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Treating Chronic Pain With Ketamine
Treating Chronic Pain With Ketamine By Christine Lin, Epoch Times NEW YORK—As human beings, we instinctively avoid pain—the sting of nettles, the burn of a hotplate, the pinching of door hinges. Pain is useful because it communicates immediate danger and helps us keep...
Ketamine: Reinventing Chronic Pain Management
Ketamine: Reinventing Chronic Pain Management Author: Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP For patients who respond poorly or incompletely to opioids, ketamine may be the answer. In the middle of the past century, phencyclidine hydrochloride—called PCP or angel...
IV Ketamine Rapidly Effective in PTSD
Action Points Patients with moderate to severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms showed rapid and substantial relief with a single intravenous dose of ketamine in a pilot randomized trial. Note that dissociative symptoms were the main psychiatric adverse...
Listen to NPR’s report on Ketamine’s use for treating depression
Lianne Milton/For NPR Chris Stephens, 28, has been battling depression all of his life. At times he wouldn't get out of bed for weeks. In January, he said his depression hadn't returned since he started taking ketamine. Chris Stephens, 28, has been battling depression...
How To Get Relief From Back Or Neck Pain
You only need to know one thing about your back -- it really, really hurts.Unfortunately, you're in good company. More than 26 million Americans will suffer from frequent back pain between the ages of 20 and 64. And for Americans under the age of 45, chronic back pain...
Weekly Breaking Research Updates, May 22, 2015
Weekly Breaking Research Updates, May 22, 2015 Scientific breakthroughs happen every day! In an effort to help our patients stay up to speed on the most cutting edge treatment options available for them, our scientists monitor current research and publish weekly...
First randomized clinical trial shows efficacy of intravenous ketamine for treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
First randomized clinical trial shows efficacy of intravenous ketamine for treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder A team of researchers put intravenous (IV) ketamine therapy to the test in forty-one patients with chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Their...
Weekly Breaking Research Updates
Scientific breakthroughs happen every day! In an effort to help our patients stay up to speed on the most cutting edge treatment options available for them, our scientists monitor current research and publish weekly research updates. The title of each article below...
Cannabinoids for neuropathic pain conditions
Neuropathic pain is often very difficult to treat with current Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved analgesics. The most commonly prescribed medication to treat these chronic pain conditions is opioids. Opioids have very limited efficacy in patients with...
Tai Chi and Chronic Pain Symptoms
Many Americans live with chronic pain in one form or another. About 52.5 million Americans report having been diagnosed with some illness that causes chronic pain, like arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, gout, or fibromyalgia. The symptoms of chronic pain can be...
New discoveries for the treatment of pain
Weekly Breaking Research Updates Scientific breakthroughs happen every day! In an effort to help our patients stay up to speed on the most cutting edge treatment options available for them, our scientists monitor current research and publish weekly research...
Leg Cramps at Night: Finding the Cause and Treatments
Nocturnal leg cramps are sudden contractions of the lower leg and foot muscles. They often awaken you from sleep. The calf muscles are most often involved. The cramps are harmless. They do not mean that you have a serious disease. Causes The specific cause of...
Treating Chronic Pain With Ketamine
Treating Chronic Pain With Ketamine By Christine Lin, Epoch Times NEW YORK—As human beings, we instinctively avoid pain—the sting of nettles, the burn of a hotplate, the pinching of door hinges. Pain is useful because it communicates immediate danger and helps us keep...
Ketamine: Reinventing Chronic Pain Management
Ketamine: Reinventing Chronic Pain Management Author: Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP For patients who respond poorly or incompletely to opioids, ketamine may be the answer. In the middle of the past century, phencyclidine hydrochloride—called PCP or angel...
IV Ketamine Rapidly Effective in PTSD
Action Points Patients with moderate to severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms showed rapid and substantial relief with a single intravenous dose of ketamine in a pilot randomized trial. Note that dissociative symptoms were the main psychiatric adverse...
Listen to NPR’s report on Ketamine’s use for treating depression
Lianne Milton/For NPR Chris Stephens, 28, has been battling depression all of his life. At times he wouldn't get out of bed for weeks. In January, he said his depression hadn't returned since he started taking ketamine. Chris Stephens, 28, has been battling depression...
