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Why is complex regional pain syndrome a frustrating and challenging patient presentation? This segment outlines some of the reasons, and offers some pointers on diagnosis and treatment.
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If we look at pain and we look at depression, pain is costing us about 600 billion dollars a year. Depression alone is costing us about 100 billion dollars a year. The comorbidity of these problems is extremely high--about 50 to 65 percent. With regard to treating people who are suffering with...
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EPCS—electronic prescribing of controlled substances—offers the prospect of enhanced prescribing efficiency and improved patient safety. In this segment, Dr. Kelly outlines some DEA requirements that providers must meet to take advantage of this prescribing advance.
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The cost of treating chronic pain now exceeds $500 billion annually, and conventional approaches deliver more failures than successes. Dr. Kaplan discusses why our failure is rooted in a misunderstanding of the problem, and asserts that the comorbidities of pain and depression are, in actuality...
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Treating Chronic pain often reveals misalignments between patients and healthcare providers, including incongruity of expectations over what constitutes success. Dr. Zacharoff considers why and how the mismatch may arise, and how it might be minimized or avoided.
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Patients with pain often report feeling discounted by health care providers, family, coworkers and caregivers. Dr. Geraghty comments on the etiquette of successful patient communication so that patients feel validated and better treatment outcomes are achieved.
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Beyond its role in treating opioid dependence, methadone has unique benefits that make it a viable option for chronic pain management. But with these come multiple pitfalls, for which the risks of methadone therapy may outweigh its benefits for some patients. Levorphanol shares all of the benefits...
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Who is at risk for transition from acute to chronic pain, and why is this progression difficult to predict? Dr. Zacharoff considers these questions, and outlines some strategies for the clinician to engage to reduce the risk of transition.
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A clinical health psychologist discusses the diverse effects of chronic pain on adolescent patients, with consideration for how this phase of life differs from both childhood and adult stages. These differences have implications for the experience of pain, across biological, psychological, social...
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There are number of problems for patients who suffer from chronic pain, and one of them is frustration with the treatment outcome. We in healthcare want to be the heroes, we want to be the fireman who’s going to rush in, break down the door with the axe and pull people to safety, and I think that...