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Five Opioid Alternatives for Chronic Back Pain
Opioids take the edge off your back pain – but they can also be addictive, impact your cognitive function, and interfere with sleep cycles. There’s a direct link between long-term use of prescription narcotics and increased risk of misuse, dependency, and addiction. At least21 percent of chronic pain patients misuse their prescription opioid medications...
How Sleep (Good or Bad) Affects Chronic Pain Symptoms
Even if you think you’re sleeping the whole night through, your chronic pain could have a bigger impact than you realize on the quality of your sleep. Do you often wake up tired even though you think you slept like a log? It’s likely that your pain problems are disturbing your ability to...
Self Advocacy Tips for Pain Patients
Chronic pain is something that stumps doctors and patients alike. It is a growing problem, yet it affects each person in very different ways. It’s important to make sure you’re communicating with your doctor and other medical staff how your pain affects you personally. Here are some tips to help you tell other people about...
Why Does Arthritis Cause Chronic Pain
Modern Pain Management – Vol 2 Why Does Arthritis Cause Chronic Pain? There are more than one hundred different types of arthritis that affect more than 54 million Americans every year. That’s a conservative estimate, too. Many people with chronic pain don’t realize it is caused by the early stages of arthritis. They’ll often attribute...
First Course Therapies for Treating Low Back Pain
Modern Pain Management – Vol 1 #1 First Course Therapies for Treating Low Back Pain Low back pain is one of the most common complaints with respect to pain. When low back pain occurs, there are many possible causes. The most common are typically a muscle strain, tendon strain or ligament sprain...
