Medications and Treatment for Chronic Pain
Prescribed Medications
Here are the medications most often prescribed for chronic pain patients with their contents, uses, cautions, side effects and interactions.
Prescription Savings
When the cost of a single pill can vary from $1 to $10, it's no longer just the elderly who are faced with the choice of eating or buying medications.
Intrathecal Pump and Spinal Cord Stimulator
The pump is used to deliver medications constantly directly to the spinal cord. A neurostimulator is implanted under the skin and a flexible metal wire is threaded under the skin to a tiny lead which sends electro-signals to the brain.
Finding Good Doctors
Finding the right physician who is the right fit can require many interviews. Don't be afraid to just say no if the doctor you see isn't a good fit.
Support Groups
Support groups are some of the most life- and spirit-saving resources known to people suffering from chronic pain and the Internet has become a virtual fountain of these.
Confronting Trauma Can Alleviate Chronic Pain
Chronic pain among older adults could be significantly reduced through a newly developed psychotherapy that works by confronting past trauma and stress-related emotions that can exacerbate pain symptoms.
Breakthrough in Complex Pain Management Revealed
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic and debilitating pain disorder, typically considered lifelong with limited treatment options. Now, groundbreaking research finds that early detection and effective treatment can lead to significant recovery within 18 months, offering hope to millions of people worldwide.
Stem Cell Basics
Research on stem cells is advancing knowledge about how an organism develops from a single cell and how healthy cells replace damaged cells in adult organisms.
Stem Cells and Parkinson's Disease
It is thought that Parkinson's Disease may be the first disease to be amenable to treatment using stem cell transplantation.
History Of Opium And Morphine Laws
As patent medicines such as Laudanum were developed and widely sold in America, concern about the addictive properties first began to surface.
Origins of Present-Day Medications
By the time pain medications reach us, the opium in them has been cut so drastically that calling them opiates nearly refers only to their origin.