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Barriers to Pain Medications Highlighted
A recent blog post, “Painkiller crisis: Patients needlessly living and dying in pain,” highlights the difficulties people in end-of-life care and those suffering from chronic pain encounter when they attempt to access pain medications. Access to care and safely using opioids are important issues for people living with pain. Read the blog post to learn more about the issues surrounding accessto opioids in treating severe pain and learn how you can protect yourself and others.
TIME POSTED: 12/07/09 04:26 PM [Mountain Time]
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A recent blog post, “Painkiller crisis: Patients needlessly living and dying in pain,” highlights the difficulties people in end-of-life care and those suffering from chronic pain encounter when they attempt to access pain medications. Access to care and safely using opioids are important issues for people living with pain. Read the blog post to learn more about the issues surrounding accessto opioids in treating severe pain and learn how you can protect yourself and others.
TIME POSTED: 12/07/09 04:26 PM [Mountain Time]
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Laughter Therapy: Putting the “Hee Hee” in Healing
Unbelievable as though it may sound, hospitals and treatment centers across the country are beginning to embrace “laughter therapy” as a valid and effective therapy for patients with chronic illness. Researchers have unearthed a number of benefits from laughter in patients, including reduced stress and anxiety, heightened relaxation, lowered blood pressure, increased muscle function and improved breathing. Some studies have found that patients who enjoy funny videos during medical procedures are more relaxed and able to tolerate pain longer.
For more information about this using laughter to help cope, read Norman Cousins’ groundbreaking work on the subject, Anatomy of an Illness, or visit the web site of the nonprofit group, Rx Laughter.
TIME POSTED: 10/02/09 09:42 AM [Mountain Time]
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Unbelievable as though it may sound, hospitals and treatment centers across the country are beginning to embrace “laughter therapy” as a valid and effective therapy for patients with chronic illness. Researchers have unearthed a number of benefits from laughter in patients, including reduced stress and anxiety, heightened relaxation, lowered blood pressure, increased muscle function and improved breathing. Some studies have found that patients who enjoy funny videos during medical procedures are more relaxed and able to tolerate pain longer.
For more information about this using laughter to help cope, read Norman Cousins’ groundbreaking work on the subject, Anatomy of an Illness, or visit the web site of the nonprofit group, Rx Laughter.
TIME POSTED: 10/02/09 09:42 AM [Mountain Time]
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Seeking Study Participants - Men and Minorities
Are you a man or a member of an ethnic minority group who has had chronic pain for six months or longer? If so, you may be eligible to participate in a research study to examine the effectiveness of the Pain Self-Management Program, a new internet-based pain self-help program for people with chronic pain.
The project is funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The researchers are requesting help from 308 persons with chronic pain to test the program. The online program will be offered to you at no cost. The program will take six weeks to complete. You will be asked to fill out a set of online questionnaires on three occasions: prior to the program, immediately after completion, and three months after completion. The questionnaires contain questions concerning your current pain history and experience, your pain attitudes and coping strategies, your use of health care services, your physical activity level, and your emotional well-being. In addition, you will be asked to answer questions about the content of the program to determine how well you have learned the material. Brief (5 minute) daily assessments will also be required. You will receive $75 as compensation for your time in completing all assessments.
To qualify, please review the consent form at http://painmanagement.speedsurvey.com. You must have access to a computer with internet access, be between the ages of 18-80, and be able to speak, read, and write English. If you have questions or concerns about the study, you can contact Dr. Linda Ruehlman at LRuehlman@cox.net.
TIME POSTED: 07/09/09 12:47 PM [Mountain Time]
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Are you a man or a member of an ethnic minority group who has had chronic pain for six months or longer? If so, you may be eligible to participate in a research study to examine the effectiveness of the Pain Self-Management Program, a new internet-based pain self-help program for people with chronic pain.
The project is funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The researchers are requesting help from 308 persons with chronic pain to test the program. The online program will be offered to you at no cost. The program will take six weeks to complete. You will be asked to fill out a set of online questionnaires on three occasions: prior to the program, immediately after completion, and three months after completion. The questionnaires contain questions concerning your current pain history and experience, your pain attitudes and coping strategies, your use of health care services, your physical activity level, and your emotional well-being. In addition, you will be asked to answer questions about the content of the program to determine how well you have learned the material. Brief (5 minute) daily assessments will also be required. You will receive $75 as compensation for your time in completing all assessments.
To qualify, please review the consent form at http://painmanagement.speedsurvey.com. You must have access to a computer with internet access, be between the ages of 18-80, and be able to speak, read, and write English. If you have questions or concerns about the study, you can contact Dr. Linda Ruehlman at LRuehlman@cox.net.
TIME POSTED: 07/09/09 12:47 PM [Mountain Time]
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