Pain Management

Oregon's largest health care providers see both promise and challenges in virtual reality as a non-opioid treatment for pain. 

Oregon is trying to cut the number of pain pills handed out in emergency rooms.

To cut down on opioid abuse, patients are being told to try acupuncture, massage and other treatments for pain. But the science behind some of these alternatives is lacking.

An Oregon man who says he's struggled with pain for more than a dozen years says one of his biggest challenges is dealing with doctors.

The state has put off implementing a new policy to discourage opioids and encourage alternative therapies for Oregon Health Plan patients with back pain.

A new study has found that many chronic pain patients don't tell their doctors when they seek alternative treatments.

A new study out published in a national health care journal indicates that a large number of patients suffering from chronic pain try alternative care but don't talk to their doctors about it.