Chronic Pain Management
Prescription opioid use for non-cancer pain management has significantly fueled the increase in opioid use disorders.*
Along with traditional medications and surgeries, numerous non-traditional pain management methods can help reduce an individual’s chronic pain effectively. We’ve compiled these suggestions (PDF) to help you consider and evaluate whether they could benefit your patients.*New England Journal of Medicine. Opioid abuse in chronic pain—misconceptions and mitigation strategies. Available at http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1507771