In part 1, we covered how rampant the pain addiction culture has become. If you missed it, you can read it here. Now, let’s switch gears and talk about solutions. Eliminating Pain A critical concept in pain management is that pain is not an outside...
How Bad is the Problem? About 20 years ago, with one quarter of Americans having chronic pain, the US government declared a war on pain. Unfortunately, it gave physicians absolutely no guidance on how to relieve pain effectively. So, with drug...
Up to 80 per cent of women experience lower-back or pelvic pain during pregnancy, usually during the second or third trimester. As drug treatment can harm a developing fetus, pain management options are limited.
In 2001, the World Health Organization
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Dr Jacob Teitelbaum MD
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