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PLATELET PLASMA THERAPY ARTICLES
- Back Pain Relief From Plasma Shots
- Prolotherapy - A Shot Against Chronic Pain (2008)
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection (2010)
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Prolotherapy for Low Back Pain Caused by Sacroiliac Joint Laxity (2010)
- Platelet-Rich Plasma: Evidence to Support Its Use
- Vitamin D Deficiency in Older Adults, Part I: the Prevention of Chronic Degenerative Disease and Support of Immune Health
BOTOX ARTICLES
- Effective Pain Palliation in Fibromyalgia Syndrome Patients with Botulinum Toxin Type-A: Case Series of 25
- Botulinum Toxin Type-A in Pain Management
- Botox Parkhurst (2010)
- BotoxOAKneeCaseReportJPMR (2018)
- CervicalDystoniaRetrospectiveStudyJPMR (2020)
- 1999 CAMoverview
FIBROMYALGIA ARTICLES
Fibromyalgia is a condition characterized by widespread pain, poor sleep, fatigue and often mood, cognitive problems. It is a difficult condition to treat and requires the use of more than anti-inflammatories and Tylenol with codeine. Evidence-based medications are available including Health Canada approved Pregabalin (Lyrica) and Duloxetine (Cymbalta). There is some evidence for medications such as tramadol (Tramacet, Tridural, Ralivia, Zytram) and pharmaceutical cannabinoids (marijuana pill known as Nabilone (Cesamet) or spray Sativex). Non-drug therapies such as Exercise (aerobic and strengthening), Cognitive-behavioural therapy (education and self-empowerment) and a multidisciplinary team approach are also strongly supported in clinical trials.
There is emerging evidence for bio-identical hormone replacement therapies (subclinical hypothyroidism, menopause and even use of human growth hormone in proven adult deficiency syndromes following head trauma); we have recently documented success with testosterone replacement (such as Androgel) as helpful for chronic pain and fatigue (besides libido) particularly after long-term opioid use causing hypogonadism.
- Chronic Pain and Cannabinoids
- Case Series of Fibromyalgia (FMS) Patients with Neuropathic Pain Improved with the sublingual cannabinoid Sativex (2007)
- Chiropractic Management of Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Systematic Review of the Literature
- A Practical Overview of "Complementary & Alternative" Medicine
- Fibromyalgia/Chronic Pain Syndrome: An Alternative Medicine Perspective
- Fibromyalgia Disability: Is There Any Hope? (2011)
- Fibromyalgia: The Five "Myths"
- Fibromyalgia: Is It Real? (2011)
- Fibromyalgia: Is It Treatable? (2011)
- Update: Clinical Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Fibromyalgia (2011)
- First Study of Pregabalin in Fibromyalgia
- PoNSreview (2020)
- Whiplash article (2020)
- 2017 Feb Internal Medicine Review Case Studies
- 2018 YouAreUnLTD article
- 2020 July Neuromodulation
- 2020 May 5 PPMJ interview The Mysteries of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
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