What is Chronic Pain? Chronic pain is usually caused by an initial injury, such as a back sprain or pulled muscle. It's believed that chronic pain develops after nerves become damaged. The nerve damage makes pain more intense and long lasting. In these cases, treating the underlying injury may not resolve the chronic pain. Chronic pain is pain that lasts for over three months. The pain can be there all the time, or it may come and go. It can happen anywhere in your body. Chronic pain … [Read more...]
Anxiety linked to Arthritis, Dr. Elizabeth Lin
August 6, 2012 by
Many people with arthritis also have depression; this has been known for many years. Now it has been established that anxiety is even more common than depression among arthritis patients, in a study published in Arthritis Care & Research by authors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this podcast, Dr. Elizabeth Lin (who was not involved with the CDC study, but has focused on comorbid depression and pain for many years) discusses why and how the mental health problem as well … [Read more...]
American Pain Society – JUNE in Migraine Awareness Month
June 5, 2012 by
Health Care Reform Effect on Pain Management addressed at APS Pain Meeting, Honolulu Current models of US health care delivery offer both obstacles to and opportunities for achieving quality and effectiveness in pain-related care, according to the keynote speaker at the 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society (APS), in Honolulu. Daniel Carr, MD, Tufts University, suggested in his address that with health care system reforms anticipated, chronic pain is one of … [Read more...]
The PAIN Relief World SUMMIT – Oct. 3, 2011, Register Here FREE !!!
September 9, 2011 by
The PAIN Relief World SUMMIT OCTOBER 3, 2011 Everyone experiences physical pain from time to time. Unfortunately, some people suffer with chronic pain. My beloved grandfather was one of them. I wish I knew then what I know now ... Imagine a world where physical pain could no longer harm you. Where migraines, arthritis, back pain, joint pain, or the 10 years of post- shingles pain my “Poppy” lived with could no longer wreak havoc in a family’s life. And … [Read more...]
