Admin CBC Reporter Susana da Silva has written an important article which will be a first in a series focused on Chronic Pain. The article is noteworthy because it focuses on an important part of any chronic pain practice: Education and understanding. This article looks at the struggles Susana faced with her father’s un-diagnosed neuropathic pain condition and how a … Read more
London’s Dr. Patricia Morley-Forester will be speaking on local CBC radio stations across the country on Monday April 28th, with a focus on discussing chronic pain in Canada. Dr. Patricia Morley-Forster is a Professor of Anesthesiology at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario and a thought and practice leader in the area of chronic pain. Tuning … Read more
”Burnout at its deepest level is not the result of some train wreck of examinations, long call shifts, or poor clinical evaluations. It is the sum total of hundreds and thousands of tiny betrayals of purpose, each one so minute that it hardly attracts notice.” Psychology Today has a great summary of what burnout is, … Read more
There are so many good and important points in this video, it’s too much to completely summarize in one post. This 11 minute video is simply a must-watch for everyone to both advises on and manages their chronic pain. A a few of the key points that are very important and are often overlooked relate … Read more
We were recently invited to attend and participate in the World Diabetes Day events at a local hospital : North York General. Their collaboration with the Central LIHN on a Centre for Complex Diabetes Care (CCDC) (Healthcare professionals interested in learning about the CCDC’s click here) enabled the hospital staff to put on a pretty impressive … Read more
Allevio Expert Opinions Ottawa decided to attend and be a sponsor of the CCLA conference at Mt. Tremblant – the focus is on continuing education of the legal community, and there are a lot of very forward thinking minds who are attending. The whole experience so far has been really impressive, not only is everyone … Read more
Braces can be a very important part of of a recovery or ongoing management of a condition causing pain. Braces hold parts of the body in the proper place, limit mobility so that the body only moves in a certain way, or shift weight and tension that will allow the body to heal or function … Read more
Our Chiropractor, Dr. Michael Lehr, is at the top of his practice. Find more about him here. While Allevio Pain Management offers Chiropractic with a specific focus on mechanical pain, Dr. Lehr actually does much more than that: He supports and aids patients with Diabetes who have Diabetic pain, he focuses on lower back … Read more
An important point made on the KevinMD blog worth noting: The major drug stores that our pain clinic works with are not currently providing prescription medications with labels in the different languages our patients speak. It can be very dangerous for a patient if they have no idea what they are taking or how to … Read more