Category: Pain Management

Back Pain Wrong Treatments

Pain Relief

Low back pain gets wrong treatments. The US is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. If you or someone you know needs help, effective treatment is available and can save lives. “More than half the total number of people taking opioids long-term have low back pain,” the report notes. The Centers for Disease …

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Acupuncture could be solution to pain problem

Colyer, who recently joined UC Health after completing her residency at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, is licensed to practice acupuncture. Based at Drake Center, she sees both inpatients and outpatients at the rehabilitative care center in Hartwell. “What really interested me when I chose PM&R were the chances for complementary medicines such as …

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