Ideas and Beliefs and Not Science, Driving Chronic Pain Care

Ideas and Beliefs and Not Science, Driving Chronic Pain Care

January 4, 2023
Summary: Recently, the use of opioids to treat non-cancer chronic pains has become controversial. Some experts think such use is justified, while others believe that there is no additional benefit of opioid therapy. However, the problems with both these views are that they are not…

How People With Chronic Pain Might Benefit From Pets

How People With Chronic Pain Might Benefit From Pets

December 27, 2022
Summary: Chronic pain is widespread, and medications may sometimes fail to provide sufficient relief. Moreover, people living with chronic pain also live with other mental health issues and comorbidities. Studies show that pets can help in chronic pain management in multiple ways. For example, pets…

Vitamin D Reduces the Need for Opioids in Cancer Patients

Vitamin D Reduces the Need for Opioids in Cancer Patients

December 14, 2022
Summary: Chronic pain management and treatment in palliative care is quite challenging, like in terminally ill cancer patients. These patients often require high-dose opioids to control pain. Even worse, doctors often need to keep increasing opioid dosage to manage pain. However, high-dose opioids may cause…

What May Appear As An Overdose Death May Be Due To Intractable Pain

What May Appear As An Overdose Death May Be Due To Intractable Pain

November 29, 2022
Summary: Overdose-related deaths are rising in the US, despite the declining use of opioids. Some health experts have suggested that many deaths are wrongly attributed to overdose, though they are due to intractable pain. People living with intractable chronic pain are more likely to use…

How Chronic Pain Cause Emotional Changes – A Study Finds

How Chronic Pain Cause Emotional Changes – A Study Finds

November 23, 2022
Summary: It is well known that people in pain have a poor mood and more easily lose their temper. However, a new study now finds that these changes result from physical changes in the brain. It mainly seems to occur due to reduced GABA levels…