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WEST PLAINS, MO – Ozarks Healthcare is pleased to welcome David Tonkin, MD, to the medical team at Ozarks Healthcare Pain ...

A sweeping review of previous research suggests commonly prescribed opioids often provide only modest pain relief and may increase side effect risk.

Acute pain can be hard to ignore. It often comes on suddenly and is intense, typically resulting from an injury, illness, or surgery. Acute pain usually lasts less than two to three months, says ...

If you’ve ever twisted your ankle, accidentally cut yourself, or had a toothache, you’ve probably experienced acute pain — a temporary sensation that usually comes on suddenly and can be intense.

Chronic pain often gets the spotlight, but acute pain matters, too. Pain after surgery or an injury isn’t something to ignore or “power through” with the expectation that it’ll eventually go away.