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Opioid reduction may be necessary in certain patients due to safety risk. Certain patients may be resistant to medication change for a number of physical and psychosocial factors. This presentation aims to provide clinicians with concrete examples of patient centered approaches to handling...
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Motivational interviewing is a patient centered, collaborative style of communication that represents one tool to help clinicians overcome the challenges of conversations surrounding opioid tapers. MI may increase provider comfort and skill in guiding conversations that have potential to cause...
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Remotely assessing and monitoring pain and its associated symptoms may support individuals in making lifestyle changes needed to improve pain management. For persons with chronic pain and providers who treat them, assessment programs, mobile apps, and activity monitors can help encourage behavioral...
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There has been a rise in interest in remotely assessing and monitoring pain and associated symptoms, such as fatigue, as well as in the use of electronic health (eHealth) technology designed to support individuals in making lifestyle changes needed to improve pain management. Consumer demand for...
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Dr. Mel Pohl discusses the efficacy of opioids and weaning people off them; whether patient goals should be elimination of pain or increased functionality; and the usefulness of pain as the fifth vital sign.
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Emerging research shows that chronic pain produces a substantial biological burden and can promote cellular aging and produce systemic biological wear and tear. However, there also exists biological resilience factors, and bolstering these may prevent or reverse the biological burden of pain. Afton...
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Dr. Jennifer Hah on pain as the fifth vital sign, and the pluses of interdisciplinary care.
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Motivational interviewing is a learnable skill that will benefit practitioners and patients alike. Jennifer Hah, MD, MS talks about what clinicians should know.
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Focusing on all interventions, not just opioids or the next molecule, will optimize pain management. Jennifer Hah, MD, discusses a "cognitive shift in the right direction."
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Understanding pain can be challenging, and using models or theories can simplify the complex. When treating people who have persistent pain, having a framework to reference is imperative, informative, and supports clinical reasoning. Kate Schopmeyer, a physical therapist specializing in pain...