Numerous studies have characterized the impairment, distress, and adverse impact of pain across multiple domains of function and quality of life. Timely diagnosis and targeted treatment strategies based on comprehensive, ongoing care are therefore critically important to achieving realistic treatment goals.

Dr. Douglas Schottenstein discusses the recent medical emergency experienced by CBS Reporter Serene Branson, while she was broadcasting live at the Grammy’s.  Dr. Schottenstein, double board certified in Neurology and Pain Management, explains some of the possible causes of the medical phenomenon.

Chapter 8: Interventional Strategies for Chronic Low Back Pain

Chronic pain is a disease of the central and peripheral nervous systems with unpleasant, recurring, and often debilitating consequences. An inherently labile and subjective experience, chronic pain has two components: persistent pain and breakthrough pain (BTP).