Monthly Archives: April 2009

Self Help Book Resources in Chronic Pain

Posted on April 18, 2009 by admin

Let me first apologize to those with good books I have not mentioned. Please let me know and I will add them to the list:

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Knee Osteoarthrtis(OA) – Arthritis Pills Don’t Work That Well -What Else?

Posted on April 11, 2009 by admin

A New England Journal Medicine article several years ago demonstrated that compared to placebo not much by pills worked well for OA knee. This leaves one looking for options.

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Part of Failed Back is Overactivity of Sympathetic Nervous System

Posted on April 10, 2009 by admin

Failed back sydrome – post-laminectomy syndrome has multiple origins. Now it appears some sympathetic overload is present as well.

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Biphosphonates (bone building meds) and Jaw Necrosis – Not Seen in Oral Doses

Posted on April 5, 2009 by admin

Lon-term bone building meds intravenously (like Pamidronate) are associated with occasional oseonecrosis of jaw. Now there appears to be some hysteria that this can occur with oral medication. What are the facts?

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Unresolved Shoulder Pain – Look at the neck

Posted on April 5, 2009 by admin

Came across a good power point presentation of a case of shoulder pain not helped by surgery and how the neck should have been considered: Available here

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Fibromylagia, Bad Neck (and perhaps arm pains)but Normal MRI? – Need a Functional MRI

Posted on April 5, 2009 by admin

In the neck, imaging can be next to useless in many cases of unresolved neck pain. Incredibily, some people are told nothing showed on imaging so it has to be in their head. Now functional (multipositional) upright MRI is demonstrating … Continue reading →

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Resistant Shoulder Tendonitis Treatments

Posted on April 4, 2009 by admin

Having come across a case of resistant rotator cuff (supraspinatus) impingment syndrome, I have been looking for answers. Some treatments include:

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Upper body “Fibromyaglia” Misdiagnosis

Posted on April 3, 2009 by admin

Cervical (neck) disc disease can mimic or cause Fibromyalgic symptoms. Certain porportion of post whiplash “Fibromylagia” will fit here.

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BASDAI resource

Posted on April 3, 2009 by admin

In Ankylosing Spondylitis, the The Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) and Spinal Pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) are used to obtain coverage for Etanercept. These forms are available here unprotected.

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