Lorie Parch
Lorie Parch has spent 25 years working as an editor and journalist at national consumer magazines and leading websites. This includes staff roles at AOL (UK), Yahoo!, Time, Inc., Conde Nast, Hearst, American Media and Gruner + Jahr.
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Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia Acting Up? Don’t Blame the Weather
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It's not uncommon for people with fibromyalgia to say the weather aggravates their symptoms. Fibro typically brings significant pain, fatigue, and tenderness at specific...
Circulatory System
Do You Have Cold Hands All the Time? It Could Be Raynaud’s Syndrome
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A rare vascular condition that affects the functioning of blood vessels is known as Raynaud’s Syndrome. People suffering from this condition experience vasospasm, which...
Addiction
Who is Most at Risk of a Painkiller Overdose? Studies Say Women
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You've heard plenty already about the epidemic of abuse of prescription painkillers like OxyContin and Vicodin, and the overdose deaths that go along with...
Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Foods that Help
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Ensure your meals are loaded with Omega-3 and antioxidants to keep your RA at bay. With so many new medicines and medical devices on the...
Arthritis
Exercising With Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Exercising with Rheumatoid Arthritis can be difficult, but you can make it fun. Try our recommendations and get back on track in no time. When...
Back & Spine
Erectile Dysfunction (ED) and Painkillers
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Lower back pain is one of the most common pain conditions in the U.S., affecting 28 percent of the population in a three-month period,...
Bones & Joints
Pain Profile: Rob Saffer Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
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Rob Saffer runs two nonprofit organizations and lives in Woodstock, New York. Pain Resource: What do you do for a living? Rob Saffer: I work from...
Spiritual Wellness
The Art of the Ache
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We hear all the time that pain is subjective, personal, highly individual. The invisibility of our pain is what sometimes hurts the most, since...
Science & Progress
Innovations in Treating Kids
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If you caught our recent article on kids and teens with pain, you know that it's a growing problem. Maybe you're the parent of...
Spiritual Wellness
Does Pain Make You More Charitable?
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It's a question without a simple answer. If we suffer, are we likely to feel more empathetic and generous to others in pain? Or...
Preventative
The Cold Facts About Extreme Heat
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Remember when "98 degrees" was mostly a reference to a 1990s boy band? With temperatures exceeding 100 degrees expected to continue in parts of...
Science & Progress
Could Adult Stem Cells Have the Answer for What Ails You?
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Depending on your point of view, stem cells are either something medical science shouldn't be messing around with or rich with possibility for treating...
Science & Progress
Ouch: Looking Into Pain in Children and Teens
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By Lorie A. Parch Though it's bad enough that so many adults endure daily discomfort, there's now solid evidence that more children and adolescents suffer...
Chronic Pain
Take One Step to Live a Pain-Free Life
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One thing you can do to manage your pain and enjoy your life as much as possible, in spite of your symptoms, is to...
Natural Remedies
Could a Sauna Help Ease Your Chronic Pain?
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Let's start off by admitting that as the dog days approach and some places in the U.S. are already experiencing triple-digit temps stepping into...
Personal Stories
Pain Profile of John Murphy: Post-Concussion Syndrome
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From Marathoner to Pain Patient — and Back Again
Back & Spine
3 Tips to Improve Your Posture Today
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A leading expert offers easy ways to sit, stand, and walk that could help ease your pain.
Head, Neck, & Shoulders
Text Neck: A Pain That’s Nothing to LOL About
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Even if you aren't 15, chances are good that you use your smartphone quite a bit. You may not be texting "LOL" and "where...
Injuries
Has the Barefoot Trend Run Its Course?
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Even if you're not a runner, for the past few years you couldn't attend a race expo or pick up a fitness or running...
Medications & Drugs
Do Women Get Too Much or Too Little Pain Medication?
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A new study found that women are significantly more likely than men to be prescribed pain medication, regardless of age or socioeconomic status. You may...
