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Dr. Ming Kao

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March 25, 2019 Centralized pain / Gentle pain treatments

What low-impact exercises are good for pain?

Patients struggling with chronic pain find it difficult to engage in exercises. Yet research shows that physical activities is one

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March 17, 2019 Gentle pain treatments

How to sleep better with chronic pain

Sleep is a key contributor to chronic pain. Impaired sleep worsens pain, which in turn prevents patients from getting restful

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March 3, 2019 Centralized pain / Gentle pain treatments / Neuropathy

Gabapentin and pregabalin: How do they help with pain?

For chronic pain conditions, gabapentinoids (gabapentin & pregabalin) are often first-line treatments because of their effectiveness & safety. They bind

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February 26, 2019 Gentle pain treatments / Headache & migraines

Anti-CGRP therapy: A new treatment for migraines

CGRP plays a key role in central chronic pain by mediating “neurogenic inflammation”. In this process, sensory nerves which usually

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February 18, 2019 Neck pain

What is whiplash and how do I get better?

A chronic neck pain & headache following rear-ending car accidents, whiplash is often due to widespread minor injuries to neck

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February 12, 2019 Neuroscience

Brachial and lumbosacral plexus

While spinal nerve impingement can cause shooting arm or leg pain, many patients have instead pain from nerve entrapments. Common

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February 10, 2019 Gentle pain treatments

How herbs like turmeric can interfere with medications like hydrocodone: CYP2D6 interactions

Several pain medications require the liver enzyme CYP2D6 to become active. But some herbal supplements & medications can interfere with

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February 10, 2019 Gentle pain treatments

How grapefruit can interfere with medications like oxycodone : CYP3A4 interactions

The liver enzyme CYP3A4 is the key body mechanism for metabolizing pain medications. Patients who take pain medications must be

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February 6, 2019 Frameworks of pain

National Pain Strategy

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services convened a panel of national experts in pain management which crafted a

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January 26, 2019 Frameworks of pain

Pain medicine

The medical specialty of Pain treats chronic pain using interventions & interdisciplinary care.

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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.

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