Lecture / Education

Phyllis Bergmans’ Annual SABS Update to be Presented by Kompass Claims and Allevio Med Legal

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Licensed paralegal and accident benefits consultant Phyllis Bergmans is a respected member of Ottawa’s medical legal community. On an annual basis, she hosts a legendary and educational breakfast event to keep the community informed of rule changes. Since one of Allevio’s pillars is education, presenting the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS) conversation in an upcoming … Read more

Infographic For Physicians: Referring Chronic Pain Patients During COVID-19

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These are the general referral guidelines for all physicians interested in referring chronic pain patients with specific chronic pain conditions to Allevio Pain Management for urgent care. We are going to publish another document with triage criteria and the steps for referring into Allevio shortly. If you are a chronic pain patient currently working with … Read more

COVID-19 Infection Control Links and Resources The Allevio Pain Management Clinic Is Reading

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When facing challenges, it is important to arm ourselves with knowledge and make well informed decisions in order to move forward. The Allevio Pain Management clinical team, research team and management are keeping a very close eye on infection control standards and pain management practice insights as we prepare to help patients in “our new … Read more

Allevio Research: Occipital Nerve Radiofrequency Shown To Provide Patients Positive Results

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The study: A Comparison of Pain Control Between Occipital Nerve Block and Occipital Nerve Radiofrequency: A Retrospective Cohort Study, had Principle Investigator Allevio’s Dr. Rahul Pathak, and sub investigators Shadi Babazadeh, MD and Yeva Sahakyan, MD MPH The purpose of this study was to evaluate the comparative effects of Occipital Nerve Block (ONB) and Occipital … Read more

Allevio Prolotherapy Study Shows Promising Future For SI Joint Back Pain

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  In Allevio’s ongoing quest to improve the way the world manages pain, several members of our amazing team, including our Research Coordination Lead, Shadi Babazadeh, MD, Allevio’s first full time physician Dr. Ramin Safakish, and our Medical Director, Dr. Imrat Sohanpal, have prepared a poster outlining our outcomes using Prolotherapy for Sacroiliac Joint (SI … Read more

Pain and Insomnia: 5 Ways to Break the Vicious Cycle

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One night of bad sleep can throw us off for days. It disrupts our energy levels, our ability to think clearly, and even our digestion. People that suffer from insomnia know that when caught in a spiral of poor sleep, stress and fatigue our ability to function the way we would like to is severely … Read more

Research: Non-conscious conditioning can change the way you feel pain

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Exciting new research has recently emerged regarding the impact of mental imagery on reported pain levels, which could open new paths for research and treatment. For patients living with chronic pain, it’s probably old news that pain can be different on different days, during different activities, or even when a patient is in different moods. This is … Read more

FDA strengthens warning labels on non-aspirin painkillers

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Some recognizable examples of Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) include ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), diclofenac, and  naproxen (Aleve).  They are frequently used as the first line of defence to reduce pain and inflammation.  Most NSAID medications are available without a prescription and are widely used to reduce fever and pain related to long- and short-term medical conditions such as … Read more

Latest Apollo #MedicalMarijuana Research Shows Effective Opiate Reduction

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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