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WHAT CAN
REGENERATIVE
MEDICINE
BE USED FOR?
PAIN MANAGEMENT
Pain for most of us comes and goes; some stays and
you live with it day in and day out. Imagine a life where
pain is constant, taking control of your life and, in some
ways, the life of those close to you. Imagine having to
rely on a narcotic to somewhat lessen the pain just to
make it through the day. The Institute of Medicine of
The National Academies state that over 116 million
Americans suffer from chronic pain, 1.5 billion
worldwide. Pain that is caused by trauma, aging, sports
injuries, work-related injuries, diseases, the list goes
on and on.
Drugs are the "first line" of treatment for most forms
of pain. To date, the goal of successful pain
management is to effectively control patient pain
without causing side effects from the medication
prescribed. However, only 58% of those who took
prescription pain medicine received any form of pain
relief and only 41% of those taking over-the-counter
pain medication reported relief. The incident of
unintentional (and preventable) drug overdose-related
deaths is growing exponentially. Of all drug-related deaths
in the U.S., 43% are due to pain relief medication.
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