Your Anger Could Be Making Your Pain Worse
August 8, 2019
When you’re living with ongoing pain, there can be a lot of very sound reasons for being upset, frustrated, and downright ...
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Pain Management
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Pain Management
Less Sleep Means More Pain
July 2, 2019Difficulty sleeping is a common source of frustration that I often hear from patients. While pain often causes insomnia, studies suggest that the reverse may be true as well ...
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Pain Management
When Your Pain Is Disabling
June 10, 2019Pain can entirely change our lives. Ongoing pain problems can lead to disabilities like not being able to work, drive, or even maintain ...
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Pain Management
Should You Try Injections for Pain Relief?
May 3, 2019When pain is at its worst, we’re tempted to try just about anything to get some relief, including procedures like nerve blocks or ...
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Pain Management
When No One Believes You're In Pain
April 9, 2019As a pain specialist, I’ve learned that one of the most powerful things I can do when I meet a new patient is to provide a sense of ...
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Pain Management
Why You Need Hope
March 7, 2019“Is there hope?” is a question I hear often. One of my patients struggling with a low back injury recently mentioned that ...
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Pain Management
Can Your Gut Health Impact Your Pain?
February 11, 2019You may have noticed that at any given moment your pain levels can fluctuate based on many different variables, including the weather ...
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Pain Management
5 Ways to Boost Your Pain Management
January 10, 2019Right about now there is a good chance that you have been thinking about ways you might “hit the refresh button” on your pain management ...
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Pain Management
When Chronic Pain Takes Away Your Life
December 6, 2018Pain changes us. The minute we start to hurt, we make adaptions to how we move, what we do, and where we go. When we keep re-organizing our ...
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Pain Management
How to Recover From Surgery Without Getting Addicted to Painkillers
November 6, 2018Pain management is an important consideration when you’re having surgery – not only to minimize discomfort, but also because good ...
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Pain Management
How Past Trauma Can Affect How You Experience Pain
October 2, 2018Our experience of pain can have a lot to do with our past – especially when our past includes trauma. Research is showing us that the ...
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Pain Management
Is Virtual Reality the Future of Pain Management?
August 28, 2018As scientists and physicians race to explore new and more effective strategies to treat pain, many are investigating how technology might ...
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