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Part 2: A Conversation with National Pain Leader Sean Mackey, MD, PhD on Integrative Practices and the Controversial Oregon Opioid Tapering Decision
Shortly after my recent post, “How the Backlash to Oregon’s Plan to Taper Opioids with Integrative Approaches Missed the Mark,” I received an e-note from ...
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Is Race a Factor in Patient-Practitioner Interactions and when Prescribing Pain Medications?
A 62-year-old with stage IV lung cancer that has spread to his bones, causing unspeakable pain, is trying to convince his physician to prescribe pain ...
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David Haase, MD: Navigating the Intersections of Stress, Pain, and Addiction – Seeing Hope through the Functional Medicine Lens
In this interview by Craig Gustafson, he talks with David Haase, MD, the keynote speaker at the Institute for Functional Medicine Annual International Conference, 2019. ...
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Holistic Approach to Pain May help Prevent Drug Deaths in Vulnerable Populations
As integrative practitioners have been saying, a holistic approach to pain is the answer to the opioid crisis, especially for low-income and at-risk patients. A ...
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Researchers Identify Biomarker Blood Test to Measure Pain
A breakthrough test developed by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to measure pain in patients could help stem the tide of the opioid crisis ...
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Low-Level Laser Therapy as a Non-Pharma Option for Chronic Pain and Osteoarthritis
As the pressure to adopt non-pharma solutions for chronic pain become more imperative, integrative providers are looking at low-level laser therapy as a viable option. ...
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Chronic Pain and the Role of Integrative & Complementary Therapies
A recent chronic pain study showed that when integrative pain management solutions are applied to patients the cost saving can be as high as $1000 ...
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta Spearheads American Pain Association’s Movement for Insurance Companies to Cover Cannabidiol (CBD) (CORRECTION)
BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Oct. 16, 2018 — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, President of the American Pain Association (APA)* and a pain management specialist based in Bala ...
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Chronic Pain: In Search of the Underlying Cause, By Emily Telfair, ND
Within my first few weeks of beginning naturopathic medical school at Bastyr University, I was introduced to a core naturopathic principle, Tolle Causam, or “Treat ...
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Breast Cancer Joins Pain as Conditions with Dominant School Endorsement of Integrative Strategies
The movement of medicine toward an integrative model took an important step in early June. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) endorsed a clinical practice ...
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