by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
There is new hope for those of us who suffer from joint aches & pains related to CIRS & Lyme disease. As described in the Clinical Review of Medical Ozone. Ozone can provide relief of chronically inflamed joints, bursae (fluid filled cavities overlying bone...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Neurodegeneration & Brain Health
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889159119303010 Comment; Activated & inactivated spore types decreased neurogenesis and caused striking memory deficits in young mice, while decreasing pain thresholds and enhancing auditory-cued memory in older...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ldnresearchtrust.org/content/low-dose-naltrexone-and-chronic-pain-pradeep-chopra-md Comment; Excellent summary of the use of LDN and theory that it operates in the NMDA & Glutamate receptor systems in the CNS. Opioids (narcotics) have been used for...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Combined online self-management for pain, associated anxiety and depression works Comment; Online, self-help programs can be helpful, but as this article demonstrates, they cannot completely replace human interaction. My personal bias also includes physical contact,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-04-alexa-im-pain-smart-combat.html Comment: This sounds like a good idea. Perhaps the software could also be coded to recognize evidence of distress in the voice wavelengths to go beyond WHAT is said and into HOW it’s said to...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/02/magazine/money-issue-insys-opioids-kickbacks.html BY EVAN HUGHES ILLUSTRATIONS BY FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLAMAY 2, 2018 INSYS THERAPEUTICS PAID MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO DOCTORS. THE COMPANY CALLED IT A “SPEAKER PROGRAM,” BUT...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-social-life-of-opioids/ By Maia Szalavit In the story of America’s opioid crisis a recent tripling in prescriptions of the painkillers is generally portrayed as the villain. Researchers and policy makers have paid far...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608256/these-new-devices-promise-to-fight-pain-without-opioids/ Emily Mullin July 31, 2017 Terri Bryant was working at a cheese factory in 2000 when she injured the delicate, rubbery discs between her spinal bones. That was the start...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Abstract/publishahead/Associations_Between_Physical_Pain,_Pain.99553.aspx Objectives: We sought to determine sex-specific associations between experiences of physical pain, pain management, and frequency of nonmedical...
