Chronic Pain

Rx for Change: Alternatives for Chronic Pain

By Charlea T. Massion, MD, and Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD | Jan 30, 2018 | Comments Off on Rx for Change: Alternatives for Chronic Pain

We’ve previously discussed the risks of opioids, and how pharmaceutical companies have encouraged over-prescription of these drugs that has created an opioid addiction epidemic. But what’s a person in pain to do?

Overlapping Pain Conditions: Women in Pain Need More

By NWHN Staff | Jul 24, 2015 | Comments Off on Overlapping Pain Conditions: Women in Pain Need More

Some health issues are easy to diagnose and easy to resolve. If you fall off a ladder and your leg hurts, you get an X-ray. If the X-ray shows a fracture, your leg is put in a cast. No one at the emergency room questions why you need a cast for your broken leg.