21. Although she still has chronic pain, she can walk, drive, grocery shop by herself and use a laptop computer. 22. And the company hopes its technologies have the potential to improve treatment for a number of diseases, including chronic pain and hypertension. 23. And trust is a precious commodity, especially when treating patients with chronic pain. 24. As a result, those at risk are not screened or treated, leading in many cases to reproductive cancers, chronic pelvic pain, sterility and spontaneous abortions. 25. Antidepressants such as Zoloft, Paxil and Prozac have been found extremely helpful for chronic pain because they decrease anxiety and sleep disruption and improve mood. 26. At its national meeting in Seattle last week, the society also announced clinical guidelines for dealing with chronic pain. 27. At those sites, doctors were lectured about treating chronic pain, while being recruited to serve as paid speakers at medical meetings sponsored by Purdue Pharma. 28. Austin, aka the Texas Rattlesnake, had surgery Monday at Methodist Hospital to relieve chronic pain in his neck, arms and legs. 29. Basbaum said that research has shown that, in cases of people who suffer from chronic pain, the brain makes proteins that it normally does not manufacture. 30. Besides acupuncture and some chiropractic procedures, biofeedback techniques appear to help some people with chronic pain problems. |