Pain

July 20, 2020

Pain is not uncommon for patients who have undergone amputation, and without effective treatment, pain can linger for years.

June 30, 2020

For the millions of patients whose pain is being treated with opioids, mind-body interventions are proving to be important considerations to ease suffering.

October 10, 2019

Judgements and settlements are starting in Oklahoma against various pharmaceutical companies for their alleged roles in that state’s opioid crisis. Who would be the beneficiaries of these funds?

September 17, 2019

The association between psychiatric disorders, most notably depression and anxiety, and pain is well established. However, mental health professionals, and especially psychiatrists, are still often excluded from treating patients with pain.

March 27, 2019

Test your knowledge on traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and their resultant effects on cognitive function and mental health.

September 27, 2018

Although it is still widely believed that the management of chronic pain usually requires medications or physical interventions, a growing body of research has demonstrated the efficacy of psychological therapeutic modalities.

June 14, 2018

Research published more than 25 years ago was already reporting problems with opioid analgesics.

December 22, 2017

Take this quiz on one of the most controversial diagnoses in pain management.

August 19, 2015

Whether marijuana use should be legalized is a subject worthy for debate. It is unfair, however, for patients who have real health problems to be misled into believing that there is a magical cure.

April 22, 2015

There are probably few health care professionals who are unaware of the concerns about the apparent overprescription of opioids. However, we have had only limited information on how good a job physicians may actually be doing in prescribing these medications.