Chronic Pain
Developing a Collaborative Pain Management Strategy
Pain is a fact of life and oftentimes a useful one. While it’s a partner we generally tend to loathe, pain is a partner that saves lives. It’s often through pain that people first become aware that something is wrong in their bodies, and it’s through following the pain that many physicians diagnose countless patients…
Read MoreNon-Opioid Analgesics: The Future of Pain Management
Chronic pain and acute pain are two very different things. Certain stimuli make the body react to send a signal of pain through the cells to the brain. There, we perceive an uncomfortable jolt, an aching feeling, a burning sensation. Pain can be sharp, dull, hot, sudden, or slow – but it’s always a bad…
Read MoreWhat Is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)?
Complex regional pain syndrome, or CRPS, is a collection of symptoms occurring in one area of the body usually after a prior injury. The pain is chronic (lasting longer than six months) and is generally caused by a malfunction of the nerves in the area, or possibly, a problem with pain signals firing when they…
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