Chronic pain is common and becomes more so as we grow older. In fact, after the age of 60, one in three people lives with chronic pain.
Patients on highest doses were nine times more likely to overdose than those on lowest doses
“Today we know that pain can itself be a disease” – Dr Alex Cahana
Virginia Mason Medical Center has opened a Headache Clinic at its Federal Way facility.
The facility will be for adult men and women who have recurring headaches of all kinds, including migraine, tension and menstrual headaches.
Dr. Dennis Rochier and Linda Johnston, an advanced registered nurse practitioner, will provide care at the clinic. Both are members of [...]
[ February 4, 2009; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ]
“Chronic Pain is a Disease in Its Own Right”
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4,
Central Library
Dr. Alex Cahana, chief of the Division of Pain Medicine at the University of Washington’s Department of Anesthesiology, will talk about new treatments for chronic pain, including medications, devices, injections and alternative therapies.
Central Library
1000 Fourth Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104
206-386-4636
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