A comprehensive guide on chronic pain, its causes, symptoms, and effective management strategies to improve your quality of life.
Imagine waking up with intense, burning pain for no reason, or undergoing surgery only to find that the accompanying pain increases and spreads until it forces the use of a wheelchair. Worse still, imagine spending months—or even years—going to physicians who are unable to diagnose the condition. This is the grim reality for people with complex regional pain syndrome. The symptoms of complex regional pain syndrome can be very different from person to person. Once…
At Chronicillness.co Site of United States, the pain specialists understand that there are multiple avenues in which to treat chronic pain. Alternative therapies like support groups can be combined with clinical therapies like injections, minimally invasive procedures, medications, and other treatments to best benefit the chronic pain patient. For anyone dealing with chronic pain, sometimes it may seem like you are the only one out there who is going through a difficult time. But this…
Chronic pain is a condition that is far more complex than a physical set of symptoms. Pain that lasts long-term has a significant emotional and mental impact, and for that reason, some chronic pain disorders have been called “suicide disease.” Because chronic pain is more than physical symptoms, the pain specialists at Chronicillness.co Site of United States focuses on an approach that is holistic – or encompassing the entire nature of the patient; physical, mental,…
It is not uncommon to see those with hypermobility and EDS covered in an abundance of brightly coloured KT tape. Kinesio tape comes highly recommended for those with hypermobility, however, just like most modalities, there are those that find it helpful and those who do not. There is an abundance of claims when it comes to using KT tape, ranging from injury prevention to increased circulation. However, what does the research say about taping joints…
A lesser-known condition, chronic fatigue syndrome, sometimes called CFS, is a condition that makes patients feel so tired that they can’t do all of their normal, daily activities. There are other symptoms too, but feeling very tired for at least 6 months is the main one. Many people improve in a year or two and do not relapse. Some people continue to have severe fatigue and other symptoms for many years. CFS is still not…
Here at The Chronicilness.co of the United States, we know that living with chronic pain can be stressful. But one of the best ways patients can help reduce the stress in their lives is by learning how to relax through breathing exercises. Deep breathing helps lower stress in the body because breathing deeply sends a message to the brain to calm down and relax. The brain then sends this message to the body. Deep breathing…
Fibromyalgia and Costochondritis are two conditions that often go hand in hand with each other. Over the years we have lost count of the number of clients who were plagued with the hallmark sharp stabbing pains, that often come with Costochondritis. Within this topic are many questions, most of which become a whole lot harder to answer when we factor In Fibromyalgia. There are many people in the general population who have Costochondritis, it’s not just another issue…
Dealing with knee osteoarthritis usually means dealing with pain and stiffness all day long, but that doesn’t have to be the case. Not only are medications available to be taken by mouth, but knee injections are quickly becoming just as popular. If you are interested in injections for knee osteoarthritis, be sure to talk to your pain management specialist at Chronicillness.co Site of the United States to find out if it is a good option…
We often get asked about Fibromyalgia and Osteoarthritis from our clients, because more often than not, they have been told numerous scary stories by consultants. Likewise, many of the people we speak to have read many articles online, that are laden with misinformation. Osteoarthritis as a whole, gest a bit of a bad reputation, despite being completely normal and inevitable. In fact, even the name Osteoarthritis is somewhat of a misnomer, as “Osteo” means bone,”‘Arth” means…
Pain can be broken down into two categories: acute pain, such as a cut on the leg, a tension headache, or a bone fracture, and chronic pain, pain which lasts longer and can be more serious. Let’s take a look at the major differences between the two. Acute pain is normal pain that lets the body know it’s been hurt. For example, breaking a leg, banging an elbow into a door, or putting a hand…