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How chronic health issues prepared me for a pandemic - U.S. Pain Foundation

How chronic health issues prepared me for a pandemic - U.S. Pain Foundation

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, I could be at higher risk of contracting serious illness from COVID-19. I live with rare neck and spinal cord defects, known as Klippel-Feil syndrome, which cause serious, debilitating pain. The

Fighting through pain: 8 Investigates new guidelines on opioid prescriptions

Fighting through pain: 8 Investigates new guidelines on opioid prescriptions

Jeremy Gray started dealing with chronic pain more than 20 years ago after suffering a devastating shoulder injury.At that time, doctors were heavily relying on opioids for treatment. It was the beginning of what we now know as the opioid epidemic, with

High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulatrs Provide More Pain Relief — Pain News Network

High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulatrs Provide More Pain Relief — Pain News Network

Spinal cord stimulators are often considered the treatment of last resort for patients with intractable or severe chronic pain. The surgically implanted devices emit low levels of electricity that reduce pain signals, but have high failure rates and often

Anti-Inflammatory Drugs May Contribute to Chronic Pain — Pain News Network

Anti-Inflammatory Drugs May Contribute to Chronic Pain — Pain News Network

Anti-inflammatory drugs that are widely used to treat short-term acute pain disrupt the body’s natural healing process and increase the chances of developing chronic pain, according to a provocative new study by an international team of researchers. If

Medicare Opts to Cover Acupuncture for Pain Amid Opioid Crisis

Medicare Opts to Cover Acupuncture for Pain Amid Opioid Crisis

Medicare this month said it would cover acupuncture for people with chronic low back pain, seeking to give patients alternatives to potentially addictive narcotic painkillers. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on January 21 announceda

7 Best Heating Pads for Chronic Pain and Tense Muscles

7 Best Heating Pads for Chronic Pain and Tense Muscles

We include products we think are useful for our readers. If you buy through links on this page, we may earn a small commission. Here’s our process. Growing up, my family shared one “vintage” heating pad from the 1970s. I occasionally used it for

Mindfulness For Chronic Pain: A Comprehensive Guide | Pathways

Mindfulness For Chronic Pain: A Comprehensive Guide | Pathways

Back Mindfulness For Chronic Pain: A Comprehensive Guide You might have heard the term mindfulness used more and more, and wondered if it’s a fad or if it can actually help with with chronic pain. Ann-Marie D'arcy-Sharpe   Author January  6,

Can Epidurals Cause Lingering Back Pain Postpartum? Experts Explain

Can Epidurals Cause Lingering Back Pain Postpartum? Experts Explain

The epidural I had during labor with my first born provided immense pain relief and proved extremely helpful when I ended up with an emergency C-section, but I had plenty of questions during recovery. When would the numbness wear off? Can epidurals cause

New technology provides opioid-free pain relief therapy to chronic pain patients

New technology provides opioid-free pain relief therapy to chronic pain patients

Tens of millions of people in the United States endure daily chronic back and leg pain, but imagine being able to treat that pain with the touch of a button. A doctor in Eagle River says she is making that possible with new technology that delivers pain

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