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Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain: is defined as pain that persists beyond acute pain, typically over six months. It can be initiated with an injury or disease, but may persist after the triggering injury has healed.
NOV 02, 2016 | 12:00 PM
In the past several years, there has been an increase in drug testing associated with chronic pain. Immunoassays are the most common method for initial screening which can test for a specific...
NOV 02, 2016 | 10:30 AM
With increasing emphasis on effective pain management in clinical care, there has been a significant increase in the number of opioid prescriptions in the past decade. While these drugs...
NOV 02, 2016 | 6:00 AM
Chronic pain is a major problem in most countries. Specialized pain management physicians often see and treat patients with chronic pain, and one type of therapy that may be prescribed is an...
FEB 29, 2016 | 9:00 AM
9:00AM Pacific time, 11:00AM Central time, 12:00PM Eastern timeClinical Controversies Recently, both national and international authorities have promulgated conflicting statements on vita...
SEP 11, 2014 | 9:00 AM
 Practicing Internist and vitamin D researcher Gregory A. Plotnikoff, MD, MTS, FACP, will review how new testing for 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D can enhance your clinical practice. Issues to be ...
MAY 29, 2014 | 6:00 AM
Chronic pain has continued to grow as a public health concern, now affecting more than 116 million people in the United States. It is the leading cause of disability among American workers. L...
MAY 28, 2014 | 10:30 AM
Guidelines for physicians treating pain patients with chronic opioid therapy recommend the patients be monitored for the presence of their prescribed medications. In addition, it is often rec...
MAR 19, 2014 | 10:00 AM
Neuron-glial interactions are increasingly recognized as being key for physiological and pathological processes in the central nervous system. Microglia have been found to play a causal role...
NOV 14, 2013 | 9:00 AM
Reliable data from multiple sources, including the 2010-11 Allina study of 13,500 health care employees, demonstrates that at least 30-60% of North Americans are vitamin D deficient and that...
MAY 16, 2013 | 9:00 AM
 Recent studies provide evidence that low vitamin D levels can be the cause or aggravating factor for pain in a significant proportion of the population. Knowledge of our patients' 25OHD lev...
NOV 02, 2016 | 6:00 AM
Chronic pain is a major problem in most countries. Specialized pain management physicians often see and treat patients with chronic pain, and one type of therapy that may be prescribed is an...