by Vitalitas Denver | Jan 10, 2020 | Ketamine for Chronic Pain, Uncategorized
Chronic pain affects more than 50 million Americans, making it one of the most common health issues in the country, and a leading cause of disability. Furthermore, chronic pain can lead to other health issues, including depression, anxiety and even post-traumatic...
by Roman Langston | Oct 10, 2019 | Blog, Ketamine for Chronic Pain, Popular
Dealing with chronic pain is difficult for doctors and patients alike. For doctors, when dealing with conditions like fibromyalgia, CRPS, lipedema, and other chronic pain disorders, most treatment plans include the use of opioid painkillers. For patients, the risk of...
by Roman Langston | Sep 26, 2019 | Blog, Ketamine for Chronic Pain, Popular
Everyone experiences pain. Sometimes the pain is great, and sometimes the pain is minor. According to Pain News Network, pain is “a sensation that we experience both biologically and emotionally.” This means that pain starts as a result of physical interference—like a...
by Roman Langston | Jul 22, 2018 | Blog, Ketamine for Chronic Pain, Popular
Opioid addiction has increased by over 500% in the last seven years—there is hardly an American who doesn’t know someone who is addicted, who has been directly affected by opiate addiction, or who is addicted himself. In response to this epidemic, the CDC has enacted...
by Roman Langston | Jun 29, 2018 | Blog, Ketamine for Chronic Pain, Popular
In an exciting development, Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine published the first set of guidelines for the use of ketamine for treating pain—a framework for doctors and institutions, who should get it, and who should not. Ketamine infusions have emerged as a...