Fibromyalgia – not the usual pain

Fibromyalgia pain is a different kind of pain. It is not triggered by pain receptors in the skin, muscles and joints. Also, it usually does not involve inflammation, so pain relievers and anti-inflammatories don’t work. Doctors have found that antidepressants such as amitriptyline can provide some relief…

Blue Cross drops Oxycontin, adds Acupuncture…

On January 1st, 2019, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee stopped covering the prescription drug Oxycontin, an opioid commonly used for pain. It was seeing too many newborns experiencing opioid withdrawal from drugs that their mothers took during pregnancy. On the same date, Blue Cross started covering acupuncture treatments for chronic pain. The change was […]