Herbs and Formulas for Chronic Pain - An Association of ...

嚜澦erbs and Formulas for Chronic Pain

Dr. Chris Kleronomos

Speaker

Chris

?A.

?Kleronomos,

?DAOM-?坼L.Ac.,

?FNP-?坼BC,

?DAAPM,

?RH(AHG)

?

?

?

?

?

?

Advanced

?Registered

?Nurse

?Prac22oner

?

?

每 Board

?Cer2?ed

?in

?Pain

?Management

?(AAPM)

?

每 Board

?Cer2?ed

?in

?Family

?Prac2ce

?(AANP)

?

Doctor

?of

?Acupuncture

?and

?Oriental

?Medicine

?

每 Board

?Dipl.

?Acupuncture

?(NCCAOM)/Licensed

?Acupuncturist

?

每 Professionally

?Registered

?Herbalist

?(AHG)

?

Masters

?of

?Science

?(Candidate)

?Func2onal

?Medicine

?and

?Clinical

?Nutri2on

?

Current

?Medical

?Director

?

每 Fibromyalgia

?and

?Neuromuscular

?Pain

?Center

?of

?Oregon

?

Former

?Clinical

?Director

?

?

每 Salem

?Hospital*s

?Mul2-?坼Disciplinary

?Pain

?Program

?

Disclosure

?

?

No

??nancial

?interests

?

No

?con?ic2ng

?a?lia2on

?

THE

?FOLLOWING

?MEDICAL

?AND

?SCIENTIFIC

?MATERIAL

?IS

?FOR

?CONSUMER

?

INFORMATIONAL,

?EDUCATIONAL,

?AND

?ENTERTAINMENTAL

?PURPOSES

?ONLY.

?

DISCLAIMER:

?NOTHING

?IN

?THIS

?PRESENTATION

?IS

?INTENDED

?AS,

?OR

?SHOULD

?BE

?

CONSTRUED

?AS,

?MEDICAL

?ADVICE.

?CONSUMERS

?SHOULD

?CONSULT

?WITH

?THEIR

?

OWN

?HEALTH

?CARE

?PRACTITIONERS

?FOR

?INDIVIDUAL,

?MEDICAL

?

RECOMMENDATIONS.

?THE

?INFORMATION

?IN

?THIS

?PRESENTATION

?CONCERNS

?

DIETARY

?SUPPLEMENTS,

?OVER-?坼THE-?坼COUNTER

?PRODUCTS

?THAT

?ARE

?NOT

?DRUGS.

?

THE

?DIETARY

?SUPPLEMENT

?PRODUCTS

?MENTIONED

?ARE

?NOT

?INTENDED

?FOR

?USE

?

AS

?A

?MEANS

?TO

?CURE,

?TREAT,

?PREVENT,

?DIAGNOSE,

?OR

?MITIGATE

?ANY

?DISEASE

?OR

?

OTHER

?MEDICAL

?OR

?ABNORMAL

?CONDITION.

?THE

?SPEAKER

?HAS

?NO

?ASSOCIATION

?

WITH

?ANY

?

?PRODUCT

?OR

?COMPANY

?MENTIONED

?OR

?

?SHOWN

?IN

?THIS

?

PRESENTATION

?

Pain

?

Aching,

?burning,

?throbbing,

?sharp,

?and

?dull

?are

?common

?terms

?used

?to

?

describe

?an

?all

?too

?familiar

?concept#

?pain

?

The

?concept

?of

?pain

?is

?mul2-?坼faceted:

?

? Physical

?

? Psychological

?

?

? Spiritual

?

? Psycho-?坼social

?

? Cultural

?

? Environmental

?

?

Background

?

?

Chronic

?pain

?is

?becoming

?an

?increasing

?problem

?

?

According

?to

?the

?CDC

?&

?Na2onal

?Center

?for

?Health

?Sta2s2cs

?

the

?United

?States

?is

?experiencing

?a

?trend

?in

?increased

?

healthcare

?u2liza2on

?

每 This

?increase

?is

?a

?direct

?result

?of

?the

?aging

?popula2on

?

?

?

?

Special

?Popula2ons

?(Geriatric,

?Veterans,

?Homeless)

?

Cost

?and

?Access

?Barriers

?

Management

?Di?cul2es:

?

? Co-?坼morbid

?pathologies

?

? Polypharmacy,

?compounds

?the

?picture

?

?

? drug-?坼drug

?interac2ons

?(DDI),

?side

?e?ects

?(SE),

?drug-?坼herb

?

interac2ons

?(DHI),

?nutri2onal

?status

?and

?elimina2on

?

pa]erns,

?Tolerance

?and

?dependence

?

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