by PAINS Project | Apr 30, 2018 | News, Treatment Options, Veterans |
Published by Boston Globe Navy veteran Jake O’Neill turned to opioids — some prescribed, some illicit — to ease the lower-back pain that left him in near-constant agony. O’Neill’s degenerative arthritis became so bad that just leaning over to pull on a pair of socks...
by PAINS Project | Apr 24, 2018 | PAINS Monthly Update, PAINS Updates, Treatment Options |
by Katherine P. Supiano, PhD, LCSW, F-GSA, FT While all health care professionals ascribe to a code of ethics that supports person-centered care, clinical social workers have a unique perspective that positions them as essential clinicians in comprehensive care of...
by PAINS Project | Apr 18, 2018 | Carolyn Noel, Living with Pain, News & Updates, PAINS Monthly Update, PAINS Updates, Treatment Options |
by Carolyn Noel, Webmaster, PAINS Project Disclaimer: This is a “do as I say and not as I do” blog. April 23rd marks the 16th anniversary of the car accident that changed my life. You would think that after sixteen years of living with pain, I would have...
by PAINS Project | Apr 17, 2018 | Advocacy, Living with Pain, News, Pain Policy, PAINS Monthly Update, PAINS Updates, Treatment Options |
Compiled by Clint Cole, III, PAINS Research Intern PAINS’ No Longer Silent initiative exists to: Change the beliefs, attitudes and perceptions of media about chronic pain as a disease. Increase media coverage and support evidence based reporting of chronic pain....
by PAINS Project | Apr 16, 2018 | News, Pain Policy, Treatment Options |
Published by The Morning Call Dr. Kenneth Choquette knows the kind of chronic pain his patients endure every day. Without opioid pills, some cannot work, sleep or do simple chores like wash the dishes. “If I take pain medication away from a patient who is properly...
by PAINS Project | Apr 13, 2018 | News, Treatment Options, Veterans |
Published by Wisconsin Public Radio The Tomah VA Medical Center is using nontraditional therapies for pain and mental health as they continue to address former problems with over-prescribing medication at the facility. Tomah is one of 18 veterans hospitals across the...