How To Get Relief From Back Or Neck Pain
You only need to know one thing about your back -- it really, really hurts.Unfortunately, you're in good company. More than 26 million Americans will suffer from frequent back pain between the ages of 20 and 64. And for Americans under the age of 45, chronic back pain...
Weekly Breaking Research Updates, May 22, 2015
Weekly Breaking Research Updates, May 22, 2015 Scientific breakthroughs happen every day! In an effort to help our patients stay up to speed on the most cutting edge treatment options available for them, our scientists monitor current research and publish weekly...
First randomized clinical trial shows efficacy of intravenous ketamine for treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
First randomized clinical trial shows efficacy of intravenous ketamine for treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder A team of researchers put intravenous (IV) ketamine therapy to the test in forty-one patients with chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Their...
Weekly Breaking Research Updates
Scientific breakthroughs happen every day! In an effort to help our patients stay up to speed on the most cutting edge treatment options available for them, our scientists monitor current research and publish weekly research updates. The title of each article below...
Cannabinoids for neuropathic pain conditions
Neuropathic pain is often very difficult to treat with current Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved analgesics. The most commonly prescribed medication to treat these chronic pain conditions is opioids. Opioids have very limited efficacy in patients with...
Tai Chi and Chronic Pain Symptoms
Many Americans live with chronic pain in one form or another. About 52.5 million Americans report having been diagnosed with some illness that causes chronic pain, like arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, gout, or fibromyalgia. The symptoms of chronic pain can be...
New discoveries for the treatment of pain
Weekly Breaking Research Updates Scientific breakthroughs happen every day! In an effort to help our patients stay up to speed on the most cutting edge treatment options available for them, our scientists monitor current research and publish weekly research...
Leg Cramps at Night: Finding the Cause and Treatments
Nocturnal leg cramps are sudden contractions of the lower leg and foot muscles. They often awaken you from sleep. The calf muscles are most often involved. The cramps are harmless. They do not mean that you have a serious disease. Causes The specific cause of...
Treating Chronic Pain With Ketamine
Treating Chronic Pain With Ketamine By Christine Lin, Epoch Times NEW YORK—As human beings, we instinctively avoid pain—the sting of nettles, the burn of a hotplate, the pinching of door hinges. Pain is useful because it communicates immediate danger and helps us keep...
Ketamine: Reinventing Chronic Pain Management
Ketamine: Reinventing Chronic Pain Management Author: Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP For patients who respond poorly or incompletely to opioids, ketamine may be the answer. In the middle of the past century, phencyclidine hydrochloride—called PCP or angel...
IV Ketamine Rapidly Effective in PTSD
Action Points Patients with moderate to severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms showed rapid and substantial relief with a single intravenous dose of ketamine in a pilot randomized trial. Note that dissociative symptoms were the main psychiatric adverse...
Listen to NPR’s report on Ketamine’s use for treating depression
Lianne Milton/For NPR Chris Stephens, 28, has been battling depression all of his life. At times he wouldn't get out of bed for weeks. In January, he said his depression hadn't returned since he started taking ketamine. Chris Stephens, 28, has been battling depression...
How To Get Relief From Back Or Neck Pain
You only need to know one thing about your back -- it really, really hurts.Unfortunately, you're in good company. More than 26 million Americans will suffer from frequent back pain between the ages of 20 and 64. And for Americans under the age of 45, chronic back pain...
Weekly Breaking Research Updates, May 22, 2015
Weekly Breaking Research Updates, May 22, 2015 Scientific breakthroughs happen every day! In an effort to help our patients stay up to speed on the most cutting edge treatment options available for them, our scientists monitor current research and publish weekly...
First randomized clinical trial shows efficacy of intravenous ketamine for treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
First randomized clinical trial shows efficacy of intravenous ketamine for treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder A team of researchers put intravenous (IV) ketamine therapy to the test in forty-one patients with chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Their...
Weekly Breaking Research Updates
Scientific breakthroughs happen every day! In an effort to help our patients stay up to speed on the most cutting edge treatment options available for them, our scientists monitor current research and publish weekly research updates. The title of each article below...
