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Opioid prescriptions down since 2010, but big differences seen among counties:

Some counties are doling out the drugs at six times the rate of lowest-prescribing counties, according to a federal report released Thursday.
https://www.statnews.com/2017/07/06/opioid-prescri...

Orthopedic surgeons at Stanford Children's Health - Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, have developed a new device that reduces the pain, scarring and infection risk associated with lengthening a leg bone.

Orthopedic surgeons have developed a new device that reduces the pain, scarring and infection risk associated with lengthening a leg bone. It replaces an awkward external brace, which must be attached outside the leg using pins through the skin, with a sleek, magnet-powered telescoping rod that is b...
http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/magnet-powered-bo...
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The amount of #opioids prescribed per person varied widely among counties in 2015 says the CDC.

Despite recent declines, #opioid prescribing is still high and inconsistent across the U.S.

Learn the science behind pain catastrophizing and its impacts from Beth Darnall, PhD.

Learn the science behind pain catastrophizing, its impacts, and why this psychological construct should be assessed and treated in outpatients and in individ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIKEBscFxBY
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The ongoing opioid crisis lies at the intersection of two public health challenges: reducing the burden of suffering from pain, and containing the rising toll o...f harms from the use of opioid medications. On July 13, we’ll release a report examining the state of the science in pain management and identifying actions that can be taken to respond to the #opioidepidemic. Members of the committee will present findings and recommendations of the report via webinar at noon EST. Sign up to tune in. http://ow.ly/Cnck30dvh4d #NASEMopioidstudy

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A new study from Stanford School of Medicine found that taking ibuprofen for pain relief while competing in ultramarathons causes a large increase in acute kidney injury.

The common practice of taking ibuprofen for pain relief while competing in ultramarathons causes a large increase in acute kidney injury, a Stanford study says.
http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2017/07/pain...

"Chronic pain is fundamentally different from acute pain in that it is not the symptomatic response to injury, but is a disease in itself," says Dr. Sean Mackey, Chief of the Division of Pain Medicine and Redlich Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Neurosciences and Neurology at Stanford School of Medicine.

Early and aggressive treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with drugs, exercise and behavioral therapy can help reduce pain.
http://health.usnews.com/health-care/patient-advic...

Watch Beth Darnall, PhD's webinar with CIRPD - Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability on reducing catastrophizing to prevent and treat #chronicpain.

Pain catastrophizing powerfully predicts the development and trajectory of chronic pain. Learn the science behind pain catastrophizing, its impacts, and why this psychological construct should be assessed and treated in outpatients and in individuals who are planning to have surgery.
http://bit.ly/2tRxqs8

Predict, prevent and alleviate pain through science, education and compassion. It's our mission.

The Pain Management team specializes in the treatment of patients with chronic pain conditions and provide individualized and specialized education and advoc...
https://youtu.be/wUqzngDikA4

You might be leaking and not know it says Dr. Ian Carroll, Assistant Professor in the Division of Pain Medicine at Stanford School of Medicine. #CSFLeak

Many people who suffer with chronic migraine live with symptoms that are baffling — headache, nausea, neck stiffness, ringing in the ear — and all of these s...
http://bit.ly/2tCLup5

There's a bidirectional relationship between your emotions and your #pain says Beth Darnall, PhD.

Beth Darnall PhD, Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Pain Medicine at Stanford University, speaks on "Harnessing the Power of Your Thoughts for ...
https://youtu.be/tO4Wj6R5mfg

What is #pain? Dr. Sean Mackey answers this common question in this brief video: http://bit.ly/2tCijTb

Stanford's Sean Mackey, MD, Ph.D., describes what pain is and its impact.
https://youtu.be/4qBJXiu_QNk

The Stanford Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab (SNAPL) is looking for dedicated, motivated undergraduate students to help with studies looking at pain from multiple angles, with projects involving patient interaction as well as analyzing brain and spine scans.

Students of all majors are encouraged to apply.

Given that this is a student application, we will only consider those who will be enrolled students during the period in which they will be working for the lab.

Stanford Pain Medicine posted a job.
February 18

We're hiring! Apply now.

The Stanford Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab (SNAPL) is looking for dedicated, motivated undergraduate students to help with studies looking at pain from multiple angles, with projects involving patient interaction as well as analyzing brain and spine scans.
Palo Alto, California · Part-time job

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