Colleen Hall

Numerous pain medications are available, presenting a challenge for clinicians to determine which one is best for a particular patient.

When considering prescribing opioids to a patient, Dr. Hopper first asks himself if this is the right diagnosis for opioids.

It is important to consider the possibility of opioid malabsorption and hormone issues in those patients who are not responding to treatment.

The key to treating older patients with pain? “Don’t assume anything.”

Much has been published on medical marijuana within the past year, but the data on safety are not encouraging and data on clinical efficacy are very limited.

Incorporating shared decision-making techniques into chronic pain treatment selection is integral to success.

Seeking pleasure to overcome pain can lead to overindulgence.

Symptoms of peripheral neuropathy in the diabetic patient can be ameliorated with peripheral nerve surgical decompression.

Constipation is a commonly seen adverse event in patients who take opioids.

Although drug abuse itself is not new, it has changed over the years.