Taking Steps to Reduce Chronic Pain

Posted on March 4, 2011 by | Comments Off

Dr. Harvey Finkelstein, a specialist in managing chronic pain, has helped many patients improve their day-to-day quality of life with his treatments.  But there are many ways in which the one suffering can actually help themselves also.  First, take a class in meditation or breathing exercises. If you are able to really relax and focus on your breathing, then invariably the focus will move away from your pain.  Second, as much as possible, eliminate stress from your life as it is known to result in chronic pain.  Third, since exercise is known to give out natural endorphins, the more active you are, the less pain you will encounter.  Also remember that alcohol which can lead to sleep difficulties should be limited as chronic pain will anyway lead to sleep problems. The more you do to help yourself, the better off you will be.  But to ensure even greater improvements, consult a pain specialist like Dr. Harvey Finkelstein.

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Diet and Lifestyle Tips to Manage Pain

Posted on February 25, 2011 by | Comments Off

Today, there are many different routes to the elimination of pain.  Dr. Harvey Finkelstein – a pain management specialist – has a lot of experience in this field and can offer a variety of different options, depending on the pain and the patient.  But if you would like to try helping yourself first, there are some easy things you can adopt into your life.  For example, a modification in diet (with an escalation in protein, calcium and Vitamin D) and lifestyle can work wonders.  Physical therapy has been known to really help some cases.  As well, try different dietary supplements that contain Methyl Sulfonyl Methane and glucosamine as these ingredients have been known to increase joint lubrication.  If you prefer, you can check out the natural pain remedies that offer the same benefits.  You do not have to continue suffering in silence; physicians like Dr. Harvey Finkelstein are there to help.

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Curing Chronic Pain

Posted on February 11, 2011 by | Comments Off

Whenever you have pain that doesn’t seem to subside after a few days, you should probably go and check it out.  But what happens if it’s chronic pain?  The pain isn’t too terrible but it doesn’t seem to go away?  You’ve tried various doctors, remedies and treatments, all to no avail?  If this is the case it might be time to consult a doctor who specializes in pain management. 
Dr. Harvey Finkelstein specializes in pain management and can help with various different pain complaints.  He has many ways of helping.  If you don’t want to live with such chronic pain for so long then you can make the change.  It is all about attitude and what you want out of life.

But at the end of the day, no one should be living with chronic pain.  Everyone should try and get a better quality of life and live without pain.  And the first step to achieving this is consulting a trained pain management specialist like Dr. Harvey Finkelstein.

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Fibromyalgia and Dr. Harvey Finkelstein

Posted on February 4, 2011 by | Comments Off

Fibromyalgia is a disorder which causes widespread pain throughout the body and especially focused in the joints, tendons, muscles and other soft tissues. Aside from chronic pain other symptoms associated with fibromyalgia are tiredness, insomnia, anxiety, depression, headaches and more.

It is not known what causes fibromyalgia, but there seem to be certain triggers that can bring it on, none of which have been proven. Those causes may include:

•    Trauma, either physical or emotional
•    A disorder in the way the brain/body responds to pain. The brain response areas may be reacting differently in patients with fibromyalgia
•    There is speculation that either a virus or other infectious microbe may be responsible, although there is no evidence that this is the case at the moment

A pain control and management specialist such as Dr. Harvey Finkelstein, MD can help patients with fibromyalgia in several ways. Dr. Finkelstein can recommend treatments which help his patients gain relief from their pain as well as teaching skills which can help his patients cope with their pain and with other symptoms of this condition

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Understanding the Benefits of Pain: Dr. Harvey Finkelstein MD

Posted on January 28, 2011 by | Comments Off

Listen to the following video about why your body hurts and why pain is actually a positive thing. Dr. Harvey Finkelstein MD is a specialist in the management and control of pain.

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Harvey Finkelstein, MD: Intravenous Acetaminophen Now Available

Posted on January 21, 2011 by | Comments Off

In November 2010 the Food and Drug Administration approved for use in the United States an intravenous formulation of acetaminophen, which is the active ingredient in the OTC pain medication Tylenol. The new drug, known as Ofirmev, has been available from Cadence Pharmaceuticals, a San Diego-based drug company, as of this past Tuesday, January 18.

