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Maryland Health Today

Pain Management

Overview:
An estimated 85 million Americans are living with chronic pain, which adds up to billions of dollars in health care expenses and lost productivity. This program features an interview with a pain management specialist who talks about strategies and treatments for chronic pain, including back pain.

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Transcript of Video

Part One:

Chronic vs. acute pain
Causes of chronic pain
Children and chronic pain
Pain medications
NSAIDS (Advil, Motrin, etc.)
Side effects of pain medications
Opiods
Pain psychologist

Part Two:

Back pain treatments
Physical therapy
Lumbar spine
Functional discogram
Back injections/nerve blocks
Pain pumps
Spinal stimulation
Chronic pain research

Guest:
Dr. Thelma Wright, director of the University of Maryland Pain Management Center, which is located at Kernan Hospital in Baltimore. Dr. Wright is also an assistant professor of anesthesiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

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