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	APS- The Use of Opioids for the Treatment of Chronic Pain
		Since chronic pain is not a single entity but may have myriad causes and perpetuating factors, these strategies and options vary from behavioral methods and rehabilitation approaches to the use of a number of different medications, including opioids.
		It is now accepted by practitioners of the specialty of pain medicine that respiratory depression induced by opioids tends to be a short-lived phenomenon, generally occurs only in the opioid-naive patient, and is antagonized by pain.
		The American Pain Society is the national chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain and is composed of physicians, nurses, psychologists, scientists, and members of other disciplines who have an interest in the study and treatment of pain.
	www.ampainsoc.org /advocacy/opioids.htm (1584 words)

	Pain Management
		The anesthesiologist or other pain medicine doctors (such as neurologists, oncologists, orthopedists, physiatrists and psychiatrists) and nonphysician specialists (such as nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical or rehabilitation therapists and psychologists) all work together to evaluate your condition.
		Cancer pain is another condition that can be managed by a pain medicine doctor while the patient continues to receive treatment for various types of cancer.
		Pain medicine doctors are experts at diagnosing why you are having pain as well as treating the pain itself.
	www.asahq.org /patientEducation/managepain.htm (2235 words)

	Sanford M. Silverman, MD, PA - Comprehensive Pain Medicine
		Pain can destroy what was once a normal life and drive what was once a sane and stable person into the depths of despair.
		When pain interferes with the quality of your life, restricting activities and, perhaps, causing depression, you may wish to consider the services of the Comprehensive Pain Medicine.
		Your pain is treated both medically and with the latest interventional and surgical means.
	www.cpmedicine.com (451 words)

	Pain Relief Network :: Home
		Because patients in pain currently have no political standing and, hence, no voice in the community, prosecutors and law makers alike have thus far shown little concern for their welfare.
		For proof of the sub-citizen status of pain patients, consider the general lack of concern evinced by politicians when medical clinics which treat pain are shut down by the authorities.
		PRN was formed to correct these mistakes, to empower people in pain to demand that their political leaders sit up and take notice, and to enable pain management to move forward in America, just as any other area of medical practice is free to do.
	www.painreliefnetwork.org (371 words)

	Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine: Pain management
		Pain is the means by which the peripheral nervous system (PNS) warns the central nervous system (CNS) of injury or potential injury to the body.
		Nociceptive pain, or the pain that is transmitted by nociceptors, is typically called acute pain.
		The pain associated with cancer, persistent and degenerative conditions, and neuropathy, or nerve damage, is included in the chronic category.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2601/is_0010/ai_2601001010 (958 words)

	Postgraduate Medicine: Overpowering pain
		Pain, as defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain, is "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage." This definition implies that the experience of pain is subjective and always associated with nonphysical factors.
		Priests and ministers argued that God intended birth to be painful, and the general public considered it immoral to reduce women to a state of unconsciousness at such a critical point in their lives.
		Studies of the chemistry of pain are leading scientists to look at new pain-relieving mechanisms, such as drugs that block pain signals sent to adenosine triphosphate or other pain receptors.
	www.postgradmed.com /issues/1997/07_97/obrien.htm (3134 words)

	TBJ- Cover Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Interestingly, confusion defining a pain management standard of care has attorneys wondering whether claims against physicians for the under-treatment of chronic pain should arise in the new theories of elder abuse statutes or should simply be an extension of the more traditional medical malpractice negligence suits.
		As such, many states emphasize concerns involving narcotics in both the addiction aspect and the treatment of pain in the elderly and the terminally ill. [11] Consequently, it follows that such guidelines would help in establishing a legal standard of care in the treatment of elderly and terminally ill patients suffering from intractable pain.
		Pain should be assessed and treated promptly and the quantity and frequency of [medication] doses should be adjusted according to the intensity and duration of pain.” [13] This policy statement, in and of itself, establishes the foundation from which physicians and state licensing agencies can build a medical standard of care.
	www.tba.org /Journal_Current/200410/TBJ-200410-coverarticle.html (3052 words)

	Relieving Pain Without Medications
		Depending upon where your pain is located, you may do it yourself or ask a family member or friend to give you a massage.
		To relieve pain, the hypnotist may suggest that pain will be gone when the person “wakes up.” Some cancer patients have learned methods of self-hypnosis that they use to control pain.
		Dealing with Pain, sponsored by the Connecticut Division, Inc., of the American Cancer Society and the Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut, was the basis of the first edition of Questions and Answers About Pain Control: A Guide for People with Cancer and Their Families.
	www.hospicenet.org /html/without_meds.html (3658 words)

	UM Interventional Pain Medicine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Center for Interventional Pain Medicine is one of the best qualified clinics of its kind dealing with pain, offering the newest procedures and the finest quality of care.
		Chronic pain is often defined as pain that persists for more than 3 months or that outlasts the usual healing process.
		Chronic pain affects all aspects of a person’s life including daily activities, family life, work, leisure time, sleep patterns, and mood.
	www.med.umich.edu /anes/pain/pain_patients.htm (376 words)

