GPs can refer patients to Osteopaths for chronic pain treatment under the Medicare Plus scheme. Patients diagnosed with chronic pain by a GP may receive a $45.85 Medicare Plus rebate for each osteopathic service under the Enhanced Primary Care Plan (EPC). Refer to www.medicareaustralia.gov.au for more information. [click link for full article]
WASHINGTON - They call it the coming tsunami, veterans returning from Iraq who will suffer chronic pain years from now. Get ready, military doctors are warning pain specialists - even as they hope that slowly improving battlefield pain control may stem the tide.
Being a retired NFL player might seem pretty cushy. But a new study has found that retired pro football players suffer from high levels of chronic pain, which usually compounds the risk of depression and other health problems, including drug and alcohol abuse.
The Australian Osteopathic Association (AOA) held its annual Osteopathy Awareness Week April 22 - 28, 2007. The theme of this year's Osteopathy Week is 'prevention is better than cure' and the focus is on how osteopaths can assist people of all ages to prevent injuries that occur very easily in daily life. [click link for full article]
PLAINSBORO, N.J., May 11, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:IART) announced today that it has acquired certain assets of the pain management business of Physician Industries, Inc. for $4.0 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments.
Crohn's disease is a chronic relapsing inflammatory disorder of the intestinal tract that affects an estimated 0.15% of people in the developedworld. Common symptoms include abdominal pain and diarrhea, but the disorder is often associated with debilitating clinical complications. [click link for full article]
Arthritis sufferers who undergo psychological counseling and learn skills for coping with pain have less disability and better quality of life, according to a new systematic review.Living with the pain of arthritis can lead to depression and isolation. Severely afflicted people are often unable to socialize or participate in favorite activities. [click link for full article]
For the better part of three decades, Sherrie Kossoudji has endeavored each day to manage the inflammation, chronic pain, tight joints and other types of physical strife caused by rheumatoid arthritis. Now 53, Kossoudji is trying to sort out what is a normal part of aging, and what is a facet of RA. [click link for full article]
An Oakland mother of two who smokes or eats marijuana every few hours to ease chronic pain said Thursday she would quit her losing legal battle in federal court to legally take the drug.
