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There are several female specific pain conditions, including chronic pelvic pain, which is a particular problem for women, as well as vulvodynia or vaginal pain, and pain after breast cancer treatment which certainly affects exclusively women. It’s important to recognize, though, that pain as a...
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Dr. Robeck describes her clinical experience with group interaction in the provision of pain care and addiction management in the VA setting.
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A nurse practitioner and Certified Pain Educator discusses some of the changes in the healthcare landscape and complexities of medical practice that confront nurse practitioners as part of the pain management team.
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A number of factors have coalesced to make pain and hormones a topical issue in pain management. One is that there are enough scientific studies to show us that pain itself has a dramatic effort on the hormone system. It will deplete hormones, for example. We also have learned that you can’t get...
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Pretty much any relationship between pain and depression that you can imagine has data behind it. There is evidence that they both interact. There’s evidence that pain impedes treatment of depression. There’s evidence that depression impedes treatment of pain. They are distinct but related problems...
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Diabetes is associated with various changes in the gastrointestinal tract that are discussed here. Dr. Bottros also covers some recent advances in understanding the pathogenesis, and offers some options for treatment of GI pain.
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Why would envy have anything related to someone in physical pain? At first blush you might say it wouldn’t, in part because we typically assume that if someone is in physical pain, especially, our automatic reaction should be empathy. That is a natural response. But there are going to be cases that...
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I am very fortunate and honored to represent the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians who have led the way in teaching and implementation of interventional pain medicine. IPM techniques are effectively applied to spinal pain, the most prevalent pain we have. They are also effective for...
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Many chronic pain conditions can be treated successfully and efficiently with office-based procedures. This segment discusses the rationale for performing these and outlines some common practices.
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In my clinical experience, the most commonly seen foot condition--and also a reason for referral to see a specialist--is plantar fasciitis. Other conditions that the primary care clinician will see include trauma, ankle sprains, and fractures. Less commonly seen conditions of the foot and ankle...