Medications & Drugs
Health Innovation: Sublingual Pill for Post-Surgical Pain
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In this occasional series, PR looks at companies, organizations, and individuals doing groundbreaking work that aims to help pain patients live more and hurt...
Heart Disease
Study: NSAIDs Raise Risk of Heart Problems
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High doses of these common painkillers double the risk of heart failure, finds a new study. As every pain patient knows, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs--better known...
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day: A Profile in Bringing Awareness
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Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, sponsored by the National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Association, was observed on May 12. If you don't know much about this...
Here’s What You Need to Know About Obamacare
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If you're one of the people still confused about the Affordable Care Act otherwise known as Obamacare you've got plenty of company. The April...
Stroke
Help for Post-Stroke Pain Syndrome
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After a stroke, some patients develop chronic, debilitating pain. Identifying it is the first step toward treating it. About 10% of patients who suffer a...
Medications & Drugs
Pill Disposal Alert: National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
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On April 27, almost 743,000 pounds of prescription medications were collected from the public at more than 5,800 locations staffed by state, local, and...
Multiple Sclerosis
Study: Multiple Sclerosis More Common in Black Women than White Women
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A new study disputes the common belief that blacks have a lower risk of developing MS. The incidence of multiple sclerosis is higher in...
Arthritis
Oil for Joints Offers Hope for Osteoarthritis Sufferers
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A team of researchers has developed a synthetic injectable joint lubricant that, they say, could bring longer lasting relief to millions of osteoarthritis sufferers. Affecting...
Arthritis
Study: Funding, Access to Care Needed for Rheumatoid Arthritis
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The nonprofit Rheumatoid Patient Foundation recently released a white paper on the results of a survey of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, "Unmasking Rheumatoid Disease:...
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Alaina Valcourt: Pain Happens to Young People Too
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For Alaina Valcourt of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, pain struck early: "I was in the eighth grade and I fell in field hockey. They thought I...
Science & Progress
Social Networks May Help You Ease Pain
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Studies show that being happy with the amount and quality of social support in your life translates to less pain and depression and better...
Medications & Drugs
Brand-Name or Nothing: No Choice When It Comes to OxyContin
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If you take an opioid analgesic to ease serious pain, you don't need to be told that there's rampant abuse of such drugs and...
Depression
Disaster Distress Helpline Open to All Around the Clock
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Stress, anxiety, stomach ache, headache, anger, sadness all of these are indicators of the emotional distress that we may feel as we struggle to...
Injuries
Get Up & Move: Avoid Office Aches and Pains
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You might want to sit down for this news. But don't. You see, numerous studies show that sitting for six hours or more a...
Chronic Pain
Walgreens Will See You Now
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You probably already know that big changes are coming for many, if not most, Americans when a number of significant changes from the Affordable...
Addiction
New Data: Opioids Are Driving More Overdoses
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If you're taking an opioid for pain relief, you know it comes with risks, including the worst one that you could die from an...
Gastrointestinal
2012: Top Trending Health Issue on Google
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Some 59 percent of Americans who use the Web say they've searched for health information online in the past year, according to January data...
Cancer
Study: Antidepressant Eases Nerve Pain From Chemo
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Cancer comes with all kinds of pain, sometimes from the disease itself, and often directly and indirectly from treatment, including the discomforts caused by...
Head, Neck, & Shoulders
Help for Headaches: A New Migraine Patch & Acupuncture
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Migraine medications have come a long way in recent years. But with more than 29.5 million Americans enduring the debilitating headaches, according to the National...
Personal Stories
A Tribute to the Inspiration Behind Pain Resource
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Today is the birthday of our founder Kimberly Grady Brock, and that alone makes it a very special day for us here at Pain...
Arthritis
Add These Steps to Your Anti-Arthritis Plan
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For the more than 46 million people in the United States living with arthritis, life means some amount of pain most days, and, for...
