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Dr. Ming Kao

Pain physician & PhD statistician

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Category: About pain

September 25, 2018 Centralized pain / Frameworks of pain

What are the nerves involved in abdominal pain?

Pain signal is sent from tissue to the brain. Once in the brain, the signal causes pain. At each stage

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September 25, 2018 Centralized pain / Gentle pain treatments

How to treat central pain with low-dose naltrexone (LDN)

In patients with central sensitization, pain signal is generated directly from within the spinal cord & brain. This means treatments

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September 25, 2018 Centralized pain / Frameworks of pain

Central sensitization: The key to chronic pain

Unlike acute pain, most chronic pain conditions are characterized by “central sensitization.” This is a process where the pain is

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September 20, 2018 Frameworks of pain / Sympathetic & CRPS

Early CRPS diagnosis and treatment

CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome) affects hands or feet after injuries or surgeries. The burning pain of CRPS is much

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September 3, 2018 Frameworks of pain

Complete pain care

Chronic pain is a complex disease. To treat chronic pain most effectively, a team of specialists from several disciplines must

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September 3, 2018 Frameworks of pain

How does breaking the pain cycle help treat chronic pain?

Unlike acute pain (pain after surgery or injury), chronic pain is a disease driven by a self-reinforcing cyclic process between

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September 3, 2018 Centralized pain / Frameworks of pain

Opioid tolerance, dependence, and withdrawal

While each patient is on opioids for a different reason, every person on opioids is equally subject to its powerful

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September 3, 2018 Frameworks of pain / Post-surgical pain

Complete surgical pain management

While opioids are often necessary to treat surgical pain, some patients end up feeling “stuck” on high-dose opioids. A complete

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August 23, 2018 Centralized pain / Frameworks of pain

Opioid adverse effects and alternatives

Long-term use of opioid medications for non-cancer pain can cause a host of adverse effects. Below are our 2 infographics

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August 23, 2018 Centralized pain / Neuropathy

How to treat neuropathic pain with lidocaine infusion

Lidocaine is a commonly used local anesthetic in medicine & dentistry. When infused directly into the blood, it can temporarily

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Dr. Ming Kao is a Harvard-trained computational biologist and a double board-certified Pain Medicine as well as Rehabilitation physician. He is the Clinic Chief at Stanford Pain.

Opinions are Dr. Kao’s only, and are not medical advice. Dr. Kao receives no industry support. No financial interests in pharmaceutical company, device company, or pharmacies. (Open Payment record)

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