It’s Pain Awareness Month! Dr. Baxter shares her current personal pain journey. She goes through the 5-day (so far) process to find interventions that helped her pinched nerve.
In this podcast, Dr. Baxter speaks with Zach of Landmark Recovery Radio. Dr. Baxter explains how the high opioid prescription rates contributed to the opioid epidemic. Many ways to manage pain so that you can reduce or eliminate the need for opioids are discussed.
Filmed live at the Hive, Atlanta, Georgia, on May 18, 2020. Dr. Baxter discusses mental health challenges during COVID-19, as well as the challenges of access to addiction treatment. Need help? Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – SAMHSA’s National Helpline – 1-800-662-HELP (4357) – this is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. Stress levels are high. Kids, teens, adolescents, and adults may be self-medicating from whatever can be found at home. Dr. Baxter shares a bright outlook on treatments. Immunosuppressants/biologics we are already using for other conditions are likely to be effective at decreasing the severity of COVID-19. Ready to try something easy for treating pain at home? Dr Baxter says if you haven’t tried something new for pain while quarantining, consider meditation and magnesium. Easy! More details at #WhatWorksForPain and on our resources page. Buzzy and VibraCool are FDA registered 510(k) cleared to Control pain associated with injections, venipuncture, IV starts, cosmetic injections and the temporary relief of minor injuries (muscle or tendon aches, splinters and bee stings). Also intended to treat myofascial pain caused by trigger points, restricted
Political talk is cheap, substance abuse programs are expensive, and the nature of the crisis demands fast action
Pain is the root of the opioid epidemic. When opioid use leads to addiction, solutions require political will and sophisticated mental health interventions.
In retrospect, we were an addicted nation waiting to happen. Not from a self-indulgent culture, not from an unwillingness to suffer hardship, nor any of the recent criticisms of generational lack of grit.
Physical pain is intertwined with safety, the base of Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs: pain trumps other problems.
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