Pain Management - Page 27

December 22, 2016

Is running actually good for your knees?

If you're a runner, then maybe you've worried about the long-term consequences of all that pounding on your knees.

December 21, 2016

We doctors are enablers: A physician's take on the opioid epidemic

My new patient didn’t mention his back pain until the very end of the visit. As he was rising to leave, he asked casually if I could refill his Percocet.

December 21, 2016

How chiropractors can make your back worse

Samantha Slaven was just following the advice of her pilates instructor when she walked into a chiropractor’s office.

December 20, 2016

Report: DEA records show W. Va. flooded with painkillers

Drug wholesalers shipped 780 million hydrocodone and oxycodone pills to West Virginia in just six years, a period when 1,728 people fatally overdosed on these two painkillers, according to an investigation by the Charleston Gazette-Mail.

December 17, 2016

EXCLUSIVE: CDC Chief Frieden: How to end America's growing opioid epidemic

One of the most heartbreaking problems I’ve faced as CDC director is our nation’s opioid crisis.

December 15, 2016

Opioid-abuse treatment eludes most who need it in Rhode Island

One-fifth of young adult opioid abusers in Rhode Island tried at least once - but failed - to get treatment to break their dependency on prescription narcotics, a new study finds.

December 15, 2016

Only some shoe inserts tied to lower risk of injuries

Contoured orthotics designed to alter the gait while walking and running might help lower the risk of stress fractures, but shock-absorbing insoles probably won't prevent these injuries, a recent review suggests.

December 15, 2016

Newspaper investigation reveals dangerous pharmacy oversight may be putting patients at risk

A two-year investigation led by the Chicago Tribune revealed a hazardous trend involving pharmacists dispensing dangerous drug pairings without warning patients.

December 15, 2016

Drugmakers set to gain as taxpayers foot new opioid costs

The latest installment in a joint investigation by The Associated Press and the Center for Public Integrity into the political influence of the opioid industry.

December 15, 2016

Drugmakers push profitable, but unproven, opioid solution

The latest installment in a joint investigation by The Associated Press and the Center for Public Integrity into the political influence of the opioid industry.