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Wednesday, November, 11, 2009

Emotions And Chronic Pain Management

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Children also Suffer from Chronic Pain

By Dr. Mark Borigini Health Expert

Pain is the most common complaint of children with rheumatic disease. 

 

We should not forget that children can experience pain on a chronic basis.  Joint pain is a leading cause of disability in children with arthritis, even after definitive treatment for the arthritis has been initiated.  Pain limits the activities of children, disrupts their school attendance, and affects their emotions.  Studies have shown that even the smallest decrease in the severity of pain can result in a si...

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Sleeping With Chronic Pain
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...sleep disorder. Another cause of sleep disruption is chronic pain.   The list of diseases and... Read more »

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Pain and MS: Living with Pain
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...life, reduce their sense of suffering." The American Chronic Pain AssociationNational Pain... Read more »

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Hypnosis for Pain Management
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert

...  To further explore the use of hypnosis to treat chronic pain, I interviewed a practicing... Read more »

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Migraine and Headache Treatment: How It Should Be
...headache disorders than it is in the general population, and assess the patient's ability to cope with a chronic pain illness. We spent about an hour discussing Migraine, my general health, and... Read more »
Meet Stacy Stone
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Premenstrual Syndrome: Symptoms
...women with this disorder do not have PMS. Some experts believe that this condition may be a unique chronic pain syndrome and require treatments that are different from those of PMS. A 2003 study... Read more »

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