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Overdose risk and reality has prompted many recent legal regulatory changes in controlled substance prescribing and pain management. Often, prescribers are the last to learn of an overdose event and worse, fail to take action once notified. Attorney Bolen outlines how the prescriber can proactively...
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A litany of unintended consequences has attended the introduction of prescribing guidelines aimed at curbing opioid use. In this segment, Drs. Barkin and Jay outline some of these, review aspects of the development process that may have contributed, and discuss some potential solutions and what it...
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Battlefield acupuncture was developed as a standardized protocol to provide a simple and easy to apply nonpharmaceutical solution in military clinical and battlefield settings. Kelley Armstrong details the approach and discusses the evidence supporting its use for pain management and stress...
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Despite affecting nearly 45% of older women, and 34% of younger women, sexual pain remains a difficult topic for patients and providers, resulting in silent suffering for many. Dr. Alappatu offers a primer for frontline practitioners on the prevalence and consequences of sexual pain, on how to...
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Almost half of patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis will experience moderate to severe pain, making it the most common demyelinating disorder that the clinician is likely to encounter. Dr. Argoff discusses some practical approaches to recognizing and treating the condition.
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A licensed mental health counselor and biofeedback specialist discusses what patients and insurance companies should know about biofeedback.
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Life and age and stress all contribute to human beings incorrectly doing the most basic, natural function: breathing. Anthony Whitney, a licensed mental health counselor and biofeedback specialist, explains why.
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The movement to prescribing guidelines began in Washington State. Professor Zeigler summarizes where we've gone from there in the increasingly complex arena of guidelines, rules, and regulations, and what the overall impact has been on various dimensions of pain practice.
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Dr. Ward discusses points of differential diagnosis and strategies for treatment selection that can promote better outcomes for migraine sufferers. The Migraine Treatment Optimization Questionnaire is a tool that can help the clinician address unmet needs for their patients.
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Sexual pain, or dyspareunia is estimated to affect over one-fifth of women worldwide, and can often be found along with interstitial cystitis, irritable bowel syndrome and/or sexual abuse. Yet despite the negative impact on women's lives, the condition is often unrecognized, undiagnosed, and...