Michael O’Leary

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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

CRPS: A Long and Painful Road to Diagnosis

Michael O’Leary

February 16, 2016

Average delay from onset to diagnosis is 4 years, study shows.

Fibromyalgia

Stress Predicts Fibromyalgia Pain

Michael O’Leary

January 12, 2016

Does fibromyalgia pain lead to more stress?

Geriatric Pain Management

Pain Assessment/Action Strategies Likely to Benefit Nursing Home Residents

Michael O’Leary

January 11, 2016

System-level interventions that link pain assessments to intervention measures are likely to be powerful tools for addressing pain in nursing home residents.

Fibromyalgia

Comorbid Insomnia Exacerbates Fibromyalgia Brain Changes

Michael O’Leary

December 21, 2015

The Clinical Pain Advisor reviews a recent study in the Journal of Pain Research showing increased DMN activity during task-negative periods in patients with fibromyalgia and insomnia compared to patients with fibromyalgia alone.

Treatments

Few Try Evidence-based Nonpharmacologic Alternatives, Such as Yoga or Massage

Michael O’Leary

December 17, 2015

Heart failure patients rarely use evidence-based alternative treatments for comorbid chronic pain, often resorting to opioids or contraindicated NSAIDs.

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Michael O’Leary

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CRPS: A Long and Painful Road to Diagnosis

Stress Predicts Fibromyalgia Pain

Pain Assessment/Action Strategies Likely to Benefit Nursing Home Residents

Comorbid Insomnia Exacerbates Fibromyalgia Brain Changes

Few Try Evidence-based Nonpharmacologic Alternatives, Such as Yoga or Massage

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