Patients With Chronic Pain Feel Caught In An Opioid-Prescribing Debate

(By Will Stone for Kaiser Health News)

It started with a rolled ankle during a routine Army training exercise. Shannon Hubbard never imagined it was the prologue to one of the most debilitating pain conditions known to exist, called ­­­­­­­complex regional pain syndrome. Continue reading article here…

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