Ofirmev will be used by pain specialists such as Dr. Harvey Finkelstein, MD, in hospitals to control pain and fever. Ofirmev will be used in place of more dangerous analgesics such as opium-based morphine, as well as an adjunct to traditional treatments which can therefore be given in smaller doses, reducing their risk.

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FDA Approves New Opioid to Treat Breakthrough Pain of Cancer

Posted on January 14, 2011 by | Comments Off
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A new treatment for the pain caused by cancer has just been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use by adults who are ‘opioid-tolerant.’

The drug is known as Fentanyl (Abstral) and is administered in tablet form. It is to be used to manage “breakthrough” pain which appears suddenly and only requires short-term but high-dose treatment to control, as opposed to the constant, lower-dose opioid treatment which is part of the patient’s regular pharmaceutical regimen for pain management.

Specialists in pain management, treatment and control, such as Dr. Harvey Finkelstein M.D., who wish to prescribe this medication to their patients, will need to enroll in a special government program called the Risk Evaluation Mitigation Strategy (REMS) which was developed to minimize incorrect use of this powerful pain medication.

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New Research for Chronic Migraine Treatment

Posted on January 7, 2011 by | Comments Off

According to the online monthly magazine Pain Medicine News, there may be new hope on the way for those suffering from chronic migraine headaches.  The report in PMN sites a feasibility study of a procedure called subcutaneous occipital nerve stimulation, or ONS, which shows promise as an alternative treatment for those who suffer from CM but do not respond to drug therapies.

“We were quite pleased with the results of this study,” said lead author Joel R. Saper, MD, professor of neurology at Michigan State University in Lansing and director of the Michigan Head-Pain and Neurological Institute and the inpatient Head-Pain Treatment Unit at Chelsea Community Hospital in Ann Arbor. “However, this study wasn’t designed to show ultimate efficacy or lack thereof. It was designed primarily to help us determine how to do a more complete and ultimate study to test the efficacy for subcutaneous nerve stimulation for chronic migraine.”

This is good news for Dr. Harvey Finkelstein MD, who, as a specialist in pain management, is always interested in new and more effective ways to help his patients treat their pain.

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New Study Points to Non-Drug Method of Treating Migraine

Posted on January 4, 2011 by | Comments Off

As a specialist in pain treatment, control and management, Dr. Harvey Finkelstein MD is familiar with patients who suffer from chronic migraine headaches. A new study has found that subcutaneous occipital nerve stimulation, or ONS is most likely a safe choice for treatment of chronic migraine headaches. The feasibility study, a prospective, randomized study which was also controlled for placebo effect, points the way to the future hope of many patients with CM and are unresponsive to treatments utilizing medications.

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Dr. Harvey Finkelstein MD: Two Types of Epidural

Posted on December 30, 2010 by | Comments Off
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There are two main types of epidurals presently utilized to achieve pain relief in laboring women today. Dr. Harvey Finkelstein MD, an expert in pain management, can be consulted to discuss these two kinds of epidural anesthesia.

A regular epidural is given after a catheter is in place in the woman’s back. The medication, which is a combination of narcotic and anesthesia, is delivered through the use of either a pump or injections spaced at regular intervals into the epidural space of the spine. The administration of narcotic such as fentanyl or morphine is instead of higher doses of the anesthetic, including bupivacaine, lidocaine or others, which helps to reduce the unwanted side effects of higher amounts of the anesthetic.

The second type of epidural is known as a ‘walking epidural,’ or Combined Spinal-Epidural (CSE.) The laboring woman is allowed more movement, eating and drinking, depending on the hospital’s policy, through the special placement of the epidural by the anesthesiologist. CSE generally gives 4-8 hours of pain relief.

Before deciding on which course of action is best, it is recommended that any patient contemplating taking pain relief, for whatever reason, including labor, should consult with a physician. Dr. Harvey Finkelstein, as a specialist in issues relating to pain relief and management, is a perfect health care professional who can advise on this issue.

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