Wednesday evenings starting this week, Allevio is pleased to introduce a group mindfulness session for patients mental health, focus and balance. The sessions will be run on a trial basis by licences Social Worker, Jeff Mintz. Jeff’s bio is here. The cost is $30, the time is 6:30 and space is limited… You do not … Read more
We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Ramin Safakish will be joining Allevio full time in the new year. Dr. Safakish’s website, is a great resource for all kinds of information about chronic pain procedures and information. There is also a lot of information about him and his practice. Please feel free to check … Read more
Or front door sign recently arrived… It’s a small but important finishing touch on the clinic. A photo of the one in the reception area will come shortly.
Yesterday morning the Allevio Chronic Pain team received a call from the southern US (Florida specifically) and asked if we are able to accept patients to see a specific practitioner we have at the clinic. While we know they have either seen this doctor before or were referred through a Canadian source, we are all … Read more
Practice standards at Allevio are among the highest in the world. We are holding ourselves to a level of care that is internationally set and recognized by organizations around the world considered global thought and practice leaders. We do this because we understand pain management practice varies greatly depending on the standard of care practitioners … Read more
The International Headache Society’s (IHS) International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd Edition (ICHD-II), is considered the gold standard for defining and assessing headaches. They revised the ICHD-II with this criteria for chronic Migraine: Headache (tension-type and/or migraine) on ≥15 days per month for at least 3 months* Occurring in a patient who has had at … Read more
In May, a report published in the Journal of the International Association For The Study Of Chronic Pain showed how recreational exercise, particularly in older women, was very beneficial for the reduction of feeling Chronic Pain. From the study’s abstract: For those aged 20–64 years, the prevalence of chronic pain was 10–12% lower for those … 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