Medications for Pain Management | HSS

HSS experts Dr. Faye Rim (Pain Management, Physiatry), Dr. Dae Kim (Pain Management), and Dr. Harmandeep Singh (Anesthesiology, Pain Management, Spine) discuss a variety of pain management strategies, including both medication and non-medication options. Stay up to date on the latest developments and make informed decisions for your healthcare

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Chapters:
00:00 Webinar Introduction
01:00 Managing pain
04:11 Medications
07:10 Pain management ladder
09:52 Long-term risk
10:50 Stigmas and misconceptions for medication management for pain
12:44 How healthcare providers address some stigmas for patient support
13:43 Pain management guidelines
15:30 Patient and doctor communication
18:02 Pain management regulations
22:00 Insurance considerations
23:39 Emerging treatments
25:14 Latest research breakthroughs
28:04 If you have pain what type of doctor should you see first?
30:40 Safety of taking Tylenol daily
33:17 Is safe to take Advil indefinitely?
35:51 Can patients learn to better describe their pain to a pain specialist?
38:18 What to do when your treatment is no longer working?
39:06 Is there evidence long-term opiate use can affect cognitive function?
40:53 Comments/ suggestions about postoperative pain
43:05 Sciatica, fibromyalgia, neuropathy