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  Jan/Feb 2008







Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Matrix Grafts


PRP application techniques in musculoskeletal medicine utilize the concentrated healing components of a patient's own bloodùreintroduced into a specific siteùto regenerate tissue and speed the healing process.

by David Crane, MD and Peter A.M. Everts, PhD


Spine-Related Pain In Sports Medicine
A brief review of evaluation and treatment strategies for sports-specific disorders.
by Elmer G. Pinzon, MD, MPH

Outpatient Interventional Treatments for Migraines and Pain Flare-ups
An outpatient clinic can provide an effective variety of IV treatmentsùindividually or in combinationùfor definitive control of pain.
by John Claude Krusz, PhD, MD

Identifying Abusers Prior to Initiating Chronic Opioid Therapy
Strategies for prescribing physicians to identify chronic pain patients at high risk for inappropriate utilization of prescription opioid analgesics.
by Michael E. Schatman, PhD

Urine Drug Tests in a Private Chronic Pain Practice
The likelihood of surprises leads to the recommendation that virtually all patients who receive chronic opioids should be tested initially, occasionally at random, as well as for cause.
by Jennifer Schneider, MD and Ashley Miller

Role of SR Opioids in Treating Chronic Pain
A Practical Guide
by Jennifer P. Schneider, MD


Publisher's Message
A New CRPS Department
by Marvin Rosenfeld

Clinical Bioethics
Grappling With the Ethics of Practical Pain Management
by James Giordano, PhD

Head and Neck
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Parotid Gland
by Edwin A. Ernest, III, DMD

HIT Advisor
Evaluation and Management Codes Drive Medical Necessity
by Ted A. Arkfeld, DC, MS, CICE, CPC


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