Pain Management

Opioids for Arthritis: Effective Pain Relief or Not Worth the Risk?

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids. The misuse of and addiction to opioids-including prescription pain relivers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl- is a serious national crisis that effects public health as well as social and economic …

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What are the Benefits of Physical Therapy?

October is National Physical Therapy Month. It is an opportunity to increase awareness about the benefits of physical therapy “to improve mobility, manage pain and other chronic conditions, recover from injury, and prevent future injury and chronic disease,” according to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). MedicineNet defines physical therapy as “A branch of rehabilitative …

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