Plantar Fasciitis – Diagnosis and treatment Allevio Pain Management sees a number of people with a common condition called plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis has garnered quite a few nicknames (Basketball Heel, Runner’s Heel and Jogger’s Heel to name a few) and is presently becoming better known through its most famous patient: basketball-loving President of the United States, Pres. Barak Obama. But … Read more
Now that summer is in full swing, people of all ages are coming out of hibernation and naturally becoming more active, engaging in various sports the summer months allow us to enjoy. This year, with the added fascination of the FIFA World Cup causing mass infatuation with soccer (called football in many other parts of … Read more
There has been increasing pressure on Canada from the U.S. to align their rules on prescription narcotics to help alleviate the abuse and the eventual trickle effect of contraband drugs making their way across the border. Health Canada recently released a notice of intent to change parameters for not only the highly addictive OxyContin but … Read more
A new study revealing a major increase in deaths caused by the abuse of opioids and prescription narcotics, has been published in the Addiction journal and is also available online through the ICES Website. The researchers reviewed 5935 opioid-related deaths in Ontario between 1991 and 2010. The overall rate of opioid-related mortality increased by 242% between 1991 (12.2 … Read more
Allevio Pain Management is proud to announce that our very own, Gennady Vaserbakh, osteopath and registered kinesiologist, has recently been elected to sit on the council for the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario. As council member, he will sit on the board of directors for the College and will have an active role in helping … Read more
What They Do Centres for Complex Diabetes Care (CCDC) provide expert short-term case management to diabetic patients over the age of 18 with cumulative, complex problems requiring more intensive treatment measures. The CCDC uses a coordinated approach to diabetes management from a single access point, connecting patients to various services and programs the patient may … Read more
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
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