Chronic Pain Relief WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Chronic Pain Relief
Chronic pain relief involves finding an effective way to manage pain. A number of people with chronic pain rely on medications such as NSAIDs and antidepressants to manage pain.1 Others are turning to alternative therapies like biofeedback and yoga to relieve pain.1 Your health care provider may recommend a combination of both to provide chronic pain relief.
Fast Facts:
- Anticonvulsants have been shown to be effective in treating chronic pain.2
- Topical pain relief creams can reduce the transmission of pain-relaying chemicals to the brain.2
- Even though there is a potential for addiction, opioids can provide temporary chronic pain relief.
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia: Chronic Pain: Management
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 WebMD: Chronic Pain Relief: New Treatments
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- Contributor: Kenyotta Elijah
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 20, 2009
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- Contributor: Kenyotta Elijah
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Relief for Chronic Pain, How to Relieve Chronic Pain, Chronic Pain Relief Methods
- Last update: Oct. 20, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.