KELLY HOWARD ATTENDS A RECENT STATE MEETING ON TREATING CHRONIC PAIN. TO AVOID EXACERBATING HER PAIN, SHE LIES ON THE FLOOR AT THE BACK AND BRINGS HER SUPPORT DOG, KENTA./KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/OPB
Guidelines discussed Wednesday would align recommendations for opioid prescribing for back pain and five other chronic pain conditions, adding new treatments like yoga, behavioral therapy and massage.
A state report on opioid prescribing guidelines for acute pain said prescriptions should be a last resort and limited in duration, to decrease chances of long-term use and addiction.
Oct 25, 2018
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Oregon pain patients protest against a proposal to cut opioids to chronic pain patients on Medicaid.