Comprehensive, Evidence-based Guide to Effects of Drugs and Alcohol on Weight Gain or Loss

According to the American Psychiatric Association, substance abuse is the excessive use of substances, including alcohol and drugs, that cause an individual to suffer from clinical impairments as well as the dramatic loss of academic, professional, and social skills [1].

Substance abuse also dramatically alters the diet and in most cases, it leads to irregular eating patterns and poor nutrition. As a result, previously healthy adolescents and adults may begin to experience significant health problems shortly after the substance abuse begins.

Dr. Patty's Chronic-Intractable Pain And You Sites, Inc. Mission Statement:

Our mission is to educate, empower and advocate for those individuals whose lives have changed due to chronic and/or intractable pain.

We strive to educate society that chronic pain may be a life-long problem. Our goal is to raise public and professional awareness for those who are unfamiliar with chronic pain about the factors that often result in having chronic pain and the need for ongoing medical care and research for new methods/medications for the treatment of chronic pain.

Through our private website we strive to provide support for those with chronic pain in their journey of learning how to live a full and fulfilling life while continuing to seek out advancements in and advocate for their own medical care. We also strive to support the families and caregivers as they learn how to advocate and care for the afflicted person.

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ONLINE RESOURCE TO ASSOCIATE DEGREES IN NURSING
AssociatesInNursing.com is full of information and guides to getting your associates degree in nursing. Online associate degrees in nursing are offered by very few schools in the country. However, beginning a career in nursing does not always require an associate degree specific to nursing. Taking and passing the NCLEX exam is a key component, but a degree in healthcare can help prepare you.

If you’re interested in becoming a medical assistant, you’ll need the proper education to do so. Earning an associate degree in medical assisting is typically your best bet for starting a career in this field. This degree provides the specialized training necessary to qualify for employment. Many schools now offer this degree online, making it as convenient as possible to fulfill your course requirements.

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Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is a medical condition that affects the patient’s sympathetic nervous system. RSD is characterized by severe chronic pain in an affected region, such as a patient’s arm or leg. After the onset, RSD will continue to worsen as time passes.

RSD is a debilitating and painful condition that has a significant impact on the patient’s daily life. While there is no cure, a number of treatments may be administered to relieve RSD symptoms. If treated early, patients typically have a better outcome.

What Is the Sympathetic Nervous System?In order to investigate and better understand Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, it is helpful to first understand the sympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system is one of the three main parts of the autonomic nervous system. The other two parts of the autonomic nervous system include the parasympathetic and
enteric systems.

This system regulates bodily functions such as constricting blood vessels, heart rate, and increasing blood pressure. While the association is not completely known, many believe that abnormal or excessive responses of sympathetic nervous system portions are the cause of RSD pain.


Link http://rsdguide.com

Sports and Spine Orthopaedics provides the highest quality of care to all injuries of the musculoskeletalsystem.

Dr. Peter Borden, M.D. and Dr. Christopher Wolf, M.D. are Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and have completed their education and training at the top orthopaedic institutions in the world.

Our doctors specialize in current non-operative and operative techniques with the intent of obtaining a full recovery and satisfaction for all patients.

Our doctors attempt to treat all injuries non-operatively as a first line treatment. However, many problems cannot be solved without surgery and our doctors strive to thoroughly help each patient understand the details of their injury and why we may recommend surgery.

Our doctors believe that excellent surgical results are achieved through less invasive procedures, advanced surgical technique, and comprehensive rehabilitation.

The rehabilitation department of Sports and Spine Orthopaedics is composed of the highest level physical therapists who perform individualized hands on treatment with all patients. We cannot over emphasize the importance of physical therapy for achieving the goal of full recovery for any injury.

We believe that the quality of physical therapy is equally as important as the quality of the orthopaedic treatment of the patient.

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An outpatient surgery center focusing on pain management and minimally invasive orthopaedic surgical options to help you quickly return to health for low cost.

We are a network of surgery centers with over 30 years of experience, dedicated to serving the needs of patients who seek a personalized option for surgery.

We offer specialized surgical services in a caring, safe team-oriented environment with significant cost savings, superb patient satisfaction and lower infection rates.

Our mission is to promote transparency in the cost of surgery.  


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Chronic pain affects the lives of many people. These pains can last for months or years and reduce the sufferers quality of life and can lead to secondary symptoms such as anxiety and depression. Our ability to treat these chronic pain states is currently limited. 

The London Pain Consortium was formed in June 2002 by a grant from the Wellcome Trust, under its Integrative Animal and Human Physiology Initiative (IAHP). The purpose of the consortium is to undertake internationally competitive research in pain research and to train scientists in the integrative physiology and genomics of pain.

Our research focuses on the genomics of pain at several levels, including transcriptional profiling and the establishment of a pain database, the study of transgenic mice and the evaluation of pain sensitivity in people (more details).

In 2008 the London Pain Consortium was re-funded for a further 5 years under the Wellcome Trust Strategic Awards (more details).

Our training programme includes a 4 year PhD scheme, multidisciplinary post-doctoral fellowships, Ph.D. training for clinicians and opportunities for summer students (more details).


Link: http://www.lpc.ac.uk/html/

A number of articles on:-

What is CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome)?

Chronic Pain in Children- RSD and CRPS

Chronic Pain and Acupuncture Use

Bioelectric Therapy as Treatment for RSD

etc

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