Pain Focus - Paul Christo MD

ReActiv8 for Chronic Low Back Pain Part I

Chronic low back pain can be due to degeneration of the multifidus muscles. We now have a neurostimulator designed to activate the multifudus muscles and control pain – ReActiv8. John McFarland describes how this device has helped him return to an active life at...

American Academy of Pain Medicine-MIT Pain Innovation Challenge

The American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) hosts the one of a kind, AAPM-MIT Hacking Medicine Innovation Challenge. Companies from around the world apply for the chance to pitch their ideas and solutions in a “shark tank” style competition. We feature two of the...

Treating Postoperative Pain without Opioids: Zynrelef®

Multimodal analgesia is an alternative to opioids that uses more than one medication or technique for pain relief. Zynrelef® is an extended release, non-opioid medication that treats postoperative pain and inflammation. It’s applied without a needle directly into...

Control severe pain after surgery – without opioids

For many patients, the first 72 hours following surgery can be the most painful due to inflammation at the surgical site.1 Inflammation is a significant component of postoperative pain as it peaks around 24 hours after surgery and remains high through the first 72...

Could a Vaccine (and More) Fix the Fentanyl Crisis?

Originally posted on Medscape Robert Glatter, MD: Welcome. I'm Dr Robert Glatter, medical advisor for Medscape Emergency Medicine. Today we have Dr Paul Christo, a pain specialist in the Division of Pain Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in...

An Effective Non-Opioid Solution To Postoperative Pain

For many patients, surgery can be painful, especially in the first 72 hours after surgery. 1 Healthcare providers have options available to them to treat postoperative pain, but those options don’t always provide patients with adequate pain relief. In fact, most...

How fentanyl poisoning became a national crisis: Johns Hopkins pain doctor explains

Originally published on Fox News A record 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses and poisonings last year, driven by synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl Every day across the United States, news detailing horrific fentanyl-related deaths makes headlines as the...

New Insights into Stomach Cancer, Part 3

Gastric or stomach cancer is one of the most malignant human cancers, ranking 3rd as the most common cause of cancer death globally. If detected at an early stage, treatments can control and even cure the disease. In our final show, Dr. Sam Klempner, oncologist and...

Johns Hopkins doctor doesn’t think overdoses will slow down, even though pandemic has

Originally published on wtopnews The nation’s opioid crisis hit record highs during COVID-19, but one expert in Maryland said even though the pandemic has eased, he doesn’t think the opioid situation will automatically move in the right direction. “We saw an...

National Fentanyl Awareness Day: Interview with Dr. Paul Christo

On the first National Fentanyl Awareness Day, KTVU's Greg Lee is joined by John Hopkins University School of Medicine Professor Dr. Paul Christo to discuss the dangers of the...

Opioid Vaccines as a Tool to Stem Overdose Deaths

Researchers are turning to the immune system for help in treating addiction and preventing overdose. Download the PDF...

New Insights into Stomach Cancer, Part 2

Gastric or stomach cancer is one of the most malignant human cancers, ranking 3rd as the most common cause of cancer death globally. If detected at an early stage, treatments can control and even cure the disease. Dr. Sam Klempner, oncologist and hematologist from...