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Riordan Clinic Newsletter, “…What is Causing Our Pain Epidemic?” – Wichita, Kansas

Nov 01, 2016

Riordan Clinic is a “not-for-profit 501(c)(3), nutrition-based health facility in Wichita, Kansas. We have integrated lifestyle and nutrition to help you find the underlying causes of your illness. Since our inception in 1975, the mission has been clear and unwavering to ‘…stimulate an epidemic of health.'”

https://www.flipsnack.com/RiordanClinic1975/health-hunters-october-2016.html

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Hip Joint “Labral Tears” : Painful or Not?

Sep 09, 2016


Just the sound of a tear sounds painful but maybe not?

First of all, what is a “labral tear”? The hip socket is like a small cave with a labrum or cartilage/connective tissue lining the inner rim, which is called the acetabulum. The top of the leg, which consists of the femoral head (top of the femur) fits within that little cave and sits next to that acetabulum’s labrum.

There are many patients who complain of hip pain to their physicians, who may then send those patients to receive hip Xrays or MRIs. If a hip joint labral tear is diagnosed by MRI and the patient still has pain, then it is not uncommon to be referred to an orthopedic surgeon who does surgery for labral tears. However, not all patients get better from surgery.

The reality is there are many people with hip joint labral tears but not all of them have pain:

A May 2015 study revealed that of 70 young adult volunteers who had NO pain in their hips, 27 of them (38.6%) had...

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Some Pain is Good!

Aug 07, 2016

In light of this nation’s PAINDEMIC with an ever-increasing use of opioids medications, there is a strong motion by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to decrease the opioid availability to the general public with the recent change in the scheduling of hydrocodone. Hydrocodone is an opioid usually used in combination with acetaminophen (e.g. Norco, Vicodin) to help with severe chronic pain or for acute pain, such as after surgery. Hydrocodone was previously a Schedule III drug but now has been changed to Schedule II in the United States as of October 6, 2014. What does that mean? No longer can a patient have a hydrocodone product called in to the pharmacy. The patient must carry the written prescription to the pharmacy to have it filled. This is radically changing the landscape of pain medicine, which will likely continue to evolve.

Many of the opioids out in the public are being used to treat acute and chronic pain. Unfortunately, as many Americans are...

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Interview by Mechanical Care Forum Podcast

May 25, 2016

Jason Ward of the Mechanical Care Forum interviewed Dr. Cady regarding the book PAINDEMIC.

The Medical System: Dr. Cady expresses frustrations within the medical system, sharing that many physicians feel stressed out or burned out due to high volume practices. Medical practitioners feel victimized by the system, and she notes that “victims treating victims” is often not a sustainable business model or a successful treatment approach. She speaks to the complexity of the current healthcare system.

Quote: “Pain is usually not life threatening, it is life altering… especially dependent upon how you are viewing it.”

She goes on to explain how pain is often a signal that something may be amiss, but is rarely an emergency situation. She stresses the importance of pain education.

- from the Mechanical Care Forum website

Listen to the 2-part podcast at the following links:

Part 1: http://www.mechanicalcareforum.com/podcast/116
Part 2: ...

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PAINDEMIC Book Signing in Austin, Texas

Apr 09, 2016

What an honor and privilege to speak to dozens of Austinites about my new release, Paindemic!

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Charles Mattocks, nephew of Marley Legend, sharing CRPS Documentary

Feb 24, 2016

The trip to Houston, Texas was filled with incredible enthusiasm, meeting new people, and rekindling of friendships in the name of bringing awareness to CRPS. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a debilitating and poorly understood pain condition that needs more research and better treatments. Meeting Charles Mattocks was a great opportunity to meet someone with a deep passion for helping others but also with the wisdom to understand the process of nurturing the "right" relationships in the right setting at the right time. I look forward to seeing where all of his hard work will take him and the CRPS mission. And may his Mom, who suffers from CRPS, benefit as well. More information about the Trial By Fire documentary at www.trialbyfiremovie.com.

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Finally an Author...

Feb 02, 2016

Author? Never did I imagine in my lifetime that I would actually be an author of a book. My journey to becoming an author of PAINDEMIC merely started in 2013. It was an idea and a process that developed after encouragement from others who heard my messages. And it was leaders in the online world who allowed me to figure out how I could materialize a newfound dream.

The reality is that after years of medical school and training, I was supposed to be a pain-trained physician in practice. I do work part-time as an anesthesiologist, but I have been asked why I was not practicing pain medicine. Sometimes the more you learn, the more you realize how much society does not know or sometimes you begin to understand the inadequacies of the system. Although I have dear friends who are pain medicine physicians, I did not want to join the ranks of the current chronic pain practices. They did not appeal to my style of doctoring. My personal vision of a pain practice is not...

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Campbell University Book Signing (North Carolina)

Feb 02, 2016

My visit to Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina was my first opportunity, not only to visit that town, but for a book signing. Yes, my first book signing. It was an incredible opportunity to reach out to osteopathic medical students who were eager to learn and open their eyes to the realities of the current medical system. I felt extremely welcomed and supported by the Barnes and Noble located on their campus. 

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