Information and opinions on health from painstatsdotcom at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/4463/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/4463/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/4463/index http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/18054/line-pain Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:05:00 -0500 painstatsdotcom We have redesigned painstats.com based on the feedback we have gotten from users and we want to than everyone for helping ;) This site will always remain free for users. I created it out of my need for a pain journal that I would not keep losing ;) Let me know what you think. Todd www.painstats.com  http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/18054/line-pain http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/14308/web-pain Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:11:00 -0400 painstatsdotcom I suffer from chronic pain and I have kept a pain journal for years. I finally decided to do something that I had been wanting to do for some time. I helped create a web site that acts as an online pain journal. It is free, you sign up, and you can get email reminders to put your info in for that day. One click is all it takes to submit your pain info for a day. That info is then shown as a chart over time. No more losing your pain journal, or... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/14308/web-pain http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/13826/death-nde Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:12:00 -0400 painstatsdotcom  I had a terrible auto accident several years ago that contributed greatly to my chronic pain. This is a short film about the experience. http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/13826/death-nde http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/13687/poem-pain Sun, 16 Sep 2007 04:57:00 -0400 painstatsdotcom As part of my "Art Therapy" for dealing with chronic pain, I branched out in to poetry. I've found that writing works just as well as making art or videos in terms of being therapeutic for pain. It allows you to focus on your pain and how it affects you so you can "work through it" and it provides a distraction so you are'nt as focused on your pain so that it doesn't consume you. This poem is a bit dark, but I was... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/13687/poem-pain http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/13686/pain-art-6 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 04:47:00 -0400 painstatsdotcom One of my doctors suggested creating "Pain Art" as a method of coping with the stress and frustration of chronic pain. It worked so well for me that I made a series of Art Work themed on pain. This is the sixth one I did. Its called "Block Print". I was looking in to differen kinds of art media. Wood Block printing seemed interesting as it requires pressure to work. My back always feels like its under constant pressure. I... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/13686/pain-art-6 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/13685/pain-art-5 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 04:44:00 -0400 painstatsdotcom One of my doctors suggested creating "Pain Art" as a method of coping with the stress and frustration of chronic pain. It worked so well for me that I made a series of Art Work themed on pain. This is the fifth one I did. Its called "Inside My Spine". It what I see when I close my eyes and think of my back when its hurting.  T    http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/13685/pain-art-5 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/13683/pain-art-4 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 04:42:00 -0400 painstatsdotcom One of my doctors suggested creating "Pain Art" as a method of coping with the stress and frustration of chronic pain. It worked so well for me that I made a series of Art Work themed on pain. This is the fourth one I did. Its called "Medicine Wheel". The medicine wheel is a native american tradition but if I had to make one, it would look more like the inside of all the hospitals I've spent far too much time in. Lots of... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/13683/pain-art-4 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/13682/pain-art-3 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:56:00 -0400 painstatsdotcom One of my doctors suggested creating "Pain Art" as a method of coping with the stress and frustration of chronic pain. It worked so well for me that I made a series of Art Work themed on pain. This is the third one I did. It is called "CHAINED". I noticed that I often chain my feelings and needs as a reflex these days. Almost everything I do or don't do seems to be focused on avoiding more pain. As a result, Im reluctant... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/13682/pain-art-3 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/13681/art-2-pain Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:42:00 -0400 painstatsdotcom One of my doctors suggested creating "Pain Art" as a method of coping with the stress and frustration of chronic pain. It worked so well for me that I made a series of Art Work themed on pain. This is the second one I did. Its called "BRAIN ON PAIN" kind of like "this is your brain on drugs", well this is my brain on pain :) . I tried to visual what the pain felt like. It really helps to externalize the pain through... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/13681/art-2-pain http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/13680/pain-art-1 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:39:00 -0400 painstatsdotcom One of my doctors suggested creating "Pain Art" as a method of coping with the stress and frustration of chronic pain. It worked so well for me that I made a series of Art Work themed on pain. This is the first one I did. Its called SPINAL FRACTURE as that was the cause of my pain. I tried to visual what the pain felt like. It really helps to externalize the pain through art. T      http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/4463/13680/pain-art-1