While the majority of Allevio patients are not victims of a personal injury, many of them do suffer from chronic pain and appreciate the struggle of not being taken seriously. When a patient is in chronic pain, injured from an accident or not, the challenges they feel and the resources they need can be substantial. … Read more
We just noticed the Huffington Post did a story on Dirty Dancing star Jennifer Grey and her speaking out about Chronic Pain. This is a worthwhile read for any patient of chronic pain. It has a few important points about what to tell doctors and practical tips for appointments. It also shares her chronic pain … Read more
ABC News is reporting an interesting case of migraine relief where the patient now has a neurostimulator (that, as the article describes, is like a small piece of spaghetti) has helped her. After 44 drugs and years of suffering, this experiment has helped her. The doctor who took on the challenge, Stephen D. Silberstein MD … Read more
A warm congratulations to the Ontario Liberals, who are one seat shy of a majority government in Ontario. It’s good news for healthcare here! A special salute today to Deb Matthews of London North Centre, who managed to secure a very decisive victory in her riding, capturing over 43% of the vote.
This article, found in the Ottawa Citizen , is the first of what we think will be many that show how the government is going to respond to the “chronic pain question”. How will government work with the communities and hospitals to deal with chronic pain? Will they implement solutions, just assign more money, investigate … Read more
After many months of planning and working on building our online environment, we are pleased and proud to be launching our blog! This is going to be an organic and ever-changing environment. It’s a forum for patients, chronic pain suffers, doctors, friends, family, media and politicians to come. Here, you can participate in the discussion … Read more