Pain Management Clinics - What is Best for You
Laws hamper pain management - probably in an unconstitutional way. Why does this not shock me? The federal government has been assuming powers not delegated by the Constitution since 1796.
Years ago when Peace Corps Volunteers served in South Korea (me among them), you could obtain any legal drug from the local "yak bang" - no prescription required..
Had a cough you couldn't control? Codeine was obtainable at the corner drugstore for less than a dollar. Amphetamines were available for roughly 6 cents a hit. I never bought them, although they were present if I needed them.
Members of the U.S. Army stationed in Korea were prohibited from going inside a Korean drugstore. Strictly off-limits. (As if that ever stopped even one soldier from using any drug they wanted - legal or prohibited.)
No where in the U.S. Constitution do I find a right for the federal government to interfere in doctor-patient relationships. Yet they do. Like the licensing of physicians, this right - if it exists at all - should be exercised at the state level.
The Act provides:
"Chap 1. - An Act To provide for the registration of, with collectors of internal revenue, and to impose a special tax on all persons who produce, import, manufacture, compound, deal in, dispense, sell, distribute, or give away opium or coca leaves, their salts, derivatives, or preparations, and for other purposes."
Still technically lawful for private use at that moment in time, some physicians who prescribed opiates to addicts ended up arrested and imprisoned because addiction was not legally a "disease" a medical professional could treat in "the course of his professional practice."
Compared to other countries, doctors inside the U.S. are afraid to prescribe opiates and other restricted pain medication - even when they know their patients would benefit.
Terminal cancer patients are routinely treated with liquid opiates in England and can live their last days free of excruciating pain. Not so for their U.S. cousins, unless they want liquified black tar heroin on the back streets of Houston.
As a result of a nanny state and a failed war on drugs, the best pain medications are routinely denied or completely prohibited to patients in the U.S.
In my mind, pain management is more medical art than medical science. Any time you believe you are a citizen instead of a subject, remember that the government has determined you cannot use the best pain killers because you are weak and might become addicted.
Pain centers come in many forms:
- individual pain clinics owned by MDs
- departments in hospitals and large medical facilities
- chiropractors
- acupuncturists
- physical therapists
- psychiatrists/psychologists
Alternatives:
- clinics that readily prescribe pain killers - "pill mills"
- yoga
- hypnosis
- medical marijuana
Pain concentrated in one part of the body may be dealt with more successfully via one kind of chronic pain center than another. Chiropractors, for example, are a normal destination for people with constant back pain. But back pain is complicated, and may possibly involve your GP, physical therapy, or even acupuncture.
Main categories of pain involve:
- cancer
- arthritis
- sciatica
- back
- neck
- leg
- foot
- headache
Pain management is further complicated by insurance companies. Health insurance restricts most pain relief to pharmaceuticals prescribed by their plan physicians.
If your general practitioner is unwilling or unable to prescribe the right medicines and pain medication to remedy your condition, make an appointment at your local pain clinic for assistance. Now bear in mind, most insurance companies will not cover chronic pain management. You can be required to pay before receiving treatment. Visit the clinic website for insurance and payment policies prior to making an appointment.
"No More Pain" Clinics is a new website set up to explore alternative treatment options available for chronic pain.
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For more on chronic pain management or local pain management centers, visit: "No More Pain" Clinics.
Charles Lamm is a retired attorney now working to assist those with chronic pain in finding the right medical treatment plans in their local areas. - http://nomorepainclinics.com
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