Do you have a high pain tolerance? How do you know it’s higher than another patient? One of the most difficult aspects of pain management that our doctors deal with is an individual’s pain tolerance.…
Lupus
Understand Lupus, its symptoms, causes, and available treatment options to manage this chronic autoimmune disease and improve your quality of life.
Tips for Tent Camping with Chronic Pain
Many of our United States pain patients love the outdoors, and the United States is a wonderful place to be over Memorial Day Weekend. Everyone in the valley heads north to escape the start of…
Breathing Exercises to Calm Pain
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…
New Studies Showed Mixed-But-Promising Results for New Lupus Drug Anifrolumab
Lupus patients have been waiting a while for some good news. Only one drug, belimumab (Benlysta), has been FDA-approved for lupus in more than 50 years — and that happened back in 2011. Since then,…
Taking Hydroxychloroquine for RA or Lupus Can Reduce Heart Risk by 17%
The anti-malarial drug lowers cholesterol and blood sugar makes blood less sticky, which is good for reducing blood clots and heart attack risk. If you take the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) as part of your…
Could the Weather Affect Lupus Symptoms? New Study Suggests Warm, Humid Weather Does
As the temperature increased, so did the risk of rash, joint inflammation, kidney problems, and other lupus symptoms. Shifts in weather patterns have long been associated with a variety of health ailments, from seasonal allergies…
Fibromyalgia vs. Lupus: What’s the Difference?
Fibromyalgia and lupus are both chronic diseases with no cure, can both cause some similar symptoms, and can both take a long time to get the right diagnosis. But fibromyalgia — often called fibro —…
Most Dangerous If You Are Facing Both Multiple Sclerosis or Lupus
Understanding MS and Lupus Multiple sclerosis (MS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) are both serious diseases resulting from a failure to function properly in the body’s immune system. In MS, myelin, the protective layer around…
10 Most Early Signs of Lupus
Understanding Lupus Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes swelling and various symptoms. Lupus has a different impact on everyone. Many people only have a few mild symptoms, while others have a lot more severe.…
Everything You Need About How Lupus Destroy Your Life
Understanding Lupus Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes your entire body inflammation. Therefore an autoimmune disease means an infection and the destruction of your own cells is caused by the body’s own immune…