Health

Explore legal and safety stories that affect health across Texas and the nation. From dangerous drugs and defective medical devices to hospital safety and patient rights, we highlight how the law protects our well-being and holds negligent parties accountable.

Isolation Outside of a Pandemic

Isolation, seclusion, loneliness, stress, frustration. Emotions such as these are what many of us are experiencing during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Imagine if this was how you felt before COVID-19? How are people who already felt isolated or stressed feeling now? Just ask those living…

By Bryan Pope

/ 1 May 2020

Suffering from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, What’s Next

Are you suffering from complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)? If you have been living with excessive pain for more than six months and are experiencing changes in skin color, temperature and swelling in a certain part of your body following an injury, this may be…

By Bryan Pope

/ 31 Mar 2020

Suffering from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, What’s Next

Living with Chronic Pain: How a Service Dog Can Lend a Paw

Finding ways to cope with chronic pain can be extremely frustrating and challenging. Chronic pain can persist for weeks, months, and even years. In many cases, such as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), there is no cure. So what can people suffering from CRPS or…

By Bryan Pope

/ 5 Mar 2020

Living with Chronic Pain: How a Service Dog Can Lend a Paw

Think You Might Have CRPS/RSD? Watch for these 5 Potential Symptoms

What are some of the common signs of CRPS/RSD?

By Bryan Pope

/ 24 Aug 2018

Think You Might Have CRPS/RSD? Watch for these 5 Potential Symptoms

Study Says CRPS/RSD Patients More Likely to Develop Condition in Other Places

A study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Pain found that participants with a history of complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy (CRPS/RSD) and a documented “inciting event”—broken bones, injuries, and surgical procedures—were 75 percent more likely to develop secondary CR

By Bryan Pope

/ 17 Jul 2018

Study Says CRPS/RSD Patients More Likely to Develop Condition in Other Places

Is Youth League Football a Form of Child Abuse?

For many, the thought that football—an American tradition—could somehow be harming our nation’s youth is ridiculous conjecture. But I would argue that some of the most ardent supporters are unaware of the facts; in a recent issue of Living Safer magazine (pg. 13), I discussed…

By Bryan Pope

/ 3 Jan 2018

Is Youth League Football a Form of Child Abuse?

New Hope: Pain Specialists Turn to Ketamine for Treating CRPS/RSD

Medical researchers have found that low doses of an intravenous anesthetic known as Ketamine may offer relief from the debilitating pain of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Their findings have been published in the Journal of Pain Medicine. What is IV Ketamine Infusion Therapy?…

By Bryan Pope

/ 12 Oct 2017

New Hope: Pain Specialists Turn to Ketamine for Treating CRPS/RSD

CRPS/RSD Community Recognizes Leader in Pain Management

Recently, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine selected Dr. Michael Stanton-Hicks as its 2017 John J. Bonica Lecture Award winner. Having been called a giant in the management of complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy (CRPS/RSD) because of his extensive

By Bryan Pope

/ 13 Sep 2017

CRPS/RSD Community Recognizes Leader in Pain Management

North Carolina Teen Beats CRPS/RSD: Next Stop, NFL

When 15-year-old Nazair (Naz) Jones woke up on November 5, 2011, he could not move. Then after years of persistent pain, complete loss of control of the use of his limbs, and the loss of 50 pounds, the once-healthy, gifted athlete was diagnosed with complex…

By Bryan Pope

/ 9 Aug 2017

North Carolina Teen Beats CRPS/RSD: Next Stop, NFL

Traveling With CRPS/RSD? Plan Ahead

Thinking of taking a trip overseas? For those who suffer from complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy (CRPS/RSD), this can be a painful proposition. Extended travel is particularly difficult for those dealing with chronic pain, given the shrinking legroom and lack of flexibility

By Bryan Pope

/ 23 Jun 2016

Does Medical Marijuana Relieve CRPS/RSD Pain? The Debate Continues

Medical marijuana has been approved for use in 23 states, and the law in Illinois allows patients with one of 40 specified medical conditions, including complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy (CRPS/RSD), to get a doctor’s recommendation to buy marijuana from one of the state’s…

By Bryan Pope

/ 20 Jun 2016

Does Medical Marijuana Relieve CRPS/RSD Pain? The Debate Continues

CDC, New England Journal of Medicine Weigh in on Chronic Pain

Chronic pain has been the subject of several recent sources of information, such as the proposed opioid guidelines released recently by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and an article published in the November 26th edition New England Journal of Medicine stating that…

By Bryan Pope

/ 14 Jun 2016

CDC, New England Journal of Medicine Weigh in on Chronic Pain