Pain Management

• Manitoba pain program to be expanded, clinic coming to Selkirk

  Capacity at existing pain clinics is expected to increase over the coming months, the government said.

  Health

  Mar 23, 2023
  
• Virtually painless: How some Canadian surgeons are using VR to manage patient pain

  A plastic surgeon in Canada discusses the benefits of using virtual reality (VR) to help patients with their pain.

  Health

  Aug 10, 2022
  
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• Research team seeks ways to use opiates for more effective pain management

  A research team from across Canada is looking into how natural opiates are produced and how they can be used for more effective pain management.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2021
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• B.C. physiotherapists offering remote services to clients during coronavirus pandemic

  As many industries reel from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, physiotherapists are adapting the way they deliver services to stay connected with clients in need of treatment.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2020
• Roy Green: When a chronic pain patient considers suicide

  Chronic pain sufferer J will share her story on Roy Green's show on May 26.

  Commentary

  May 24, 2019
• What about those who really do need opioids to manage their pain?

  Amid the opioid crisis, a message has been lost: many people live with daily pain and depend on opioid-based medications to live, this professor says.

  Commentary

  Apr 21, 2019
• ‘I think suicides would go up’: Chronic pain sufferers say Ontario therapy program changes could be devastating

  "I think people would be desperate and I think people would look for pills from anywhere," Dina McDermott says, referencing potential changes to nerve-block therapy frequency.

  Health

  Apr 12, 2019
• Doctors looking for a better way to accurately measure pain

  How much does it hurt? Right now, there's no consistent way to measure pain. Doctors are trying to change that.

  Health

  Jan 10, 2019
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• Hamilton researchers to study impact of cannabis on pain management

  Hamilton researchers are teaming up with a licensed cannabis producer for a new clinical trial exploring pain relief.

  Health

  Sep 6, 2018
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• Roy Green: Chronic pain patient’s secretly recorded phone plea for help

  On Sunday, Roy Green will interview Beth, a spinal cancer patient who says she is being denied access to opioids for her intractable pain.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2018