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Pain conditions that often occur together and either solely or predominantly affect women have been recently termed by the NIH as chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs). They include: vulvodynia, temporomandibular disorders, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel...
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Some practitioners are interested in learning more about cannabinoids, yet many are still hesitant. What’s new in controlled trials? How can the information be found? Theresa Mallick-Searle, MS, NP-BC, ANP-BC, discusses this plus the potential use of marijuana based meds in epilepsy and other...
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At the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Leigh Ann Wilson is a licensed clinical social worker and Collin Montgomery is the program coordinator for the Adult Sickle Cell Program. Pain is the hallmark symptom of sickle cell disease, which is often managed by hematologists or...
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Spirochetal infection symptoms include muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Lyme disease can cause joint pain and stiffness, fatigue, flu-like symptoms, and sleep problems, among others. Depending on the species of bacteria involved, symptoms may be quite painful and range from acute...
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Individuals with chronic pain may lack awareness that they are feeling grief. People who suffer from chronic pain may experience losses in several areas: comfort, sexual function, career, income, self-efficacy, cognitive function, intimacy, pride, joy, self-esteem, self-control, independence, mental...
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Jessica Geiger is a Clinical Pharmacist in Palliative Care at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. Here she provides some guidelines on how to advocate… for yourself, for your patients. Collaborating with colleagues is another way to up your game and improve. Another way? Learning.
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One cannot bake a cake with only flour. Clinicians who treat pain understand that it requires teamwork and multimodal treatment plans. How can we get patients on board with this approach? How can we support each other when we work in isolated practice settings? We can support each other and bolster...
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Socioeconomically vulnerable patients experience high rates of pain, barriers to care, and greater risks from conventional pain treatments. Multimodal, nonpharmacologic approaches are recommended as firstline treatments for pain but are often unavailable in resource-limited settings. In 2016, a...
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Healing—possibly up to 80%—comes from factors outside of what we usually do in the clinic or hospital. The primary determinants of health involve social, environmental, lifestyle, and complementary medicine factors that few clinicians learn to deliver. Patients, through diet, can combat some chronic...
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PAINWeek faculty favorites Jen Bolen and Dr. Doug Gourlay illustrate the connection between carrying out licensing board directives on using opioids to treat pain and reasonably prudent medical decision-making, and don’t forget documentation. What should a practitioner do in a court of law if called...