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		Take the medicine as your doctor or nurse has prescribed but tell them at once if your pain is not controlled or if you have severe side effects such as extreme drowsiness or difficulty in breathing.
		Whenever pain relief is needed, the patient presses a button on the pump that delivers a preset dose of pain medicine into the vein.
		Another way of treating cancer pain is to inject pain medicine into the spinal cord (intrathecal) or into the space around the spinal cord (epidural).
	www.wacpi.org /acs/prescript.html (3058 words)

	Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine: Knee pain
		Knee pain can be a symptom of numerous conditions and diseases including knee stress, osteoarthritis, injury, gout, infection, and bursitis.
		Short-term knee pain may be the result of excess stress on the knee.
		The exact cause of patellofemoral pain is unknown but probably related to muscle inadequacy, lack of flexibility, rapid growth, or bone positioning.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2603/is_0004/ai_2603000475 (880 words)

	ASAM - American Society of Addiction Medicine Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Because of these misunderstandings, pain is often under treated and individuals may be stigmatized because of their use of opioids for medical purposes.
		The Liaison Committee on Pain and Addiction (LCPA) is working to develop definitions related to the use of medications for the treatment of pain that are consistent with current understanding of relevant neurobiology, pharmacology and appropriate clinical practice.
		The LCPA is currently in the process of prioritizing research topics which the pain medicine and addiction medicine communities believe address questions of critical importance to the evolution of optimum pain treatment.
	www.asam.org /pain/pain_and_addiction_medicine.htm (760 words)

	HSS - Pain Medicine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pain is a complex physiological and emotional experience, which can dramatically affect an individual's life.
		The Hospital for Special Surgery's Division of Pain Medicine is meeting the needs of patients struggling with this and other chronic pain due to musculoskeletal injuries or disorders.
		Directed by an anesthesiologist with subspecialty training in pain management, the Division of Pain Medicine offers comprehensive evaluation and treatment to patients with acute and chronic pain syndromes, including pain from orthopedic and rheumatologic conditions.
	www.hss.edu /Departments/Specialties/Pain-Medicine (135 words)

	Pain Management
		It cannot be stressed enough that top-quality palliative care and pain management can make the difference between a gentle death and one in which suffering is so terrible and prolonged that assisted suicide becomes an attractive alternative.
		Pain management is just one aspect of the more general medical specialty called palliative care.
		Aggressive pain management is a specialized topic of medicine and can be researched in major health care directories.
	www.growthhouse.org /pain.html (537 words)

	ABC of psychological medicine: Musculoskeletal pain -- Main and Williams 325 (7363): 534 -- BMJ
		Psychological and behavioural responses to pain and social factors are the main determinants of chronic pain disability
		Chris J Main is head of the department of behavioural medicine, Hope Hospital, Salford.
		The ABC of psychological medicine is edited by Richard Mayou, professor of psychiatry, University of Oxford; Michael Sharpe,
	bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/325/7363/534 (1987 words)

	Pain medicine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pain medicine is a branch of anaesthetics concerned with the treatment of acute and chronic pain.
		Modern pain medicine is individualised, holistic, and multidisciplinary, using a wide variety of drugs and physical and psychosocial interventions.
		This page was last modified 00:13, 23 March 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pain_medicine (61 words)

	Different Races Feel Pain Differently (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		But this burden of pain is heavier for some than for others - and a new research paper finds that members of racial and ethnic minorities often bear the worst of it.
		The authors pull together research on racial and ethnic disparities in the perception, diagnosis and treatment of pain in locations ranging from the emergency department to the cancer clinic, and in conditions ranging from chronic pain to acute pain induced in laboratory experiments.
		Researchers and pain specialists who are also members of the American Pain Society publish their findings in the current issue of the journal Pain Medicine.
	www.healthcentral.com /drdean/408/60650.html (1093 words)

	Pain Management
		Hence pain is not a just a mere perception or a unidimensional entity but a universal, multidimensional and complex problem with many components associated with it.
		Acute and Chronic Pain can afflict any person of any age or gender.
		The Washington Pain Medicine Center is a pain center run by physicians fellowship trained and certfied in the field of Pain Management/ Medicine committed to providing conservative, quality and state of the art treatment fot the sufferers of pain.
	www.painspecialist.com (105 words)

	Pain Medicine - Journal Information
		Pain Medicine is a multi-disciplinary journal dedicated to the pain clinician, teacher and researcher.
		It is the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the medical organization devoted to the advancement of pain management, education and research.
		of Pain Medicine, an organization devoted to the advancement of pain management, education and research, and also of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australia New Zealand College of Anesthetists.
	www.blackwellpublishing.com /journal.asp?ref=1526-2375 (230 words)

