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National Pain Report

My Story: Fighting RSD With My Family

By Beth Stillitano I was hurt on September 24, 1996. I was a teacher, walking my students through the hall when I slipped on construction debris and injured my knee. I got up, but fell right [...]

Attorneys General Ask for New Opioids Warning

By Richard Lenti Dozens of state attorney generals are asking the Food and Drug Administration to issue a “black box” warning about the danger of pregnant women using opioid painkillers. A recent study found that opioids [...]

Chronic Pain is Manageable

By Stephen S. Rodrigues, MD I’ve been a family doctor for 30 years. Fifteen years ago, I started on a quest to understand how one of my fibromyalgia patients was getting better without pills. Fibromyalgia is [...]

Life in Pain: Work Comp

By Amanda Siebe, Columnist Workers compensation is both a blessing and a curse. Sure, I have no out of pocket expenses for the treatment of my Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). However, the amount of time [...]

Antibiotics May Help Back Pain

By Richard Lenti For the millions of people who suffer from chronic back pain, relief may soon come in the form of antibiotics, bringing an end to the suffering and offering a simpler, cheaper option than [...]

New Guidelines for Treating Fibromyalgia in Canada

By Celeste Cooper, RN New guidelines for the treatment of fibromyalgia in Canada were released this week in Winnipeg at the annual meeting of the Canadian Pain Society. The Canadian Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management [...]

No Decision on Zohydro Until Summer

By Pat Anson, Editor The Food and Drug Administration has notified Zogenix Inc. (NASDAQ: ZGNX) that it won’t reach a final decision on the company’s powerful new painkiller, Zohydro, until this summer. “To our knowledge this [...]

Life in Pain: Acupuncture, Beetle Tea and Me

By Amanda Siebe, Columnist Acupuncture hasn’t been approved as treatment by my workers compensation. So I am very lucky that the parents of my husband, Steven, paid for it out of their own pockets. They wanted [...]

Chronic Pain’s Link to Stress

By Pat Anson, Editor Chronic pain that persists after a traumatic event may be caused more by stress and other psychological factors rather than a lingering injury, according to a new study. Researchers at the University [...]

My Story: I Want a Normal Life

By Farrah Vaughan I am a 31 year old female and I have now had complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) for over 5 years. I was once a very competitive gymnast until I hurt my back [...]

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