Implementing Harm Reduction Strategies to Reduce Opioid Overdoses

Nurse practitioners play a pivotal role in ensuring patients’ access to naloxone to reduce the number of opioid overdoses. A quality improvement project was developed to determine if or to what degree the implementation of the Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit would impact patient access to naloxone in a pain management practice.

5 Conditions Treated by Spinal Cord Stimulation

When chronic pain continues despite medication, therapy, and other treatments, spinal cord stimulation offers another solution. Here we describe five conditions that we’ve found respond well to this advanced pain treatment.

Sciatica, Neuropathy, and CRPS: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options for Chronic Pain

Nerve pain can burn, sting, or shoot through the body. Learn how nerve pain can differ depending on its cause — sciatica, neuropathy, or CRPS — and how the right treatment plan can restore your comfort and improve physical function.

Minimally Invasive Pain Management Treatments: Nonsurgical Alternatives to Back Surgery

Back pain that persists for month after month is tough to cope with. Learn how minimally invasive pain treatments can reduce your discomfort, help you move with more confidence, and avoid the need for surgery.

Back, Neck, or Nerve Pain Relief: Best Nonsurgical Treatments That Actually Work

If you find back, neck, or nerve pain persistently limits everyday life, you might worry that surgery is your only choice. Fortunately, many nonsurgical treatments offer real relief, as we explain here.

Got Chronic Pain? Here’s How Injections, Nerve Blocks, and Minimally Invasive Procedures Can Help

Chronic pain can take over, limiting your ability to work or sleep, lowering your mood, and severely impacting your quality of life. Learn how injections, nerve blocks, and minimally invasive procedures help target pain at its source.

The Vicious Cycle of Stress and Chronic Pain (and How to Break It)

Stress and chronic pain can feed off each other, making both feel harder to manage. Learn why this cycle happens, how to break it, and actions that help you feel more in control.