	Iapsar Org: the International Agency for Pain Study and Research
		The International Agency for Pain Study and Research (IAPSAR) was founded in Italy in October 1999, as a no profit organization to promote and realize events leading to a more widespread knowledge in pain medicine.
		The International Agency for Pain Study and Research (IAPSAR) is a windows that provides information and education on the more updated procedures and devices in the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic pain.
		The idea to create an agency dedicated to the pain study and research originates from the consideration of one of our founders who about 25 years ago devoted himself to the pain medicine.
	www.iapsar.org (844 words)

	ASAM - American Society of Addiction Medicine Home Page
		Various government agencies and non-profits, including the American Society of Addiction Medicine, have organized websites and/or hotlines that have useful information related to volunteer opportunities, physician/patient outreach, pharmaceutical shortages and other areas of concern that have arisen in Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath.
		ASAM is pleased to announce publication of the Third Edition of its landmark textbook, Principles of Addiction Medicine.
		The Journal of Addictive Diseases is the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and is published quarterly and provided free to ASAM members.
	www.asam.org (518 words)

	MedicineHouse.com SOTA OMOIGUI'S LAW OF PAIN The origin of all pain is inflammation and the inflammatory response.
		MedicineHouse.com SOTA OMOIGUI'S LAW OF PAIN The origin of all pain is inflammation and the inflammatory response.
		This book is about the first unifying law of Pain that explains the origin of all types of pain: from Arthritis to Fibromyalgia and from Migraine to Sciatica.
		It provides the most current information about the common painful syndromes, the right medications, useful herbs and various treatments that can be utilized in the home, clinic or hospital to successfully ease pain.
	www.medicinehouse.com (544 words)

	Texas Pain Society
		Texas Pain Society was established in 1989 in
		The membership of over 200 pain practitioners are involved in acute and chronic pain management of patients in
		Texas Pain Society represents the practice of pain medicine in
	www.texaspain.org (121 words)

	Florida Society of Anesthesiologists - Home
		As physicians, anesthesiologists are responsible for administering anesthesia to relieve pain and for managing vital life functions during surgery, including breathing, heart rhythm and blood pressure.
		Anesthesiology is the practice of medicine dedicated to the relief of pain and the total care of the surgical patient before, during and after surgery.
		Fellowships may also be pursued in an anesthesia subspecialty such as pain medicine, critical care medicine, or anesthesia for obstetrics or cardiac surgery.
	www.fsahq.org (343 words)

	Spine & Pain Medicine Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Spine and Pain Medicine Center offers a broad spectrum of medical services.
		Spine and Pain Medicine Center is dedicated to bringing our patients to the fullest possible level of function through a truly interdisciplinary team approach to medicine that is delivered in a compassionate manner with focus on patient care and quality outcomes.
		Prolonged pain can be an indication of a serious problem or disorder and should be treated as soon as possible.
	www.spine-n-pain.com (157 words)

	Merck's Pain Is Medicine's Gain - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		These critics derided the existence of what they call "me too" drugs, similar medicines that are in the same "class" because they are chemically similar and designed to treat the same conditions.
		Critics of the current drug approval process and of the high cost of new medicines, including Sen. Hillary Clinton and others in Congress, have taken to arguing that new drugs should be approved only after they have demonstrated that they are better than the next best thing.
		In other words, the Food and Drug Administration should require drugs to be tested in head-to-head studies where they are compared to alternative treatments rather than a sugar pill, and they should have to beat their competitor to win approval.
	www.forbes.com /home_asia/investmentnewsletters/2004/10/04/cz_sg_1004soapbox.html (1241 words)

	Recovery, biostructural medicine for pain relief - active component, Nutracol Nm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Biostructural Medicine RECOVERY™ is the first medicine to address conditions "at the root" of the problem; it inhibits irritation and damage at the level of cell structure, which relieves symptoms and inhibits tissue breakdown.
		Biostructural Medicine RECOVERY™ is also is proposed to increase joint cells' receptivity to hormones such as insulin (details on Diabetes) required to speed repair of joint tissue (anabolic repair).
		Biostructural Medicine RECOVERY™ was developed to assist in the relief of pain, degeneration and inflammation in conditions such as arthritis, gout, sports and work-related injuries and surgery and as well to speed the healing after surgery and injury by increasing ideal tissue formation and decreasing the zone of trauma and formation of excessive scar tissue.
	www.orderrecovery.com (558 words)

	The Mayday Fund (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Mayday Fund is dedicated to alleviating the incidence, degree and consequence of human physical pain.
		In December 2002, at the conclusion of a yearlong evaluation of the Mayday Fund’s objectives and progress, a revised set of application guidelines was formulated in an effort to be both more responsive to current issues and more progressive regarding technological initiatives.
		Mayday will also continue to be proactive in its commitment to promote networking between veterinary and human medicine, especially in an effort to inform measurements of pain in non-verbal populations.
	www.painandhealth.org /mayday/mayday-home.html (437 words)

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