A new plan to address chronic pain has garnered overwhelming support from patient advocates. The National Pain Strategy – developed by six federal agencies and 80 experts from across the medical, advocacy and scientific communities – is “the federal government’s first coordinated…roadmap to…effective, safe, high-quality, evidence-based pain care.”
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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.
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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