Recommended by Red: Bodily Damage from Uncontrolled Chronic Pain

A new entry in our series “Red’s Recommended Reading,” a list of articles about the “Opioid Crisis” and the war on pain patients curated by Richard “Red” Lawhern, PhD.

As published in EDS and Chronic Pain News & Info.


Here is a list of posts (through Jun 2017) covering the damage caused by uncontrolled chronic pain, both physical and mental. While the news is filled with stories of damages from opioid abuse, the media never mentions the damages of pain itself. Such information is hard to find because it is buried under all the studies on drug abuse. This censoring leaves the public completely ignorant of all the biological damages pain patients suffer if they are not provided effective pain relief quickly. These are arguments for allowing pain patients access to opioids, showing how important it is to eradicate pain by any means possible as soon as possible.


People With Chronic Pain May Die Earlier – Jun 2017 

Chronic pain linked to increased risk of dementia – Jun 2017

Epigenetic Changes in Post-Surgical vs Chronic Pain – Dec 2016

 

The dynamic effect of pain on attention – Dec 2016

What Happens When Pain Goes Untreated? – Oct 2016

What chronic pain does to your brain – Mar 2016

 

The Long-Term Effects of Untreated Chronic Pain – Jan 2016

 

Chronic pain leads to epigenetic changes – Jan 2016

 

The deadly effects of untreated or under-treated pain – Dec 2015

 

Chronic pain remodels brain region for emotion – Dec 2015

 

Chronic Pain leads to Impairments in Neurocognitive Tests – May 2015

 

Microglial Inflammation: Pain and Memory Deficiency – Feb 2015

Microglial Inflammation: A Promising Target in Neuropathic Pain Also Plays Role in Memory

Danger of  “Fail First” Treatment Plans for Pain – Dec 2014

 

Why it’s important to not ignore pain – Nov 2014

Why it’s important to not ignore pain | Medicine | Kentucky.com – by Dr. Karim Rasheed

 

Chronic Pain and Depression – Aug 2014

 

Decreased motivation during chronic pain – Aug 2014

 

Hormone Abnormalities in Uncontrolled Chronic Pain Patients – Jul 2014

 

 

Understanding Chronic Pain as a Disease of the Brain – Jul 2013

 

Chronic, Noncancer Pain Boosts Suicide Risk – May 2013

 

Watching Pain Become Chronic – Apr 2013

Chronic pain increases Cardiovascular Disease Risk – Jan 2013

 

Chronic Pain Leads to Mood Disorders – Jan 2013

 

Sudden, Unexpected Death in Chronic Pain Patients – Sep 2012

 

Complications of Uncontrolled, Persistent Pain – Jan 2012

 

Long-term consequences of chronic pain – Jul 2011

Long-term consequences of chronic pain: mounting evidence for pain as a neurological disease and

Damaging Effects of Chronic Pain on the Brain – May 2011

 

Baffling Chronic Pain Linked to Rewiring of Brain – Nov 2008

 

Chronic Pain Harms The Brain – Feb 2008

 

Chronic Pain Harms the Brain Northwestern U. – Feb 2008

The physiological effects of unrelieved pain – Sep 2003

Severe Chronic Pain is a Killer, Literally – undated