Admin Loren Fishman, MD, Medical Director of Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in New York City put together a set of slides here that are worth looking at. They have a very important and practical list of things you can do to manage your chronic back pain: from sitting properly in a chair to having the … Read more
So much of managing pain and headaches has to do with the patient and patient / doctor relationship. It’s why medical history is so important when doctors make a diagnosis, why communication with your doctor is critical to good care, and most importantly, why a good relationship with your doctor and positive outlook on your … Read more
We recently came across this article on Foxnews.com and thought it was worth sharing. It’s based on an interview with Dr. Brian Grosberg, assistant professor of neurology and director of Inpatient Headache Program from the Montefiore Headache Center in Bronx, N.Y.and, aside from pointing out that nearly 75% of all migraine suffers are women, offers … Read more
Pediatric anesthesiologist Elliot Krane, chief of the Pediatric Pain Management Service at the Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, gave a TED lecture recently about a patient of his who had chronic pain in her wrist and it spread throughout her body. This is a GREAT video for those who do not have chronic pain … Read more
Recently, there have been a number of major media sites that are starting to focus and explain chronic pain. One such outlet is AOL’s Huffington Post. In this article, written by doctor Richard Besdine, a lot of time is taken to explain how overlooked chronic pain is in the US. Besdine also explains the paradigm … Read more
We just noticed the Huffington Post did a story on Dirty Dancing star Jennifer Grey and her speaking out about Chronic Pain. This is a worthwhile read for any patient of chronic pain. It has a few important points about what to tell doctors and practical tips for appointments. It also shares her chronic pain … Read more
ABC News is reporting an interesting case of migraine relief where the patient now has a neurostimulator (that, as the article describes, is like a small piece of spaghetti) has helped her. After 44 drugs and years of suffering, this experiment has helped her. The doctor who took on the challenge, Stephen D. Silberstein MD … Read more
A warm congratulations to the Ontario Liberals, who are one seat shy of a majority government in Ontario. It’s good news for healthcare here! A special salute today to Deb Matthews of London North Centre, who managed to secure a very decisive victory in her riding, capturing over 43% of the vote.
This article, found in the Ottawa Citizen , is the first of what we think will be many that show how the government is going to respond to the “chronic pain question”. How will government work with the communities and hospitals to deal with chronic pain? Will they implement solutions, just assign more money, investigate … Read more
After many months of planning and working on building our online environment, we are pleased and proud to be launching our blog! This is going to be an organic and ever-changing environment. It’s a forum for patients, chronic pain suffers, doctors, friends, family, media and politicians to come. Here, you can participate in the discussion … Read more