Researchers have developed a non-addictive painkiller that remains inactive until it reaches sites of chronic pain. Instead of dulling the nerves that send the pain signals like other analgesics, this ...
The first pain pump on the market, The Pain Management Infusion Pump (Sgarlato Laboratories, Los Gatos, California), was introduced by Thomas Sgarlato, DPM, to control the postoperative pain of ...
The following is a summary of “Enhancing healthcare professionals' biopsychosocial perspective to chronic pain: assessing the impact of implementing an interdisciplinary training program,” published ...
ITDD helps effectively manage chronic pain and spasticity in some patients but requires adherence to best practices and a ...
Better understanding of the complex relationship between mind and body may provide new treatment strategies for chronic pain, ...
Dr. Shah performs spine and joint injections as well as advanced interventions such as spinal cord stimulators and intrathecal pain pumps for chronic pain. Viswanathan A, Vedantam A, Hess KR, Ochoa J, ...
A recent study found that patients’ perioperative pain experience was a better predictor of chronic postsurgical pain than acute pain intensity.
Over a 15-year period, prescriptions for analgesics and sedatives to manage HICP decreased while prescriptions for gabapentinoids increased.