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Feb 5, 2024
If you’re living with pain, conventional treatments often involve medication and surgeries. But in some cases, there may be different approaches to consider. In my role as medical director at Baylor Scott White Center for Pain Management — Dallas and...
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Headaches happen to us all. Sometimes it’s a dull ache behind the eyes, sometimes it’s a sudden throbbing pain. Sometimes the pain lingers and sometimes it’s only there for a few hours. The good news is, there are steps you...
Jan 22, 2020
When you’re a child, you’re asked to point to a series of frowning faces to rate your pain. As an adult, you rate your pain on a scale of 1 to 10. The truth is, pain is subjective. But is...
Jan 25, 2019
I’ve cared for patients in a healthcare setting for the last 16 years, but it wasn’t until my own battle with chronic pain that I had an important realization about health: it starts with you. It takes a will to...
May 22, 2018
Every day, we read yet another headline about the heartbreaking toll of opioid abuse and addiction on American families and communities. Drug overdose is now the leading cause of death for people in the U.S. under the age of 50.Seven...
Jan 29, 2018
More than one in 10 American adults experienced pain every day for the past three months, according to data from the National Institutes of Health. When pain lasts three months or longer, it is considered chronic pain.The prevalence of chronic...
Dec 11, 2017
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 44 people fatally overdose on prescription opioids daily in the U.S. That exceeds the daily number of deaths caused by motor vehicle crashes.One forecast estimates that as many as 650,000...
Oct 4, 2017
When we experience pain, we want it to be over as soon as possible. So it might seem counterintuitive when a doctor recommends the practice of mindfulness — being fully present in the moment — to reduce pain levels.How could...
Jun 5, 2017
In May, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released proposed changes to its blueprint educating health care providers about treating pain. The new guidelines recommend doctors provide information about acupuncture and chiropractic care as pain treatment options, which could help...
Jul 20, 2016
One out of five Americans say they have a family member who has been addicted to prescription painkillers and twice that number personally know someone who has been addicted.The addiction to opioids is an epidemic that plagues our nation. Access to anti-opioid...
May 19, 2016
Prince died one day before he was going to see a specialist about an opioid painkiller addiction, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Sources told a Minneapolis TV station that Prince was being treated for possible dependence on pain medication...
