Smoking and Chronic Pain

Many people are aware that smoking cigarettes can increase their risk of cancer, lung disease, and heart disease.  However, not many people are aware that smoking is also linked to various kinds of chronic pain.  Several studies have shown that people with chronic pain problems are more likely to smoke cigarettes than others, and emerging.. read more →

Pain Medicine News: “Progress, If No Breakthroughs, In Chronic Post-op Pain”

Pain Medicine News is a very good monthly newspaper that focuses on breakthroughs in the science and treatment of chronic pain.  Unlike medical journals, which can be difficult and expensive for patients to understand and access, this newspaper does a good job of summarizing the findings and making them available for free.  Although some of.. read more →