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The purpose of this blog is reflected in the name Picture of Pain, since it will illustrate the multiple sides of pain, of pain management and living with pain, with the purpose of improving pain management in general and improving the quality of life for pain patients . The blog will “show pain” through references from research, case studies, debate and news, and aim to be a resource for healthcare professionals and their patients on pain and pain related topics, and an education resource on pain management topics both with respect to DoloTest and in general.
Kim Kristiansen
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- June 12, 2013
- 09:17 AM
- 39 views
The Challenges of Pain Management in Primary Care
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
A new study reveals that European primary care physicians find dealing with chronic pain patients to be challenging, but at the same time rate it as a low priority area. Across Europe 84% of the 1308 primary care physicians who participated in the study found, that their initial training in chronic pain management was not comprehensive.... Read more »
Kim Kristiansen, M.D. (2013) The Challenges of Pain Management in Primary Care. Picture of Pain Blog. info:/
- May 8, 2013
- 08:10 AM
- 64 views
http://blog.dolotest.com/2013/05/08/pain-and-depression-linked-to-the-immune-system/
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
epression together with pain, but not pain alone, may increase activity in the immune system and inflammation. These are the important findings of a new study just published in the journal “Pain Medicine”.... Read more »
Kim Kristiansen, M.D. (2013) Pain and Depression Linked to the Immune System. Picture of Pain Blog. info:/
- April 23, 2013
- 10:31 AM
- 112 views
Low Back Pain – What Healthcare Professionals THINK They Do and ACTUALLY Do
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
Does good will and intentions equals what primary care physicians actually do when helping patients with non-specific pain complains like low back pain?
No, according to a new study.
... Read more »
Kim Kristiansen, M.D:. (2014) Low Back Pain – What Healthcare Professionals THINK They Do and ACTUALLY Do. Picture of Pain. info:/
- February 12, 2013
- 02:48 PM
- 145 views
Depressed Patients Seek Primary Care Due to Pain
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
More than half of patients with depression in primary care comes due to pain... Read more »
Kim Kristiansen, M.D. (2013) Depressed Patients Seek Primary Care Due to Pain. Picture of Pain Blog. info:/
- January 22, 2013
- 02:07 PM
- 143 views
Healthcare professionals AS pain treatment!
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
A recent study have found indications on how healthcare professionals can be part of pain treatment them self ... Read more »
Kim Kristiansen, M.D. (2013) Healthcare professionals AS pain treatment. Picture of Pain Blog. info:/
- December 18, 2012
- 05:20 PM
- 175 views
Best Reads About Chronic Pain and Positive Mental Health
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
Creating a list of best reads about chronic pain and mental health... Read more »
Kim Kristiansen. (2012) Best Reads About Chronic Pain and Positive Mental Health. Creating a list of best reads about chronic pain and mental health. info:/
- December 6, 2012
- 02:23 PM
- 258 views
Our New Study About Easy Screening for Co-existence of Pain and Depression
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
Just published a study in International Journal of Family Medicine... Read more »
Kim Kristiansen, M.D:. (2012) Our New Study About Easy Screening for Co-existence of Pain and Depression. Picture of Pain Blog. info:/
- November 13, 2012
- 10:04 AM
- 231 views
Burden of Chronic Pain, Opioids use and Other Chronic Conditions
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
High prevalence of chronic pain, high prevalence of opioid consumption, and high correlation between chronic pain and some other chronic condition. These are some of the findings of a soon-to-be-published in PAIN study from Denmark.... Read more »
Kim Kristiansen, M.D:. (2012) Extent of Chronic Pain, Opioids use and Other Chronic Conditions. Picture of Pain Blog. info:/
- October 16, 2012
- 12:07 PM
- 281 views
Don’t Keep an Eye on the Ball in Chronic Pain
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
Keeping an eye on the ball and not the man is important in soccer and other ball games, but not in chronic pain... Read more »
Kim Kristiansen, M.D. (2012) Don’t Keep an Eye on the Ball in Chronic Pain. Picture of Pain Blog. info:/
- September 11, 2012
- 10:08 AM
- 323 views
Cancer Pain or Non-Cancer Pain – Does It Really Matter ?
