Better ways to handle pain at the hospital as well as when you come home.
New research suggests that there are good alternative to the sole use of opioids to treat post-operative pain. Options range from preemptive anesthesia to mindfulness.
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Alternative to opioids for treating chronic pain: Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)
The burgeoning opioid epidemic has forced re-evaluation of use of opioids for long-term treatment of chronic pain, placing more emphasis on alternative and complimentary therapies. Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) may provide a much-needed alternative to opioid use for appropriate patients.
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Chicago area medical facilities and hospitals are dealing with a shortage of injectable morphine, but there may be a silver lining as it means a move away from opioids. Evelyn Holmes explains. Evelyn: it's a part of the opioid crisis most are not know about the shortage of morphine.