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Medical practitioners may get sued. Are they prepared? What is the Ruan v. US case and why is it important? Do medical schools teach anything about law? Jennifer Bolen, JD, is the founder of the Legal Side of Pain, and answers our questions.

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Michael E. Schatman, PhD, CPE, DASPE, offered his opinion about cannabis in 2021. In January 2023, Dr. Schatman said, "A year and a half later, the science supporting cannabis as a safe and effective analgesic for patients with chronic pain still isn't there. I support it recreationally, but it...

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What are the most important things that frontline practitioners need to know to make an accurate diagnosis or differential diagnosis regarding pain? Dr. David Glick answers.

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Surges in opioid overdose rates have been driven primarily by fentanyl analogues, not prescribed opioids. The media, politicians, and even professional anti-opioid advocacy groups continue to muddy the waters with propaganda and deception. These fentanyl overdoses rarely involve pharmaceutical...

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How does a pain management specialist manage an introverted patient? Is an introverted patient less likely to dramatize their feelings and complain, and possibly subdue important information? What has Dr. Michael Clark, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the George Washington School...

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Kasra Amirdelfan, MD, on the WHYs and WHOs of disc disease. Is degeneration due to aging, or lifestyle, or both? Are opioids recommended? Dr. Amirdelfan is the founding partner of the Integrated Pain Management Medical Group in Monte Sereno, California.

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PAINWeek senior faculty member Jennifer Bolen, JD, on how and what to do when a patient doesn’t listen to a practitioner and “goes rogue.” Will the finger of blame be pointed at the practitioner? What about good faith efforts?

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Kate Schopmeyer, DPT, CPE, CSCS, is the Physical Therapy Program Coordinator for Pain Management at the San Francisco VA Healthcare System in California. Here she talks about the value of collaborating, to help patients and practitioners.

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Are patients reliable self-witnesses? Can they realize they are in a state of PTSD? Dr. Peter Abaci, the medical director of two comprehensive interdisciplinary clinics in California, discusses how a patient’s self-view may differ from what they actually have gone through.

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What treatments might help those with painful trigeminal neuralgia? Is there anything new? What about surgery? Dr. Jennifer Robblee, a headache neurologist at Barrow in Phoenix, Arizona, discusses.

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