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
Is there a difference between cancer pain and non-cer pain... Read more »
Kim Kristiansen, M.D. (2012) Cancer Pain or Non-Cancer Pain – Does It Really Matter ?. Picture of Pain blog. info:/
- August 28, 2012
- 09:10 AM
- 257 views
Sleep Must be Assessed in Pain Research and Pain Management
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
It will lead to wrong conclusions and less sensitivity both in research and in individual pain management, if we fail to assess the parameters pain patients find most important for their Quality of Life... Read more »
Kim Kristiansen, M.D. (2012) Sleep Must be Assessed in Pain Research and Pain Management. Picture of Pain blog. info:/
- August 21, 2012
- 09:27 AM
- 304 views
Talking about a revolution – let not compassion die when facing the challenges of chronic pain management
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
Reflections on the 2011 IOM paper about chronic pain... Read more »
Henriette Poulsen, M.D. (2012) Talking about a revolution – let not compassion die when facing the challenges of chronic pain management. Picture of Pain Blog. info:/
- August 8, 2012
- 08:39 AM
- 283 views
Opioids: Misuse, Restrictions and Communication
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
What do we need to reduce misuse of opioids. Commenting papers in American Journal of Family Medicine... Read more »
Kim Kristiansen, M.D. (2012) Opioids: Misuse, Restrictions and Communication. Picture of Pain Blog. info:/
- May 22, 2012
- 09:14 AM
- 389 views
Could This Improve Health Care?
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
The Simple Idea That Is Transforming Health Care... Read more »
Kim Kristiansen, M.D. (2012) Could This Improve Health Care?. Picture of Pain Blog. info:/
- April 30, 2012
- 08:02 PM
- 511 views
Causes of Sleep Deprivation – One of the TEDMED Great Challenges in Health Care
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
"Causes of Sleep deprivation" was selected as one of the great challenges in health care at TEDMED 2012... Read more »
Kim Kristiansen, M.D,. (2012) Causes of Sleep Deprivation – One of the TEDMED Great Challenges in Health Care. Picture of Pain. info:/
- April 3, 2012
- 04:50 PM
- 297 views
H(APP)iness Online
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
Will telemedicine sacrificing the personal contact and interaction from the traditional consultation.... Read more »
Kim Kristiansen, M.D. (2012) H(APP)iness Online. Picture of Pain. info:/
- March 16, 2012
- 10:56 AM
- 356 views
Patient Centered Care – lets distribute it
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
“No decision about me without me” is the strong motto for the increased effort in England to implement patient centered care (PCC) everywhere in the British healthcare system.... Read more »
Kim Kristiansen, M.D:. (2012) Patient Centered Care is here, lets distribute it . Picture of Pain. info:/
- February 14, 2012
- 07:06 AM
- 394 views
Chronic Pain has a Price
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
How we can identify the chronic pain patients with the highest cost for health care... Read more »
Kim Kristiansen, M.D. (2012) Chronic Pain has a Price. Picture of Pain. info:/
- January 26, 2012
- 01:34 AM
- 367 views
The Fibromyalgia Challenge
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
It is actually no wonder that many healthcare professionals have problems accepting fibromyalgia as a disease, this blog discusses why an how we can improve... Read more »
Kim Kristiansen, M.D. (2012) The Fibromyalgia Challenge. Picture of Pain. info:/http://blog.dolotest.com/?p
- January 4, 2012
- 08:50 PM
- 568 views
Tailor-made Chronic Pain Management and Reducing the Risk of Opioid Addiction
by Kim Kristiansen in Picture of Pain
It is challenging to navigate between effect of treatment and risk of aberrant drug behaviour when treating chronic pain with opioids. In this blog post we will describe methods to navigate in this difficult field from a clinical point of view.... Read more »
Kim Kristiansen, M.D and Henriette Poulsen, M.D. (2012) Tailor-made Chronic Pain Management and Reducing the Risk of Opioid Addiction. Picture of Pain Blog. info:/
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