Chronic Pain
PainPathways: Living With the Pain, Anger & Anxiety of Caregiving
Suffering with chronic pain from injuries or other afflictions can be exhausting and leave a feeling of hopelessness. The same can be said for caregivers — it’s disheartening to watch a loved one in pain. PainPathways published an article that discusses how to handle various emotions when taking care of someone who deals with chronic …
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Employee Benefit Plan Review: Interventional Pain Care and Workers’ Compensation
Employee Benefit Plan Review featured Dr. Ira Fox’s article on interventional pain care and workers’ compensation. It discusses a model for getting people back to work, since no one wins when there’s absenteeism or poorly performing employees in the workplace. Depending on a patient’s diagnosis, interventional pain physicians use various techniques and procedures that have proven …
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Dr. Ira Fox featured in Florida Medical Business
Dr. Ira Fox of Anesthesia Pain Care Consultants was featured in Florida Medical Business. The article focuses on looking ahead in 2015 and how healthcare cost reform remains a top issue. Dr. Fox discusses how APCC physicians respond to change and says “you have to be more productive and more efficient, you have to look …
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PainPathways: The Power of Advocacy
More than 100 million Americans live with chronic pain, and advocates are key to educating others about pain-related issues. You can check out Pain Pathways to see its outline for ten ways to advocate. September was National Pain Awareness Month, a good time to start. Anyone can create an educational event, and U.S. Pain Foundation …
Ira Fox, MD, DABPM, FIPP, ABIPP Presents at World Institute of Pain Annual Meeting
Ira Fox, MD, DABPM, FIPP, ABIPP delivered several presentations recently that provided insight and training for interventional pain physicians at the World Institute of Pain Annual Meeting held in Budapest, Hungary. Dr. Fox, co-founder of Anesthesia Pain Care Consultants, frequently addresses and works with colleagues in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the United States. At …
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WPLG-TV Channel 10: Spasticity Patients Find Relief at Anesthesia Pain Care
Heather, a multiple sclerosis patient in her early 40s, came to Anesthesia Pain Care Consultants in terrible pain and suffering from spasticity, which is not uncommon with MS patients. She was referred by her neurologist, who had heard about the great results that Dr. Cuneyt Ozaktay had been having with Medtronic’s intrathecal pump. When she …
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PainPathways: Preventing and Recovering from… Overdoing It!
When living with chronic pain, it’s important not to push your body too hard past its limits. There can be harmful side effects if you don’t pay attention to what your body is telling you. What can you do to make sure you’re not overdoing it? Check out this recent article here from PainPathways to …
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Spine-Health: 11 Ways to Indulge Your Spine
Whether it’s a dull ache, a stabbing sensation or something in between, back pain can be very debilitating. It can originate from injury, a job that puts constant strain on the back, even a heavy purse or backpack. Don’t accept back pain – treat it. A recent Spine-Health article gives 11 ideas to help give …
Dr. Ira Fox’s Advice: Reduce and Eradicate Pain Through Interventional Techniques
The medical community and the community at large have come to expect sound wisdom from Dr. Ira Fox. This month’s Lifestyle Magazine – Estate issue – features an important advice column from Dr. Fox. He discusses various ways that interventional pain care and treatment can reduce and even eradicate pain.
