Is Chronic Pain Preventable? George just turned 75 but he cant enjoy his birthday. Nine months ago, he had

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In many cases of chronic low back pain, early and aggressive treatment produces optimum results for the patient. I h

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Radiofrequency Rhizotomy Radiofrequency rhizotomy temporarily turns off a nerves ability to transmit pain signals.

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Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently discovered a conundrum: even though the medi

The January 9, 2010, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine featured a study titled Opioid Prescriptions for Chronic P

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New guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) state that transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation, co

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If you have chronic pain, finding ways to manage it is always a priority. But this kind of pain can be difficult to

Drugs and medications come with a progression: you never start out with the largest dose possible of the strongest m