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Chronic Pain Management - Articles
Chronic pain management is NOT just like ‘any other chronic disease’
by
Bronwyn T.
Posted
Wed 11 Nov 2009 10:01pm
The other day someone said to me that managing chronic pain was just the same as managing something like diabetes, hypertension, asthma or any other chronic disease... as clear-cut as ankylosing spondylitis, it takes around 4 years from initial symptoms to eventual diagnosis and management. This means that most people with chronic pain will have
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NEWS ON CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT
by
Barmac
Posted
Wed 21 Apr 2010 2:10pm
Its been nearly 15 years since the last document was presented to the public on chronic pain management, but the "American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force" and the "American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine" have now published an up to date guideline for treating chronic pain.
It states that in the US chronic pain is becoming
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Hypnosis for chronic pain management: How it works maybe?
by
Bronwyn T.
Posted
Sun 25 Oct 2009 11:02pm
that neurophysiological processes associated with pain are influenced by hypnosis
empirical confirmation that hypnotic analgesia is effective for chronic pain management
In the first part...
There are plenty of people who look at me as if I’m stepping right into woowoo when I start to talk about hypnosis for managing chronic pain. I’m happy to say
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Chronic Pain: Risk Management
by
Portland Prevention
Posted
Tue 19 Jan 2010 11:46am
Over the course of the last hour I came across three separate yet related articles that address the issues regarding the treatment and management of chronic pain. Below you'll find links to each article so please feel free to offer your perspective about what patients chronic pain patients might need to function, what doctors are up against
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Chronic Pain Assessment and Management Tool for Clinicians
by
Steve Levitt
Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 3:29pm
The Chronic Pain Battery™
What is it? A computer scored, paper and pencil, multi-dimensional assessment and management tool for use by clinicians who evaluate and treat... to evaluation and management is desirable, especially in complex cases. Ideal for disability, worker’s compensation and consultative evaluations involving chronic pain.
Testimonial
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Pain Management for Chronic Back Pain
by
hqbk
Posted
Tue 01 Feb 2011 3:29am
healthcare centers offering specialized pain management treatment programs that are effective in providing lasting relief from chronic back pain. Your healthcare provider will perform...
Living with chronic back pain can be frustrating and annoying, which can affect every aspect of your daily life - relationships, work, and even lead to depression
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Medication and self management for chronic pain
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Bronwyn T.
Posted
Mon 15 Nov 2010 10:26am
it.
Despite the lack of information that I could find, more people than not are taking medication for their chronic pain, even when also using self management. The high rate... distressing to find out that there isn’t such a remedy for the very common problem of chronic pain.
Although I promote self management on this blog, I want to make it clear that I
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Medication and Self Managing Chronic Pain (iii)
by
Bronwyn T.
Posted
Wed 17 Nov 2010 3:03pm
. This is one of the critical skills for self managing chronic pain, IMHO, because it helps people develop flexible ways of coaching themselves to manage situations. It also, when all...
When discussing medication and pain reduction for chronic pain, it’s not surprising there are some very strong opinions and emotions. After all, having pain is universally
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Massage, spinal manipulation help manage chronic pain
by
Dr. John Z.
Posted
Fri 15 Jan 2010 12:00am
and coordination.
These hands-on therapies won’t always replace pain relief medications but they could help manage chronic pain. And considering recent research showing the risks from prolonged use of opiate medications, the availability of other forms of pain management is critical. A combination of approaches often works best in achieving long-term pain control
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When to start self management for chronic pain
by
Bronwyn T.
Posted
Wed 10 Jun 2009 4:54pm
There’s no doubt that early self management for chronic pain is a good thing – but in our facility, we’ve always had a rather mixed feeling about introducing self management while people are still receiving medical treatment for their pain. Our experience has been that few patients are really committed to learning how to modify their lives when
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