Pain Week
Pain and Autism
Effective communication — a bridge to be built with Autistic patients with chronic pain At some point in our lives, we will all experience pain – both emotional and physical. As a result of our pain, we tend to communicate our needs for treatment very differently. But what happens when communication is impaired further by…
Read MoreChronic Pain: A Multidimensional Disease
The following is a report by Travis Johnston, Community Relations team member who attended a PAINWeek lecture on multimodal therapies. During day two at PAINWeek, I attended a lecture event titled “Coordinating Evidence-Based Care for Chronic Pain: Multimodal Therapies for a Multidimensional Disease.” As medicine has evolved, practitioners’ perception of chronic pain has changed.…
Read MoreTechnology & Medicine
Imagine you walk into a large conference room and are greeted with an iPod touch and headphones. Immediately, you become immersed in the device, which is taking place of human interaction. A couple things might come to mind. What if I have a question, who is going to answer? How does this device work? What’s…
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