According to the Merck Manual, pain is the most common reason people visit their doctors. Pain is an unpleasant sensation that occurs in various degrees and may be inflicted by injury, disease or an emotional disorder. Chronic pain is long-term pain that continues to persist even after healing has occurred or if the pain lasts ...
If you are considering carpal tunnel release surgery, have it scheduled, or have had it mentioned or recommended to you, there are some important things to know and have in order before going under the knife. Full use and freedom of our hands is one of those things that is so integral to our daily ...
Do you use the Fentanyl transdermal system for pain relief? If your doctor has offered this as a solution to control your pain, there are things you need to know. Used properly, this strong pain Duragesic patch can help immeasurably as pain control for those people with chronic, hard-to-manage pain such as cancer patients. Fentanyl ...
One of the most common interventions used in labor these days is a does of the drug known as Stadol (butorphanol). It is often presented as “something to take the edge off your contractions” as a woman’s labor progresses to the point where coping with contractions becomes difficult. This seems innocuous enough. However, at least ...
Seeing your dog through a leg amputation surgery is a scary proposition for any dog owner, whether the amputation is due to disease or injury. I have personally seen two of my greyhounds (Apollo at age 10, and Mikey at age 11) through the surgery, and have spoken with many other dog owners as their ...
Pain medications known as narcotics, are often used in labor to help lessen or reduce the pain the mother feels. Many women opt for using narcotics, rather than an epidural because using narcotics does not restrict movement as extremely as an epidural does, and generally do not have the risk of stopping or stalling labor. ...
“Add a powerful new street drug called DOC to the list of dangerous cocktails that suburban young people in Oakland County are experimenting with.” begins an article in the Oakland Press by journalist Natalie Lombardo. The most troubling part of this article is, it seems as if the author didn’t even bother to do almost ...
For a decade or longer, medicine patches have been associated with an effective way to reduce relentless pain. Patches today, however, help with at least half a dozen medical conditions. Medicine patches are ideal for individuals who can’t stomach shots. They also make life easier for people who have trouble remembering to stick to a ...
