Amy Baxter

Pain Management Without Drugs: A Multimodal Approach

Pain management without drugs—whether it’s termed “nonpharmacologic,” “multimodal approach,” or...

My step by step approach to overcoming acute and chronic pain

The more I know about pain, the less afraid I am of it, so the less I notice it. This is just one...

Explained: Why Insurance Covers Opioids vs Non-Pharmaceutical Options - A. Baxter MD

Pain is the primary reason people seek medical care. Pain is also the problem that ignited the...

Ending the Opioid Crisis Starts with Physicians - A. Baxter MD

A recently published opinion article by opioid advocatesattempts to assuage physicians’...

To avoid opioid addiction, face pain like a dancer - A.Baxter MD

Republished from June 2016. In retrospect, we were an addicted nation waiting to happen.

Ivermectin: Neither great nor idiotic – Highlights COVID messaging fails

Weaning Off Prescribing Opioids - A. Baxter MD

Republished from Op-Med.

Ending Acute Outpatient Opioids: A Wake-Up Call! A. Baxter MD

Unlike other drug crises, 80% of opioid addiction starts with a pillprescribed by a physician or...

Uncovering the Payor Role in the Opioid Crisis - A. Baxter MD

Addiction is costly to treat and heartbreaking to watch. While the public focuses onpharma...

Stopping The Opioid Epidemic – Pain. Physicians. Payment. Simple.

Pain is the root of the opioid epidemic. When opioid use leads to addiction, solutions require...