Volume 5, Issue 6

Several years ago, I had quite limited time available for direct clinical work with patients with chronic pain. As the waiting time for a new appointment increased, so too did my discomfort with asking patients in urgent need of help to wait for treatment.

During regulatory assaults, a disturbing pattern of conflict exists between expert testimony offered against pain-treating physicians employing opioid analgesics and the scientific evidence and medical principles upon which a rational standard of care for pain management is based.

Find out what every pain therapist should know about the physiological consequences of guided imagery.