Posts Tagged ‘chronic pain’
Chronic Pain is like having four flat tires
September is Pain Awareness Month and the American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA), released a short, two-minute video which clearly and simply explains what it is like living with chronic pain. Using the analogy that chronic pain is like having four flat tires and achieving the highest quality of life possible ...
Read MoreMotorcycle Accidents and Life Care Planning
Motorcyclists are more vulnerable than occupants of cars; therefore, they are more likely to sustain serious injuries if involved in a crash. Roads are designed for heavier vehicles and road barriers and guardrails are made for deflecting the energy of a car.
For a motorcycle the upright posts found along ...
Read MoreChronic Pain Therapy: Then and Now
Treating Chronic Pain-Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) National Guideline Clearinghouse July 3, 2017
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In a recent expert commentary featured on the AHRQ weekly newsletter and website, authors L.G. Davis, MD, Sanjog Pangarkar, MD, and Neil M. Paige, ...
Read MoreMarch 15, 2016 CDC Opioid Guidelines in chronic pain conditions
CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain — United States, 2016
Early Release / March 15, 2016 / 65
NOTE FROM DAWN COOK: THIS IS THE ENTIRE 35,738 PAGE REPORT
Deborah Dowell, MD1; Tamara M. Haegerich, PhD; Roger Chou, MD1 (View author affiliations)
Summary
This guideline provides recommendations for ...
Read MoreFDA approves SENSA spinal cord stimulator (SCS)
Nevro Corp has received an “approvable” letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system for treatment of chronic pain.
The Senza SCS system delivers Nevro’s proprietary HF10therapy, “an advanced SCS therapy that provides electrical pulses to the spinal cord at a rate ...
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