According to the Ohio State University Medical Center chronic pain has been said to be the most costly health problem in US. Increased medical expenses, lost income, lost productivity, compensation payments, and legal charges are some of the negative economic consequences of chronic pain. Consider the following:
Low back pain is one of the most significant [...]

Neuropathic pain is a complex chronic pain state that is usually accompanied by tissue injury. With this type of pain, the nerve fibers themselves may be damaged, dysfunctional or injured. These damaged nerve fibers send erroneous signals to other pain centers in your brain. The impact of nerve fiber injury includes a change in nerve [...]

Given the biopsychosocial nature of chronic pain management it is imperative to utilize a multidisciplinary treatment team approach.  True multidisciplinary pain management involves interventions such as physical therapy, massage, medication management, counseling or therapy, biofeedback, occupational therapy, exercise physiology, an anesthesiologist or pharmacologist, and a case manager all at one site, at a minimum.  It [...]

The solutions to the problem of prescription medication abuse, especially diversion, are complex and need to be addressed not only by law enforcement, but also the healthcare industry.  With the quantity of Schedule II and Schedule III drugs continuing to increase significantly, the problem is only going to worsen.  Collaboration between law enforcement and healthcare [...]

I believe that to develop an effective pain management plan one of the most difficult and crucial, emotional issues that must be resolved is the grief and loss of your health and/or prior level of functioning. Obtaining support to work through a painful grieving process improves your chances of a successful treatment outcome with chronic [...]

Some pain disorders require pharmacological (prescription drug) interventions. Other conditions may respond to over-the-counter medications like aspirin or ibuprofen. Still other conditions may need a combination of both. However, some pain disorders can be effectively treated without any chemical interventions at all.
It’s important to remember that any psychoactive medication could be problematic for people with [...]

We are now offering an overview of the Addiction-Free Pain Management® (APM) System Powered by Cognit. Please check out our online overview of Cognit delivering APM please go to this APM Link for a free demo.
Cognit is a powerful web-based recovery tool using Terence T. Gorski’s 40 years of expertise in addiction recovery and relapse [...]

Earlier this week I Blogged about the new Cognit Delivery System. As promised we now have an overview of the Addiction-Free Pain Management® System Powered by Cognit. To see an online overview of Cognit delivering APM please go to this Link for a free demo.
Cognit is a powerful web-based recovery tool using Terence T. Gorski’s [...]