As anyone with a disability knows, a disability can definitely complicate life at times—but it certainly doesn’t make life impossible. The same is true of exercising with a disability. Exercise can seriously boost moods, decrease…
Arthritis
A comprehensive guide to Arthritis, exploring its symptoms, types, causes, and effective treatment options to manage joint pain and improve mobility.
Regenerative therapy: the future of pain control
Chronic pain is often the after-effect of degeneration, injury, or illness. Part of the body is left damaged somehow, and that damage causes pain. Most pain therapies concentrate on controlling the pain with medications, injections,…
Controlling pain with nerve block injections
The most common way to control pain is with oral medications, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids) or opioids. Some people don’t respond to these medications, though, while others are unable to tolerate oral pain…
How to treat a herniated disc?
A herniated disc is one of the most painful, debilitating lower back pain conditions. The pain caused by herniated disc is different for each person who experiences it and can even change as the condition progresses.…
Physicians Recommend Cannabis as a Potential Treatment for Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is one of the most widespread and challenging medical conditions in the world today. It affects hundreds of millions of people and can significantly reduce quality of life, limiting mobility, disrupting sleep, affecting…
When Chronic Pain Leads to ‘Appointment Fatigue’
Breaking the Cycle of Appointment Fatigue in Chronic Pain Management Living with chronic pain means navigating a constant balancing act—managing symptoms, medications, work, relationships, and self-care. At the core of this juggling act lies an…
If You’ve Ever Been Called Overly-Emotional Or Too Sensitive, This Is For You
Emotional: a word used often nowadays to insult someone for their sensitivity towards a multitude of things. If you cry happy tears, you’re emotional. If you express (even if it’s in a healthy way) that something…
Why Doctors Are Overprescribing Gabapentin and Pregabalin (Lyrica) for Pain
Introduction Gabapentin and pregabalin (commonly known by the brand name Lyrica) are widely used medications for nerve-related pain conditions. Originally developed as anticonvulsants to treat epilepsy, they have become some of the most frequently prescribed…
Researchers Find Main Source of Fibromyalgia Pain in Blood Vessels: A New Perspective on a Complex Condition
Introduction: A Potential Shift in Understanding Fibromyalgia Pain Fibromyalgia has long been recognized as a chronic condition marked by widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and cognitive difficulties. For decades, one of the biggest scientific challenges…
Wearable Tech Emerging For Chronic Pain Relief
The opioid crisis has revealed another real ongoing problem: a lot of people have chronic pain. For example, Lady Gaga recently revealed that she suffers from fibromyalgia, a chronic pain condition that the Centers for Disease…