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From: Tony.Certo@f15.n363.z1.fidonet.org (Tony Certo)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Chronic Spinal Pain
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Date: 21 Dec 90 05:25:28 GMT
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[This is from the Chronic Pain Conference on Fidonet]

One thing that might be tried in response to Msg #47 would be chronic
opiate administration.  The preferred drug her would be methadone.  This
drug is very inexpensive and effective.  MS-Contin is on the other hand
very expensive by comparison.  Another method of treatment would possibly
be an epidural or subarachnoid placed morphine pump.  This is very 
effective and does not produce any mental impairment while giving very 
effective pain relief.

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