by Sue Robbins | Oct 30, 2019 | Migraine
In a newly published guide, federal health officials say doctors “should never abandon” pain patients and warn of acute withdrawal and other risks. Read more here.
by Sue Robbins | Aug 21, 2019 | Wellness
Chronic pain is known to cause brain anatomy changes and impairments, but yoga can be an important tool for preventing or even reversing the effects of chronic pain on the brain, according to a new study. Read more...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 23, 2019 | Migraine
Building off of his refractory chronic migraine scale for adults, the author proposes a rating scale for adolescents. Dr. Lawrence Robbins, MD, Practical Pain Management, June 2019. Read more here.
by Sue Robbins | Jun 3, 2019 | Migraine
A machine learning model was able to discern which patients with migraine had higher cost, resource use, and medication use, and it also found that those patients were more likely to have a diagnosis of chronic migraine (CM) versus episodic migraine (EM), according to...
by Sue Robbins | May 16, 2019 | Miscellaneous
Ibuprofen is an effective pain reliever, but taking too much of it can cause serious side effects. This is true in both the short- and the long-term. Read more here.
