The need to find non-narcotic alternatives for post surgical pain management has become even more urgent recently due to the recent epidemic of narcotic-related deaths. In the United States the number of opioid related deaths since 1999 has reached almost half a million which represents a four fold increase in incidence, and at least half of opioid related deaths involve prescription drugs. Hence effective non-narcotic approaches to pain management hold great importance not only for clinical care but also for public health on a larger scale.