Admin The latest from the Apollo Blog outlines very interesting and encouraging interim research about chronic pain patients who are using opiates (pain killers) as their main way to manage their pain: a significant number of patients who are on addictive pain killers are reporting using less of those drugs while on the medical cannabis available through … Read more
Today we are happily sharing another whiteboard video by Dr. Mike Evans, Toronto based professor, doctor and health educator extraordinaire. Dr. Evans outlines some very practical aspects of preparing for joint surgery which encourage the patient to be at the centre of the process. The key message: all of the surgeons, nurses and practitioners that participate in your care … Read more
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injection is a therapeutic treatment using the patients’ own blood, put through a centrifuge to separate and concentrate the number of platelets, which is then re-injected to the injured site or pain area. Because platelets contain a variety of growth factors which are instrumental in the healing process of tissues, this … Read more
In a recent article in Chatelaine, an assistant editor tested out osteopathy for her joint pain. Like many first time patients of osteopaths (also known as DOs or Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine) she was surprised by just how much information could be determined by observation and touch alone. The final verdict: not only was the … Read more
Pain travels along two pathways simultaneously. One pathway delivers information to the brain reporting a physical sensation while another sends signals to the amygdala and the anterior cingulate cortex, which are the areas of the brain that process emotion. This emotional component to pain is an expanding area of research in mind/body medicine. Researchers are … Read more
Since hosting a continuing medical education seminar, some of our physicians have started to work more closely with Apollo Applied Research, and have offered the service to patients. One of these patients was recently seen in a follow up encounter, and the physician forwarded us all a small note about their findings: Dear Colleagues: I wanted … Read more
ECHO Ontario is a joint project between University Health Network and Queen’s University Continuing Professional Development Office to replicate the Project ECHO developed at the University of New Mexico. The goal is to empower primary care physicians to treat patients more effectively by granting better access to specialists. The “Hub” practitioners of the program are … Read more
Apollo Applied Medical Marijuana Research is at Allevio Pain Management this evening discussing their Medical Cannabis research project for patients with Chronic Pain. This is a small CME event that was geared to our specialists, but was also attended by some primary care practitioners and Anesthesiologists working with three UHN / University of Toronto affiliated … Read more
Marie J. Hayed, PhD, and Mark S. Brown, MD have published an article in JAMA Internal Medicine that notes as Medical Marijuana prescriptions increase in a given community, so too do opioid-related deaths decrease. (Opioids are pain killers such as Oxycodone, Oxycontin, Vicodin, Percocet and Dilauded). From the UofC, Berkeley Wellness Letter, Feb 2015: …the 13 … Read more
A short and friendly reminder that Allevio offers a toll-free number patients can use to dial in and securely leave their pain scores post-procedure. Our clinical team will personally process the pain scores and update your medical records within 24 hours, so your physician can track your progress. Our Pain Score Toll-Free number: 888-220-9707