A pain management specialist explains some of the new developments in pain treatment and why there’s hope for patients with chronic pain.
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Chronic pain expert Rachael Rzasa Lynn explains the latest developments in chronic pain treatment on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Cannabis and psilocybin – used under supervision – have the potential to work better than current pain treatments, but the research into both has long been hindered by federal legislation.
No parent wants to see their child suffer and untreated pain can have health consequences. But parents may have concerns about use of opioids for their child’s acute pain. Here are tips for safer use.
Undertreated pain can result in unnecessary suffering and a greater likelihood of long-term chronic pain.
Yoga’s surge in popularity in the past decade has spurred more research into its effects. The combination of physical movement and mindfulness provides a wide range of health benefits.
Studies suggest that marijuana and CBD use might help relieve chronic pain while also reducing a patient’s need for opioids.
Different painkillers provide relief in different ways. The most effective medication is the one that best targets the type of pain you’re experiencing with minimal side effects.
Scholars weigh in on the known and unknown about marijuana and its incarnations.
Palliative care, often misunderstood, is not synonymous with hospice care.
Ending the opioid epidemic requires addressing not only treatment gaps in addiction and overdose, but also inadequate pain management.
For the one in 10 people with a significant fear of needles, getting a vaccination is distressing. This can disrupt vaccination campaigns, but there are effective ways to manage pain and fear.
While the COVID-19 pandemic raged on, the opioid epidemic got worse as drug overdose deaths soared. New research proposes a way to chemically modify opioids to reduce the risk of addiction.
Palliative care is about living well and meeting patients’ goals, but referral can be more complex than access to medical assistance in dying (MAID). Palliative care should be as accessible as MAID.
We can make the case against using medicinal cannabis to manage chronic pain by debunking three myths.
Finding a more personal and expressive way to talk about pain can empower sufferers and may help diagnose some conditions.
There are effective ways to help reduce babies’ pain during blood draws and injections, but they are used in less than 50 per cent of newborns. Here’s how to ease your infant’s pain.
Child health psychologists offer research-based strategies to prepare kids for pain-free and distress-free COVID-19 testing.
Health systems have very quickly pivoted to providing services online, but there is much more to do if we’re to unlock remote healthcare’s full potential.
Studies show the physical and emotional pain of minorities and women is often discounted by both the U.S. justice and health care systems. That has serious consequences.
Principales colaboradores
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Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
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Associate Professor in Psychology, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor at Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Exercise Psychology, University of Saskatchewan
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Assistant Professor of Nursing and Health Sciences Research Chair, St. Francis Xavier University
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University
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Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
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Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Psychology, University of Denver
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Lecturer in the School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
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Munk Global Journalism Fellow, University of Toronto
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Research Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
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Professor of Pain Research, University of Bath
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Associate Professor of Clinical Research, University of Greenwich
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Director of the Master of Bioethics degree program at the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University
