Ask your physician tough questions about opioids

Alleviating pain has been a primary focus of my career as a physician anesthesiologist. Just as there are physicians who specialize in treating conditions such as cancer, heart disease or allergies, there are specialists in treating pain. These physicians complete four years of medical school and further training in a specialty, such as anesthesiology, physical medicine, and rehabilitation, psychiatry or neurology, followed by an additional year of training to become an expert in chronic pain.

Drugs, PainAGMarch 9, 2020opiods, drug overdose, painkillers, prescription opioid epidemic, medical articles, medical care, healthcare, pain medication

How to Have a Hospital Stay Without Pain

One of the most unnecessary issues facing patients when they enter the hospital is untreated (or undertreated) pain. Often the focus of the medical team is to treat a condition, and controlling a patient’s pain comes second. Fortunately, this doesn’t need to be the situation. Here are a few tips for patients to ensure that their pain does not go overlooked:

PainAGFebruary 1, 2020pain, treating pain, hospital stay, pain management, medical care, healthcare, articles on pain, chronic pain