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MarionPip

I'm 53 & have numerous disorders listed more fully below

posted 11/20/2009, comments (2)

May your destiny be good health, happiness and less pain...

Following an essential spinal fusion/decompression 15 years ago, I now live with chronic pain with my subequently damaged cervical vertebrae and lumbar vertebrae above the fusion area. However, last week I underwent a 3 day-stay in hospital, during which I received traction, physiotherapy and spinal manipulation/injection/s under... Read more Chevron

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Karen Lee Richards

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posted 11/18/2009, comments (12)

How Much Pain Relief is “Enough”?

As chronic pain patients, we dream of complete relief from pain. However, the sad fact for most of us is that total freedom from pain is probably an unrealistic goal. If that's the case, what then is a realistic goal? Just how much pain relief is it reasonable to expect? And a perhaps equally important question is, what... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/12/2009, comments (0)

Info about pain meds and chronic pain movement

http://www.stoppain.org/for_professionals/content/information/adjuvant-update.pdf http://www.maydaypainreport.orge%20in%20America.pdf Please click on above links. The first is about adjuvanat update on meds being used for chronic pain. The second is about the Mayday project which includes a fund to promote reasearch and progress in the... Read more Chevron

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Christina Lasich, MD

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posted 11/11/2009, comments (18)

Spinal Cord Stimulation for Failed Back Syndrome

Failed Back Syndrome can be devastating after spinal surgery offers such hope to those with none. Unfortunately, some end up with a "failed" surgery. Failure to improve pain. Failure to improve quality of life. Failure to help. Where does a person turn when the pain mercilessly continues? Some turn to a futuristic treatment called... Read more Chevron

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Christina Lasich, MD

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posted 11/02/2009, comments (10)

Double the Trouble with Chronic Pain

As if chronic pain were not enough, some people have double the trouble. Some people are recovering addicts and have chronic pain. Some people have mental illness and have chronic pain. And some people have no insurance and have chronic pain. Yikes! All these additional problems add up to double the trouble when it comes to effectively treating... Read more Chevron

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