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Pharmacist Abigail Brooks and Courtney Kominek on their views of medical marijuana.
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Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP) add value to both law enforcement and dispensers. California maintains the Controlled Substances Utilization and Review Evaluation System (CURES) as one method to mitigate harms caused by opioids. Use of this system by physicians has been shown to...
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Noted key opinion leader Lynn McPherson, PharmD, MA, BCPS, CPE, answers our questions about what’s happening now in pharmacotherapy, palliative care, and opioid therapy.
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Central poststroke pain is a neuropathic pain disorder frequently described as burning pain associated with allodynia and hyperalgesia over affected regions of the body. Dr. Bottros discusses what clinicians should know about recent findings that may shed light on future targets for treatment.
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What’s changing in the pain treatment paradigm? Various models of thinking—through psychology, sociology, spirituality, physiologically—are converging.
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Despite being one of the more frequently noted triggers for migraine, estrogen and its role in the pathology of migraine is still unknown. This talk discusses the current understanding of the role of estrogen in the headache experience. We will start by touching on the clinical experience the field...
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Opioids. “Good.” “Bad.” The opinion pendulum swings, sometimes too far in either direction. Steve Passik, PhD, offers his opinion on how to find a balance.
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Chronic low back pain is consistently among the top 5 most common reasons for primary care visits, and for many presentations there is no clear association between the patient’s pain and identifiable pathology of the spine or associated tissues. Dr. Goodin discusses the patient experience with this...
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The leading cause of pain and disability among older adults is musculoskeletal pain conditions, the most prevalent being knee osteoarthritis (OA). Knee OA has historically been viewed as a regional pain condition driven by peripheral input due to arthritis changes in the knee joint. Roger Fillingim...
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Emerging literature is demonstrating the effects of sensory acuity disturbances on pain and altered motor performance. Addressing these sensory disturbances can decrease pain and improve mobility. What is neuroplasticity and how can it help a patient in pain?