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Insurance Red Tape Keeps Patients in Pain
A grandmother in need of a hip replacement, an all-American high school swimmer with a bad shoulder and a 40-year-old construction worker with nerve pain in his elbow.
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Staving Off the Pain
Veterans are tough. We’re trained to push through, suck it up and fight back. But living in pain doesn’t have to be a fact of life as we age.
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New Federal Policy Could Limit Non-Opioid Pain Treatments
Treating pain without opioids has become possible for many patients through novel drugs approved by a regulatory process called 505(b)(2). Now, access to these treatments is in jeopardy.
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A Better Way to Relieve Pain
Nearly six in 10 adults are living in pain, according to new data. But balanced pain management could be the key to helping many of them find relief.
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Giving Patients a Say on Opioid Risks
Victory over pain is the greatest gift an anesthesiologist like me can offer his patients. I discovered that firsthand when I switched from general surgery to anesthesiology 20 years ago.
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Finding the Right Approach to Pain Management
When doctors like myself have the freedom to prescribe effective, FDA-approved treatments to their patients, everyone wins. But deciding the right type, dose and duration of pain medications can be challenging.
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Why Balanced Pain Management Matters as Much as Ever
As a pain management specialist, I can see how the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted patients’ access to treatments like targeted injections or physical therapy.
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Don’t Penalize Doctors for Using Non-Opioid Pain Treatments
Even as COVID-19 dominates headlines, the opioid crisis continues.
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When Step Therapy Increases Patients’ Pain
Chronic diseases have a way of rewriting people’s life plans. Just consider my longtime dream of being a college athlete.
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Could Balanced Pain Management Limit Falls for Seniors?
As outlined in The Journals of Gerontology, researchers found that opioid use is “significantly” linked to an increased risk of falls and fall injuries among seniors.