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posted 07/21/2008, comment (1)

HealthCentral Featured in Washington Post

Today’s Washington Post features an article about our very own HealthCentral and other online health sites.  The article, “Seeking a Cure, Patients Find a Dose of Conversation Online,” discusses HealthCentral’s primary purpose – providing a place where you the user can have intimate health conversations on your... Read moreChevron
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Specialist in Pain Management and Spine Rehabilitation
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posted 07/21/2008, comments (0)

Tip #6 for Sore Feet - Buff Up Your Butt!

The list of tips for sore feet is not complete without mentioning the butt muscles. This group of muscles may be the laziest in the entire body. When the butt muscles become weak, the entire leg is affected, including the feet. Everything starts to turn inward. The thigh bone rotates inward causing "knock-knees." The ankles turn inward to the... Read moreChevron
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Dr. Mark Borigini

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Chronic Pain Specialist
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posted 07/18/2008, comments (5)

New Guidelines for Low Back Pain Treatment

Last month, the American Pain Society added to its recommendations to health care providers regarding the diagnosis and treatment of low back pain.   In addition, the Society decided to discuss openly procedures that could be risky to sufferers of low back pain, including recommendations on surgery and other invasive... Read moreChevron
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Will Rowe

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Executive Director - American Pain Foundation
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posted 07/14/2008, comments (6)

Shout It Out!

I forget the name of the movie but I remember it featured a call to action: people all over the country opening their windows shouting out "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore." That's the sentiment that is bubbling-up, or needs to bubble-up, in the world of people affected by chronic pain.   Here's a string of objects... Read moreChevron
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John Claude Krusz, PhD, MD

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Pain Management Specialist, Founder of the Anodyne PainCare Cente
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posted 03/03/2008, comments (2)

New Feature - Ask the Expert

Do you have questions about chronic pain? Since many of our readers do, each month I will answer a few of them. Here are this month's questions and answers... 1. Corticosteroids for fibromyalgia? Full question and answer. 2. Scoliosis from a spinal injury? Full question and answer. 3. Why doesn’t ER take pain seriously? Full... Read moreChevron
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