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Uncategorized Published - 1 April, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Medical Management of Diabetic Neuropathy

Nerve damage may be present long before diagnosis. Early diagnosis and treatment is paramount to preventing long-term disability. By Grazia Aleppo, MD, FACE, FACP and Gary W. Jay, MD, FAAPM Diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of peripheral neuropathy. In fact, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases reports that 60% to 70% of people […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 April, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Lessons from the Murder Conviction of Dr. Hsiu-Ying “Lisa” Tseng

Editor’s Memo from March, 2016 By Forest Tennant, MD, DrPH For many years, I’ve had my two local papers, The Los Angeles Times and San Gabriel Valley Tribune, delivered to my door early each morning. The San Gabriel Valley is just east of downtown Los Angeles and consists of two-dozen bedroom communities. Both newspapers delivered a shock on the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 April, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Sex and Gender Differences In the Pain Experience

New insights from Roger B. Fillingim, PhD, into why the sexes experience pain differently By Kristin Della Volpe Q Why is research into sex and gender differences in the assessment and treatment of pain so important? Dr. Fillingim: This area of research may help us understand why men and women seem to have different pain experiences. If […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 March, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Comorbid Substance Use Disorders: Primer for Pain Management

Patients who misuse opioids may be recreational users, patients with the disease of addiction, patients who suffer from pain seeking more relief, and/or patients escaping emotional pain. By David Cosio, PhD and Erica H. Lin, PharmD, BCACP The topic of opioid misuse and abuse (and the rising heroin epidemic) has dominated headlines lately, but what does this really […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 March, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Gender and the Pain Experience

“Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.” —Aristotle By Kern A. Olson, PhD Do men and women perceive and react to pain differently? Do men and women use different coping strategies when they experience recurrent or chronic pain? These questions are relevant to pain management providers when they assess and develop treatment plans for […]

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