Comments on: Pain: It’s in the Genes http://healthblog.ncpa.org/pain-it%e2%80%99s-in-the-genes/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Fri, 25 May 2012 01:28:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Devon Herrick http://healthblog.ncpa.org/pain-it%e2%80%99s-in-the-genes/comment-page-1/#comment-57319 Devon Herrick Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:32:00 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=9841#comment-57319 Granted, we cannot give MRIs for every conceivable malady. In fact, Medicare hopes to save money by implementing new constraints on digital imaging. I do find it interesting that scientist are experimenting with smaller MRI machines that are less expensive to build and may only be useful for extremities rather than the entire body. Granted, we cannot give MRIs for every conceivable malady. In fact, Medicare hopes to save money by implementing new constraints on digital imaging.

I do find it interesting that scientist are experimenting with smaller MRI machines that are less expensive to build and may only be useful for extremities rather than the entire body.

]]> By: Joe S. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/pain-it%e2%80%99s-in-the-genes/comment-page-1/#comment-57313 Joe S. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:01:12 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=9841#comment-57313 Devon, I think you need an MRI scan for that. Are you willing to spend health dollars that way? Devon, I think you need an MRI scan for that. Are you willing to spend health dollars that way?

]]> By: Devon Herrick http://healthblog.ncpa.org/pain-it%e2%80%99s-in-the-genes/comment-page-1/#comment-57301 Devon Herrick Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:43:23 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=9841#comment-57301 In the future, this might have applications for pain management. This could make it easier for doctors to recognize which patients have chronic pain versus which ones are drug-seeking. In the future, this might have applications for pain management. This could make it easier for doctors to recognize which patients have chronic pain versus which ones are drug-seeking.

]]> By: Larry C. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/pain-it%e2%80%99s-in-the-genes/comment-page-1/#comment-57300 Larry C. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:28:08 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=9841#comment-57300 Ken, no. It's not all in the mind. But he mind shows parallel activity when the body is experiencing pain. Ken, no. It’s not all in the mind. But he mind shows parallel activity when the body is experiencing pain.

]]> By: Ken http://healthblog.ncpa.org/pain-it%e2%80%99s-in-the-genes/comment-page-1/#comment-57298 Ken Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:31:18 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=9841#comment-57298 So when people say that pain is all in the mind, they are not completely wrong? So when people say that pain is all in the mind, they are not completely wrong?

]]> By: Joe S. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/pain-it%e2%80%99s-in-the-genes/comment-page-1/#comment-57293 Joe S. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:17:42 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=9841#comment-57293 It makes it really hard to practice cookbook medicine, when all the patients are different. Results like this must be disappointing for the command and control crowd. It makes it really hard to practice cookbook medicine, when all the patients are different. Results like this must be disappointing for the command and control crowd.

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