Chronic Pain Today

Welcome to Chronic Pain Today’s first CONTEST!

It can be a poem, it can be a cartoon (I’m looking at you Chato) an essay (under 300 words please), or a picture. What I’m wanting to see is the best depiction of how pets can help you cope with having a chronic pain condition. All entries need to be emailed to me  with the subject line of CPT:CONTEST.

Contest will end at midnight EST June 30th and winners will be announced on this site on July 1st.

Winner of contest will win the TidyCat’s Breeze Litter System

Please remember that all entries may be used in upcoming blog posts and the winner will be posted as well.  You may enter as often as you like.  Please include your name, email address, and any other relevant information.

Please pass this on if you know of anyone that would be interested in this. and THANKS!!

 I’m sorry I do not know what demographic or parameters they are looking for, all I can say is call and good luck. I know they are busy, some calls aren’t getting through and some are. I hope this helps someone

 From the National Institute of Health:

We need your help to test an online, interactive workbook that provides information and support for patients with chronic low back pain.

WHO: Individuals who have regular internet access and who have had low back pain for more than 6 months.

WHAT: Use our online workbook for 3 weeks and complete several assessments (by phone and online). Your participation will last approximately 7 weeks.

WHY: Learn more about coping with your pain, receive up to $135, and help us develop an online resource for people with low back pain.

HOW: To find out more about the study, please call Jen at (206)579-0485.

Talaria, Inc. is a small healthcare and technology company located in Seattle, WA. This project is funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute and National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Bone Diseases

Opiods, or narcotics, offer some of the best pain relief on the market. There is no maximum dose, but higher levels can affect things like breathing. These drugs are supervised to adjust the dose to make sure that the degrees of side effects are lessened and there isn’t any addiction occurring. The main side effects of these seem to be sedation, nausea, and some constipation. The purpose of these will allow the patient to live a more normal life with more function. However, you shouldn’t drive taking opiods, as you can be legally charged with driving under the influence while taking opiods.

Categories of Opiods:
Narcotics are classified in categories that are called “schedules”. These are ranked. A schedule three drug is like Vicodin and must be called into the pharmacy by the doctor, or verified by phone. These are just safety measures to assure that the harder drugs are not easily tampered with or abused.

Classifications of Opiods:
Narcotics are classified in many ways. There are immediate release that dissolve immediately and lasts several hours or sustained release that breaks down more slowly and may last a couple of days. Doctors typically use sustained release formulas for chronic pain sufferers, however immediate release formulas are better for the breakthrough pain.

Examples of Opiods:
Morphine (MS Contin)
Fentanyl
Tramadol (Ultram)
Methadone (Methadose)
Oxycodone (Oxycontin)