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Canadians with chronic pain feel stigmatized over opioid use

Respondents from both British Columbia and Quebec said they felt media coverage of the opioid crisis projects a bad image of people who take them because of chronic pain.


Opioid Emergency Response Commission term extended for another 18 months

In the past year since the commission was created in Alberta, the province has opened thousands of new treatment spaces, established supervised consumption services and supported opioid awareness programs.


Assessment of biomarkers of subconcussive head trauma

To protect contact-sport athletes throughout the football season, researchers call for the development of a simple, easy-to-use, diagnostic test to identify and monitor accumulation of subconcussive head impacts. The authors suggest periodic measurement of biomarkers of subconcussive head trauma.
 
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Are non-invasive interventions effective for the management of headaches associated with neck pain?

Results include: “For chronic tension type headaches, evidence from one random controlled trial suggests that multimodal care including cervical and thoracic mobilization, craniocervical exercise and postural correction is more effective than usual GP care.” » Read more...
 
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