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 [...]

I’m on a flight from L.A. to Guadalajara. Tonight I’ll sleep in my little blue house in Teotihuacan. The last few days I have been shifting my attention between the main aspects of my life, from my family, to The Ranch, from the Ocean and waves of Malibu to the music and creation of our [...]

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 [...]

Inland Valley Recovery Services has been providing solutions to substance abuse and family problems since 1962.  Our Youth Enrichment Services program is designed to address behavioral problems for youth aged 11-17 years old, residing in San Bernardino County.

Drug/Alcohol Counseling
Anger Management
Shoplifting
Truancy
Cognitive Skills

Individual counseling is available for troubled youth.
*Family counseling is available for troubled youth, parents and [...]

Marmalade Skies

Picture yourself in a boat on a river,,,,,with tangerine trees and marmalade skies,,,,,,
Looking out the window of this 737 I watch the maze of Mexico City fade into the distance. The sky is blue today, rare in this place of 26million humans. Seems these days wherever the humanity masses the Earth pays a terrible [...]

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 [...]

It is important to have a life coach for many reasons but especially when one is recovering from an addiction or other disorder. Life coaching is different from therapy because coaching focuses on a more “forward” way of thinking and behaving; for those who are ready to move on and care for themselves in a [...]

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 [...]