Overcoming Pain

Why people experience chronic pain, and the power they have to de-intensify it.

Dr. Mark Borigini is a board-certified rheumatologist who has devoted his career to treating, and training others to treat, a wide variety of illnesses that cause chronic pain and disability. See full bio

May 15, 2009, Health

Comments on "The Pain Which Does Not Complain"

The Pain Which Does Not Complain

By Dr. Mark Borigini on May 15, 2009 in Overcoming Pain

I have discussed in this space articles in the scientific literature which have raised concerns that prescription pain medications are at times being misused, if not abused.

An article in the January 15, 2008 "Annals of Internal Medicine" reminds us that there are a lot of folks out there who are quietly suffering their pain-and who perhaps are not being treated adequately for that pain Read More

Pain Relief

Submitted by Stephen Mason, Ph.D. on May 17, 2009 - 8:04pm.

Having been involved in a number of acute/chronic pain studies, it always seemed to me that while 15% of subjects are Addictive Personalities (apt to over dose) the other 85% - when given the choice - tend to under dose. For that reason, I think it unfortunate that so many physicians resist adequately medicating all patients in pain because of the few who will abuse such treatment. This is, to my mind, the result of a terribly misguided, decades long, drug enforcement policy. Surely it's time this matter was finally resolved.