Could the Biopsychosocial Model Cure the Opioid Epidemic?
Has a new patient ever entered your office with a laundry list of 10 medications that are supposedly “controlling” the severity of their chronic pain? If their pain is so well controlled, then why are they in your office, still searching for ways to heal their pain? Is polypharmacy really helping our patients? Many have […]
5 Controversial Misconceptions About the Biopsychosocial Model of Pain
Are you using the biopsychosocial model of pain? In the first few minutes of a recent initial evaluation, my patient burst into tears as she struggled to describe her journey with chronic pain. Has this ever happened to you? She reported visiting doctor after doctor in a desperate attempt to get a diagnosis. She wanted to […]
