Category Archives: Chronic Pain

A4M LA Symposium To-Go: High-Impact Takeaways Delivered To Your Practice

A4M LA Symposium To-Go: High-Impact Takeaways Delivered To Your Practice 

September 29, 2024

(Part 1)

Marking the official commencement of the Fall/Winter 2024 conference season, the A4M September Symposium in Los Angeles, CA, gathered the brightest minds and influential voices in functional, anti-aging medicine. From September 19-21, eager practitioners converged at the buzzing L.A. Live complex, ready to immerse themselves in four of A4M’s most sought-after courses:

The Endocrine Balance and Bio-Identical Hormone Restoration Symposium
Fertility Certification Course
The Future of Pediatric Medicine
Peptide Therapy Certification: Module II

Three full days of cutting-edge education encompassed 85+ hours of impactful sessions across these courses, diving into pioneering ideas and clinical strategies. This extensive learning opportunity allowed attendees to explore a diverse curriculum offering the latest research-based practical strategies and clinical insights from A4M’s exclusive faculty of specialty experts, researchers, and renowned educators. The LA Symposium provided a platform for collaborative learning, discovery, industry connections, and innovative solutions for practice enhancement.

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Pain Awareness Month: Innovations in Pain Management and Care

September 24, 2021

September is Pain Awareness Month during which the medical industry aims to raise public awareness of pain, pain management solutions, and the work of pain professionals. Living with pain can be debilitating and negatively affect the quality of life of patients and the people around them. Current statistics estimate that nearly 50 million Americans experience chronic pain. Worsening the burden of chronic pain is an alarming rise in opioid abuse and addiction which has brought a critical focus on non-drug treatment approaches for both acute and chronic pain.

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Wearable Exosuit for Decreased Physical Fatigue and Pain

September 10, 2021

Prolonged leaning and repeated lifting movements can frequently lead to fatigue of the low back muscles, which are responsible for the extension of the lumbar spine and undergo undesirable function changes such as tremors, discomfort, soreness, and exhaustion. Lumbar muscle fatigue can negatively impact an individual’s performance, productivity, satisfaction, and safety – especially in the case of workers in manual material handling environments. External aids and wearable assistive devices have been proven to mitigate or reduce lumbar muscle fatigue although the majority currently available on the market are limited by practical factors such as affordability, form, and ability to be seamlessly integrated into workflow.

A recent study conducted by researchers at Vanderbilt University examined the benefits of wearing a new clothing-like exoskeleton on the reduction of back muscle fatigue and the physical relief afforded to material handlers, medical professionals, and other frontline workers. Its findings were published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports. 

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