Pain

Dissimilar pharmacokinetics make blood and urine testing useful for different purposes in compliance monitoring.

Geralyn Datz, PhD, discusses strategies for optimizing medical adherence.

Paul J. Christo, MD provides an overview of the prevalence of pain in older adults while discussing physiological age-associated changes in pain processing.

Rebecca Curtis, ACC, discussed the stages of change associated with transforming helpless patients to empowered survivors.

There are many conscious and unconscious factors that affect clinicians' reactions to patients suffering with pain.

Rebecca Curtis, ACC, shares her experience as a chronic pain patient in accepting her condition and moving on with life.

Philip Getson, DO, takes an in-depth look at a condition that is as difficult to treat as it is to diagnose, tackling many myths about CRPS along the way.

The grief and experience of loss felt by many patients is an often overlooked component of chronic pain.

Session reviewed common pitfalls and questions to consider for physicians looking into the dispensary business.

This session provided insight into Acceptance and Commitment Therapy while challenging the audience to achieve a state of mindfulness for patients & themselves.

Session covered the wide range of methods drug seekers use and ways that pain management professionals can combat diversion, one patient at a time.

Besides the immediate impact of improperly treated pain, children can experience long-Lasting consequences.

Listen to this case study about a 56-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer, and the benefits of using methylnatrexone to treat OIC.

Healthcare professionals who listen to this podcast will become more familiar with innovative therapies and treatment for managing OIC side effects.

This podcast reviews the myths and misunderstandings that prevent physicians from prescribing opioids to treat chronic musculoskeletal pain.

After a well-informed morning session on day one at mHealth's San Diego conference, the afternoon brought an intensified focus on SMS (otherwise known as text messaging) and how it can be used to benefit the health of patients.

Day 2 at the mHealth conference in San Diego featured some discussion on Meaningful Use, EHRs, mobile applications, and much more.

This podcast reviews the stigma associated with migraines and its severity.

One of the most essential elements of migraine and headache management is trigger identification and management.

Effective chronic pain management requires a structured approach to evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment.

Mary Lynn McPherson gave attendees some poignant reminders about methadone treatment in a lively, entertaining, and informative session.

For those treating pediatric patients, the task of identifying symptoms and measuring the levels of pain being experienced is a bit more complicated.

Just about the only disappointment on day one mHealth's 2010 conference in San Diego so far has been the weather.

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Though not typically their favorite part of practicing, pain medicine practitioners need to be on top of legal and regulatory requirements.