September is Pain Awareness Month and it’s a reminder that handling pain is at the heart of almost every medical condition. Here’s advice from our experts.
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Dealing With Pain
Dealing with Pain
Relieving Pain
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Treat Pain with ExerciseIf you search online for the phrase exercise and pain, you will find endless links to a variety of well-researched, evidence-based studies on the impact of exercise on pain. -
Weight Loss Relieves Back PainObesity contributes to many health problems, and back pain is a common complaint for those who are overweight. -
Pain Management Complicated in People With DementiaWhile advancing dementia can render an elder heartbreakingly vulnerable, chronic pain that can’t be expressed in words. -
5 Essentials to Coping with the Pain of RAIt's been a long time since the pain was so bad that my only response upon waking was to cry. -
Diminishing the Pain of IVsFor me, one of the biggest pains of cancer treatment has been the IV. -
Myths About Opiates and AddictionThere is a myth in our society that taking painkillers means you're a bit of a wuss. -
Apps for Arthritis and Chronic PainOne of the most frustrating aspects of living with RA and chronic pain is the unpredictable nature of these conditions. -
Coping with Fibromyalgia PainWhen you hear the word fibromyalgia, you think of pain.
Conditions with Pain
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Migraine Pain - A Few SurprisesThere's more to Migraine pain than most people think. Find out why light makes Migraine pain worse and where, other than the head, Migraine pain strikes. -
With Bone Loss, It's Not All PhysicalOsteoporosis is often called the “silent disease.” Its outward symptoms are hard to detect can be virtually painless – unless it results in a broken bone or includes osteoarthritis. -
Diabetes Can Be A PainWhen we don’t manage our diabetes, some of its complications can be painful. And about 40 percent of us have acute or chronic pain. -
The Excrutiating Hell of Psychic Pain“Unbelievably and indescribably painful,...like a rat was gnawing on my brain.” -
Pain in the Gas?So what is gas? Why does it occur? Why does it become smelly? What foods cause it? And how can you avoid it? -
Breast Cancer and PainPain with breast cancer isn’t a given – unless you’re talking the pain of fear, and loss, and despair. And those are pains that can’t be soothed by popping an ibuprofen. -
Osteoporosis: It May Not be a FractureWe’re told osteoporosis is a silent disease, and for the most part it is, until we have a fracture.
In Case You Missed It...
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Using the Pain Scale EffectivelyIf you are a chronic pain patient, you have most likely been asked to “rate your pain on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being no pain and 10 being the worst pain you can imagine.” -
Plantar Fasciitis Can Stop Your Exercise EffortAfter suffering from terrible foot pain, I was through with exercise for quite awhile while I waited for the heel pain – also known as plantar fasciitis – to subside. -
Pain Management in Recovery and AddictionThose of us who live with high levels of chronic pain are often faced with concerns about addiction to painkillers. -
Unable to Communicate PainI quickly learned that there may have been other health situations in the past when Mom couldn't vocalize that she was having a problem. -
Understanding Chronic PainSince pain is invisible, many find it hard to believe that anyone could really hurt that much all the time. -
Using the Migraine Pain ScaleIn order to receive the best treatment options from your doctor, it's important to use the pain scale correctly when rating your migraine pain. -
PAINAD Scale Can Help Caregivers of Dementia PatientsHow can a caregiver know when a loved one at the end stages of Alzheimer's is in pain? -
Opioids; Addiction vs. DependenceOne of the greatest obstacles patients face in the quest for pain relief is the widespread misunderstanding of the difference between physical dependence on a drug and addiction. -
Is Your RA Treatment Plan Working?Every morning, I felt the full impact of my illness, the pain too much to bear, the despair of facing yet another day like this overwhelming.
Pain Awareness Month
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Understanding Chronic PainAlthough most people don’t realize it, chronic pain has become a national health crisis. The facts and figures are staggering.
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