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The physical exam is one of the most important building blocks in practitioner/patient interactions. How has the pandemic affected Dr. Peter Pryzbylkowski’s interactions with patients? He is a double board certified interventional pain physician and anesthesiologist whose practice is in...
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Lantie Jorandby, MD, DFAPA, is an addiction psychiatrist and the chief medical officer for Lakeview Health, an addiction treatment facility in Jacksonville, Florida. What changes has she seen during the pandemic?
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COVID signs and symptoms. What is showing up in those during and after a diagnosis of COVID? Dr. Phyllis Hendry is the Associate Chair of Emergency Medicine Research at the University of Florida, College of Medicine in Jacksonville. Douglas Suffield is the Primary Pain Coach and Educator for the...
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What is health literacy? The skill that enables nonhealthcare professionals to interpret medical information and translate it. The pandemic exposed a dangerous lack of basic health literacy. Dr. Eugene Vortsman is the Clinical Director of Addiction Medicine and Disease Management at Northwell...
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Stephen Ziegler, PhD, JD, senior PAINWeek faculty member, discusses connects public health and policy dots. What impacts outcomes? Many things.
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The COVID pandemic hampered in-person healthcare visits for many patients. A study in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation assessed healthcare disruption and telehealth use among 70 persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) and 93 healthy controls during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among young...
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Dr. Jennifer Robblee, a headache neurologist at Barrow in Phoenix, Arizona, tells how COVID has changed her practice. Are there any positives in with the negatives of a pandemic?
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Physical therapist Leah Tobey and physician Johnathan Goree, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, offer their personal take on how the pandemic has challenged both practitioner and patient. How can a thorough examination be done when a doctor or physical therapist cannot touch a patient...
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Neuropathic pain affects between 3% and 17% of the population. The journal Cureus offers a narrative review of neuropathic pain, stating that early and accurate diagnosis is paramount in improving pain control and outcomes. In this review, researchers provide updated information on neurological...
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Some think e-cigarettes are safer than the “real” thing. For those who have COVID, however, users of e-cigarettes are more likely to experience symptoms at a higher frequency. About the study published in Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, coauthor David McFadden, MD, a Mayo Clinic...