by Janice Reynolds | Jun 3, 2015 | Medications, Safe & Sound Series, Treatment Options |
Fentanyl Patches, Topical Creams, Pet Safety This is my first blog addressing safety concerns which are relevant for the person living with persistent pain. I was moved to write this after reviewing the last bulletin from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices...
by Micke Brown, BSN, RN | Mar 24, 2015 | Medications, Treatment Options |
A blog written by Charlie P. Reznikoff, MD was shared by Medscape on March 16, 2015 titled 10 Scripts Never to Write. It gave me pause, enough so that I shared it with respected colleagues in the pain management field for their perspectives. It was suggested to me...
by Dionetta Hudzinski | Mar 4, 2015 | Communication, Treatment Options |
by Deborah Ann with Dionetta Hudzinski Deborah Ann is an artist by profession and my friend of many, many years. We have traveled our pain journeys together. We share our frustrations, pain relief ideas and offer each other support and encouragement on our worst...
by Janice Reynolds | Feb 25, 2015 | Treatment Options |
Many of you may aware that massage has been shown to work with some people and for some pain syndromes. The biggest drawback is that therapeutic massage may not be covered or fully covered by insurance. For the best effect on pain, massage needs to be done on a...
by Micke Brown, BSN, RN | Dec 9, 2014 | Medications, Treatment Options |
Mid November 2014, I received a Maryland State Health Alert from our Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene, Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD titled, Prescribe Naloxone and Save Lives: An Alert for Maryland Clinicians. The body of the text stated the following: The Maryland...
by Micke Brown, BSN, RN | Aug 12, 2014 | Devices, Treatment Options |
A few weeks back, I was talking with a friend who lives with pain. What she told me I had heard before yet it continues to stay on my mind. Her physician prescribed a TENS unit as another way to treat her back pain. She was given a prescription and was told to take it...