Cannabinoids for neuropathic pain conditions
Neuropathic pain is often very difficult to treat with current Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved analgesics. The most commonly prescribed medication to treat these chronic pain conditions is opioids. Opioids have very limited efficacy in patients with...
Tai Chi and Chronic Pain Symptoms
Many Americans live with chronic pain in one form or another. About 52.5 million Americans report having been diagnosed with some illness that causes chronic pain, like arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, gout, or fibromyalgia. The symptoms of chronic pain can be...
New discoveries for the treatment of pain
Weekly Breaking Research Updates Scientific breakthroughs happen every day! In an effort to help our patients stay up to speed on the most cutting edge treatment options available for them, our scientists monitor current research and publish weekly research...
Leg Cramps at Night: Finding the Cause and Treatments
Nocturnal leg cramps are sudden contractions of the lower leg and foot muscles. They often awaken you from sleep. The calf muscles are most often involved. The cramps are harmless. They do not mean that you have a serious disease. Causes The specific cause of...
Treating Chronic Pain With Ketamine
Treating Chronic Pain With Ketamine By Christine Lin, Epoch Times NEW YORK—As human beings, we instinctively avoid pain—the sting of nettles, the burn of a hotplate, the pinching of door hinges. Pain is useful because it communicates immediate danger and helps us keep...
Ketamine: Reinventing Chronic Pain Management
Ketamine: Reinventing Chronic Pain Management Author: Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP For patients who respond poorly or incompletely to opioids, ketamine may be the answer. In the middle of the past century, phencyclidine hydrochloride—called PCP or angel...
IV Ketamine Rapidly Effective in PTSD
Action Points Patients with moderate to severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms showed rapid and substantial relief with a single intravenous dose of ketamine in a pilot randomized trial. Note that dissociative symptoms were the main psychiatric adverse...
Listen to NPR’s report on Ketamine’s use for treating depression
Lianne Milton/For NPR Chris Stephens, 28, has been battling depression all of his life. At times he wouldn't get out of bed for weeks. In January, he said his depression hadn't returned since he started taking ketamine. Chris Stephens, 28, has been battling depression...
How To Get Relief From Back Or Neck Pain
You only need to know one thing about your back -- it really, really hurts.Unfortunately, you're in good company. More than 26 million Americans will suffer from frequent back pain between the ages of 20 and 64. And for Americans under the age of 45, chronic back pain...
Weekly Breaking Research Updates, May 22, 2015
Weekly Breaking Research Updates, May 22, 2015 Scientific breakthroughs happen every day! In an effort to help our patients stay up to speed on the most cutting edge treatment options available for them, our scientists monitor current research and publish weekly...
First randomized clinical trial shows efficacy of intravenous ketamine for treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
First randomized clinical trial shows efficacy of intravenous ketamine for treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder A team of researchers put intravenous (IV) ketamine therapy to the test in forty-one patients with chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Their...
Weekly Breaking Research Updates
Scientific breakthroughs happen every day! In an effort to help our patients stay up to speed on the most cutting edge treatment options available for them, our scientists monitor current research and publish weekly research updates. The title of each article below...
Cannabinoids for neuropathic pain conditions
Neuropathic pain is often very difficult to treat with current Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved analgesics. The most commonly prescribed medication to treat these chronic pain conditions is opioids. Opioids have very limited efficacy in patients with...
Tai Chi and Chronic Pain Symptoms
Many Americans live with chronic pain in one form or another. About 52.5 million Americans report having been diagnosed with some illness that causes chronic pain, like arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, gout, or fibromyalgia. The symptoms of chronic pain can be...
New discoveries for the treatment of pain
Weekly Breaking Research Updates Scientific breakthroughs happen every day! In an effort to help our patients stay up to speed on the most cutting edge treatment options available for them, our scientists monitor current research and publish weekly research...
Leg Cramps at Night: Finding the Cause and Treatments
Nocturnal leg cramps are sudden contractions of the lower leg and foot muscles. They often awaken you from sleep. The calf muscles are most often involved. The cramps are harmless. They do not mean that you have a serious disease. Causes The specific cause of...