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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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Acupuncture is thousands of years old and a key component in traditional Chinese medicine. A collection of different procedures, acupuncture is thought to stimulate the body’s meridians (ie, channels that carry energy throughout the human system) and correct unhealthy imbalances. Dr. Heidi Reetz...
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In this interview, Peter Pryzbylkowski, MD, explains the gate control theory, how neuromodulation works, and who are candidates for it. Dr. Pryzbylkowski, a double board certified interventional pain physician and anesthesiologist whose practice is in Philadelphia, tells why he is excited about the...
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Dr. Mayank Gupta, President & CEO of the Kansas Pain Management and Neuroscience Research Center in Overland Park, discusses the need for experts in pain management to also be experts in medication management.
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How can dispensing pharmacists and retail pharmacists take a more active role in their community and as practitioners? Doctors Meyer-Junco and Seivert share their experiences as pharmacists, and the need to continue learning.
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Dr. Nick Knezevic, clinical professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery at University of Illinois in Chicago, offers some potential treatments for treatment resistant headaches.