Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

Contributing Writer

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC, is an Atlanta-based journalist, licensed psychotherapist, and Ayurvedic health coach, creator of the body-positive wellness company Bettie Page Fitness, and author of 2 books – The Little Book of Bettie: Taking a Page from the Queen of Pinups and Bettie Page: The Lost Years. She holds a BS in psychology from Georgia State University and an MA in counseling psychology from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology. Tori has also managed a medical practice and was instrumental in developing Georgia’s multispecialty telemedicine program. Photograph courtesy of Brooklyn Brat Images.

All articles by Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

Chronic Pain

Neurosurgery for Craniofacial Pain Syndromes: Update and Expert Interview

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

November 7, 2019

Many patients with craniofacial pain syndromes such as trigeminal neuralgia, cluster headache, and migraine have an adequate response to pharmacologic therapies.

Chronic Pain

Off-Label Use of Antidepressants for Chronic Pain

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

October 28, 2019

In recent years, the off-label prescription of antidepressants for the treatment of chronic pain has increased, along with evidence of their effectiveness and mechanistic underpinnings when used for this purpose. Depression is a common comorbidity among patients with chronic pain, and the use of these agents may alleviate symptoms of both disorders. Typically, however, significantly…

Interventional Pain Management

Reviewing Noninvasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Migraine, Cluster Headache

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

September 28, 2019

A substantial percentage of patients with primary headache disorders are unresponsive to standard pharmacologic therapies, with pain-free response rates of 45% at 15 minutes and 30% at 2 hours, following the use of rescue medications.1 Such findings, along with the range of side effects associated with these agents, highlight the need for novel treatment options…

Chronic Pain

Examining Post-Intensive Care Syndrome

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

September 3, 2019

As mortality rates associated with admission to the intensive care unit have decreased in recent decades, there has been increasing interest in the long-term negative consequences of critical care.

Post-Surgical Pain

Post-ICU Syndrome: Identifying Challenges and Improving Mortality

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

August 13, 2019

Post-ICU syndrome includes psychological effects — depression, anxiety, and PTSD — as well as worsened physical functioning.

Low Back Pain

Low Back Pain: First-Line Opioids Increase Risk for Long-term Use

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

January 22, 2016

New data suggests a decline in emergency room opioid prescribing rates.