Cancer
Researchers Discover A New Type of Chemotherapy
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Scientists have discovered a new type of chemotherapy that locates a partner's gene and eradicates cancer cells. Scientists at the University of Alberta have discovered...
Cancer
Lung Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment 101
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When cells of the lung start growing rapidly in an uncontrolled manner, the condition is called lung cancer. Cancer can affect any part of...
Sex & Relationships
Gonorrhea: Symptoms and Treatment 101
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Gonorrhea is an infection spread through sexual contact. In men, it most often infects the urethra. In women, it usually infects the urethra, cervix,...
Back & Spine
Scoliosis: Symptoms and Treatment 101
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Scoliosis is a problem with the curve in your spine. Some curves in your spine are normal. But a few people have spines that...
Back & Spine
Report: Smoking Linked To Lower Back Pain
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There are many causes of lower back pain, but new studies show that quitting smoking can dramatically decrease the pain. Back pain is a condition...
Depression
Tips to Manage Emotional Pain Of Newtown Massacre
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The emotional pain affecting the nation after the Newtown, CT shooting is normal, but it should be dealt with appropriately. Amid the heartbreak and sadness...
Abdominal Pain
Endometriosis: Symptoms and Treatment 101
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Endometriosis causes women to experience pain and irregular hormonal changes, possibly leading to infertility. Endometriosis is a condition affecting women which causes pain in the...
Multiple Sclerosis
Peripheral Neuropathies: Multiple Sclerosis
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Multiple sclerosis is a neurological condition which causes a range of often debilitating and painful symptoms. Multiple Sclerosis, also known as MS, is one of...
PainPod #1: The Meningitis Outbreak of October 2012
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Pain Resource Presents "PainPod" (PodCast) #1: The Meningitis Outbreak of October 2012 with Jon Brock and Dr. John Prunskis, M.D., F.I.P.P. Recently, the Centers for...
Ask The Experts
Ask The Experts: Low-Level Laser Therapy Technology
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Low-Level Laser Therapy Technology uses the special ML830 laser to pinpoint pain and get rid of it fast. Dr. Ryan Whelton discusses this laser...
Nervous System
Peripheral Neuropathies: Lupus
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Lupus is often associated with a "butterfly rash" on the face. Its affects, however, are far from being as harmless as its namesake. Lupus, or...
Head, Neck, & Shoulders
St. Jude’s Electronic Device Effectively Treats Chronic Migraines
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A small, implanted device holds the power to reduce the intensity and frequency of migraines for many European patients St. Jude's Medical has been hard...
Eczema
Eating Your Way Toward Pain Relief
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When Chronic Pain is pestering you, flavor up your foods with these natural pain relieving spices. One thing is certain: Pain is no fun. Many...
Science & Progress
ReCell Device Repairs Burn Victim’s Skin
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Advances in skin regeneration technology allow doctors to use a patient's own skin cells to repair burns, scars, and blemishes It is no surprise that...
Science & Progress
Innovative Exo-Skeleton Gives Paraplegics A Chance To Walk Again
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Paraplegics will soon have the ability to rise out of their wheelchairs and walk among the rest of us. With decades of research finally paying...
Gastrointestinal
Peripheral Neuropathies: Celiac Disease
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Celiac disease could seem like a death sentence with a diet free of gluten. But with so many gluten-free products on the market today,...
Peripheral Neuropathy
Peripheral Neuropathies: Modern-Day Leprosy
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Leprosy is a neuropathic disease that is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium Leprae. The skin is usually riddled with lesions and bumps, and swelling...
Preventative
Household Chemicals Leads To Rising Breast Cancer Rates
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Chemicals in everyday household products are adding to an already high percentage of breast cancer in women. A new study suggests that 1 in 8...
Addiction
Researchers Find A Way To Block Addiction To Opiates
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In an amazing breakthrough, scientists discover a way to block the addiction to heroin and morphine, while still offering pain relief. For years, patients have...
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