My Difficult ITP Diagnosis Journey That Made Me An Advocate
I don't really remember a day of my childhood where I felt “good”. Of course, at the time, I had no frame of reference...
Fighting Pain: Military Members with Chronic Pain
Members of the United States military serve our country to protect us and our freedom. Once they return home as veterans, we celebrate them...
How People with Chronic Pain Are Surviving COVID-19
You don’t have to be an epidemiologist to know that the coronavirus pandemic has been hard on everyone. Loss of employment and disruption of...
Why Is My Leg Pain Worse at Night?
In America, up to 60 percent of adults experience nocturnal leg cramps, with 20 percent of those adults seeking medical attention. If your leg...
How My Chronic Illness Blog Helped My Chronic Pain
My journey with chronic illness has spanned over half my life. As a young teen, I received diagnoses for multiple mental health issues, including...
Reducing Pain by Enhancing Your Home: 5 Strategies
Around 50 million adults suffer from chronic pain in the U.S. If you're one of the many people who has to deal with this...
How to Feel Grateful During the Holidays with Chronic Pain
With Thanksgiving rapidly approaching and the holiday season kicking off, it can be common to see people practicing gratitude. However, finding gratitude is easier...
Q & A with the Mayo Clinic on Fibromyalgia
Information on fibromyalgia is ever-evolving, which is why staying current on the best fibromyalgia resources is so important. That's why we're presenting you with...
Finding Resources On Financial Aid for Medical Conditions
Healthcare costs in the United States are some of the highest in the world. Unfortunately, the high cost of healthcare can place a significant...
3 Tips for Living with Someone with Chronic Pain
Living with someone with chronic pain can come with unique challenges. Even if you do not deal with chronic illnesses, having a roommate or...
How Aquatic Therapy Can Bypass Psychological Barriers to Recovery
When you've experienced a traumatic injury, physical pain isn’t the only issue. Injuries and illnesses create adverse psychological effects as well. Some patients slide...
5 Essential Principles for Living With Pain
Chronic pain affects millions of Americans each year. But people living with chronic pain know that pain is more than just physical discomfort. It...
10 Things To Do When You’re Stuck in Bed on a Bad Pain Day
Chronic pain sufferers know that, while it affects everyone differently, everyone has a bad pain day every now and then. On days like this,...
Steps To Take If Chronic Pain Is Impacting Your Sex Life
While the words pain and sex aren’t two that we hope to group together, there is a connection between the two that deserves to...
These Are The Best Questions to Ask Your Pain Doctor
Doctor's visits can be overwhelming at the best of times, but when your appointment is a long-awaited visit to a pain physician, nerves and...
Yoga For Back Pain: Top 5 Poses To Try
Back pain is more common than you may think. Researchers estimate that more than 80% of the United States population will suffer from back...
How To Add Meditation For Chronic Pain Into Your Life
In addition to the severe physical symptoms, living with chronic pain can significantly impact your mental health. As you spend more time and energy...
A Patient’s Review Of “Taming Chronic Pain” By Amy Orr
Having lived with varying levels of chronic pain for over six years now, I often joke that I could write a book. The...
Interview With Amy Orr, Author Of “Taming Chronic Pain”
We had the honor of speaking with Amy Orr, author of the upcoming book Taming Chronic Pain. The book serves as a guide for those...
Degenerative Disc Disease: The 21-Year-Old With A 90-Year-Old Spine
At the age of 21, I was diagnosed with multiple spine and pelvis disorders which flipped my life upside down. Health professionals label me...
Why We Shouldn’t Call Trigeminal Neuralgia “The Suicide Disease”
I felt a strange sense of relief when I was finally diagnosed with Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN). After so many years of living with facial...
What It’s Really Like Living With A Stoma
It’s hard to believe that I’ve had a stoma for nearly 3 years now. It doesn’t feel like that long at all. Since my...
5 Things Not to Say to Someone with Chronic Pain
In 2013, I was involved in a car accident that changed my life. Although the damage to my car was surprisingly minor, that 10...
Tips to Thrive When You Have an Undiagnosed Chronic Illness
“Teacher, you’re walking like a tipsy woman. Why are you swaying?” “Are you a grandma? Why do you climb the stairs like that?” (Then, copies...
