to life-saving devices. But critics say that unlike drugs, a substantial number of risky devices are cleared without clinical testing, and receive almost no oversight once on the market.

Monday: Cannabis activist will be holding a rally in support of Navy Veteran and Cannabis Patient Ken Unger .

When the Cleveland Clinic, one of most predominant medical centers in the U.S., opened its Center for Integrative Medicine ,A a few years ago, it signaled a shift of perspective in mainstream medicine.

A physician who used to lead a University of Iowa medical-ethics committee has agreed to pay a $5,000 fine after being accused of prescribing excessive amounts of addictive drugs to patients.

Health officials at the U.S. FDA are once again warning about the dangers of misplaced and poorly disposed fentanyl patches, noting it's heard of at least 26 cases in the last 15 years of a child being poisoned after getting their tiny hands onto the patches.

The infamous ice cream headache has been a bit of a medical mystery. Until recently.

A neurostimulation system has received FDA approval for treating chronic pain. Using motion sensor technology, the system automatically adapts stimulation levels to the needs of patients with chronic back and/or leg pain.

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According to a study published in BMJ , individuals who use opium for long periods of time, even in relatively low doses, are more than twice as likely to die from several major causes including cancer, circulatory diseases and respiratory conditions.

Nell (not her real name) was shivering, but she did not realize she was cold. Only when a colleague pointed out her goose bumps and blue lips did she think to put on a sweater. Nor does she register feelings such as exhaustion. “Sometimes I don’t realize I’m tired until three in the morning,” she says. “I just don’t get those clues correctly.”

In the notice, the company wrote that it is being sold to another laboratory company and that the layoffs would take effect on or near May 4. A person who answered the phone at Millennium’s offices on Six Forks Road declined to comment on Tuesday.

BioDelivery Sciences International stock rose 12 percent on Tuesday after the Raleigh company announced it had extended the patent protection for its experimental treatment for chronic pain and received a $15 million milestone payment from partner Endo Pharmaceuticals.

The presentation is scheduled for Dr. Sirgo will focus on the clinical development program and timeline for BEMA Buprenorphine/Naloxone for the treatment of opioid dependence as well as the licensing and development agreement with Endo Pharmaceuticals for BEMA Buprenorphine for the treatment of chronic pain.

FOR many patients suffering from chronic back, neck or joint pain, physiotherapy is an essential step on the road to recovery.

But the large health care system here that Trescott helps manage has placed controls on how painkillers are prescribed, like making sure doctors do not prescribe too much.