Jan 20, 2020 | Chronic pain, News
When the Pain is too much… You may be feeling hopeless this time of year because your pain is overwhelming. You may think that it is too much and consider ending your life, to end the pain. I met a woman recently who told me she just wanted “…the insanity-inducing,...
Jan 5, 2020 | Chronic pain, News
Is there a way to prevent Acute Pain from becoming Chronic Pain? It seems so simple – you have an ongoing health condition and we focus on finding and using good pain management strategies. If you have an ongoing health condition, the whole point of pain...
Dec 18, 2019 | Chronic pain, News
Yesterday, I decided to wrap all the gifts that were crowding my bedroom. Did I sit down at a table and wrap gifts? NOPE – stood for almost 5 hours and then had difficulty sleeping because of chronic pain. That was a dumb thing to do. This morning, I got up and...
Dec 16, 2019 | Chronic pain, News
Is there a way to prevent Acute Pain from becoming Chronic Pain? It seems so simple – you have an ongoing health condition and we focus on finding and using good pain management strategies. If you have an ongoing health condition, the whole point of pain management is...
Dec 3, 2019 | Chronic pain, News
When the wind blows or it’s damp, is your chronic pain worse? I have said that for years and have always been told “it’s in my head”. I can strictly follow my anti-inflammation diet and as soon as the fog rolls in, my hands hurt. Recently, researchers tracked more...
Nov 30, 2019 | Chronic pain, News
The Relationship Between Pain and Sleep It’s 2am and I am wide awake. I can’t get comfortable because my hip is killing me. My three ibuprofen have worn off and I really should get up and take more, but I just don’t want to move. Sometimes, if I lay very still, the...
