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Mar 9, 2020 | Chronic pain

Osteoarthritis and Joint PainOur joints take a lot of abuse over the years. That is one of the reasons why up to half of Americans over age 65 have osteoarthritis (OA). Osteoarthritis occurs when the protective cartilage on the end of bones wears down, causing pain...

Tai Chi: Long Term Pain Relief for Back Pain

Feb 24, 2020 | Chronic pain

Tai Chi for Lower Back Pain ReliefIn a recent review published in the journal Holistic Nursing Practice, researchers looked at 32 peer-reviewed studies on movement-based interventions on lower back pain specifically, with results ranging from pain reduction to...

Chronic Pain as an Expression of Grief

Feb 20, 2020 | Chronic pain

As America grows older, we all are suffering from some sort of chronic pain. It could be your arthritis flaring up to back pain. Approximately more than 1.5 billion people worldwide suffer from chronic pain, per data revealed by the American Academy of Pain Medicine....

Virtual Reality Therapy: A New Option for Chronic Pain

Feb 17, 2020 | Chronic pain

There is a new option for Chronic Pain – Virtual Reality therapy . Virtual Reality therapy is an evidenced-based approach to chronic pain treatment focusing on functional restoration and improving patients’ quality of life.What It IsVirtual Reality (VR) therapy...

Medicare Now Covers Acupuncture for Lower Back Pain

Feb 10, 2020 | News

GOOD NEWS! Medicare will now cover acupuncture for low back pain. While a small number of adults 65 years of age and older have been enrolled in published acupuncture studies, patients with chronic low back pain in these studies have shown improvements in function...