title: What are the advantages of non-opioid analgesic techniques in the management of acute and chronic pain?
authors.affiliation: a White Mountain Institute , The Sea Ranch , CA , USA.|b Department of Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center , Los Angeles , CA , USA.
authors.forename: Paul F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: White
keywords: COX-2 inhibitors; NMDA receptor antagonists; NSAIDs; Non-opioid analgesic; acetaminophen; acute & chronic pain; alpha (α) 2-adrenergic agonists; beta-blockers; cannabinoids; capsaicin; cold laser therapy; electro-analgesia; gabapentanoids; local anesthetics