Ask The Experts: Low-Level Laser Therapy Technology
Are you thinking of trying Low-Level Laser Therapy? For more information and to see if this could be a possible therapy for you, read our interview with Dr. Ryan Whelton and how he uses...
Peripheral Neuropathies: Lupus
Peripheral Neuropathies: Lupus Overview
Peripheral Neuropathies, 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 lupus erythematosus, is an autoimmune...
Symptoms, Treatments And Causes Of Peripheral Neuropathy
Peripheral Neuropathy is usually caused by trauma to the nerve or by side-effects of another condition or illness. Not all conditions are the same, and the symptoms and length of treatment vary greatly from...
Quick Guide to Acupuncture for Back Pain
If you have chronic back pain, it is likely that you have tried at least half a dozen techniques and treatments to help and relieve your pain. It is not uncommon that, after having...
The Best Supplements for Nerve Pain
Nerve pain can be caused by multiple health issues, from a spine condition to nerve damage related to chronic diseases. The pain sensation can be very different from person to person, as well. For...
My Journey with Chronic Pain
My journey with chronic pain started in March of 2013. I was watching a movie and I got this sudden, sharp pain in my left jaw area. It didn't last long, thankfully. After that,...
Don’t Ignore Tingling and Numbness in Hands and Feet
Tingling and Numbness in Your Hands and Feet Overview
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If you’ve ever experienced tingling and numbness in your hands and feet (or wrists and elbows), you know it feels a lot worse than it sounds....
Complications and Conditions Caused By Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s disease is an autoimmune disorder that impacts over half a million Americans. It targets the digestive system and is one of several conditions, including ulcerative colitis, known as an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)....
End Pain Naturally: Explore Benefits of The MELT Method
Can you reduce chronic pain without medication or surgery? Sue Hitzmann, creator of the MELT Method and author of The MELT Method, A Breakthrough Self-Treatment System to Eliminate Chronic Pain, Erase the Signs of...
The Pain that Lingers: How to Manage Phantom Limb Pain
The appendage may be gone, but the pain lives on. Phantom limb pain refers to painful and lasting sensations that radiate from a limb, extremity or other body part that is no longer connected...
Shingles Pain: What You Should Know
Most of us had chicken pox when we were children. Memories of oatmeal baths and calamine lotion problem come to mind. Shingles are the adult version of chicken pox and typically have more intense...
Peripheral Neuropathies: What is Guillain-Barre Syndrome?
Guillain-Barre Syndrome, also referred to as GBS, can cause paralysis of multiple parts of the body, along with incredible weakness and pain. Often referred to as GBS, the cause of this disorder is unknown,...
Peripheral Neuropathies: Shingles
Shingles is a painful condition that often follows chickenpox, decades later.
Shingles, also called Herpes Zoster,"zoster", or "zona", is a condition that causes numerous painful side effects. It is caused by the dormant Varicella Zoster virus,...
Lyme Disease is Worse Than We Thought
Summer is heating up, so don't let your guard down about Lyme disease. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the disease is more prevalent and has spread...
Peripheral Neuropathies: Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
Charcot Marie Tooth Disease is a devastating, inherited disease, but life with CMT doesn't have to be grim.
Charcot Marie Tooth Syndrome is a series of neuropathic disorders that affect the nerves of the brain...
Ask the Experts: What Is Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy?
With RSD, an injury heals but the pain rages on.
WHAT IS IT?
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), a.k.a. complex regional pain syndrome, is nerve pain that persists and even gets worse long after an injury has...
Fibromyalgia Associated With Premature Brain Aging
Fibromyalgia is a disease that causes widespread muscle and joint pain and can be categorized as either a musculoskeletal disease or psychological disorder. The cause of the disease is still unknown, and many researchers...
Self-Tuning Brain Implant May Help with Parkinson’s Disease
NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded research a key first step to improving deep brain stimulation
Deep brain stimulation has been used to treat Parkinson’s disease symptoms for 25 years, but limitations have led researchers to look for...
Lady Gaga has Fibromyalgia – What’s That?
In Five Foot Two, her new documentary on Netflix, Lady Gaga discusses what it’s like living with fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is a chronic and painful illness, and Lady Gaga has set out to raise awareness and...
Is There a Link Between Restless Leg Syndrome and Fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia is a chronic and painful disorder. It results in widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and tenderness in localized areas. Restless Leg Syndrome, or RLS, is characterized by unpleasant feelings in the legs. These feeling can...
Living with HIV can mean living with pain
Pain is common not only in those suffering the last stages of AIDS but also in HIV-positive people who are still active.
June is Pride Month. While PainResource.com celebrates the fact that having HIV (human...
Study: Antidepressant Eases Nerve Pain From Chemo
Cancer comes with all kinds of pain, sometimes from the disease itself, and often directly and indirectly from treatment, including the discomforts caused by chemotherapy. As many as 40 percent of cancer patients who...
What is Trigeminal Neuralgia?
Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) is an excruciating type of facial pain brought on by irritation of a nerve in the brain that has three arms, each of which supplies sensation to different parts of the...
Nerve Damage May Explain Chronic Pain in Children
Could a newly identified disease explain some cases of chronic pain and other symptoms in children and young adults? According to a paper in the April issue of the journal Pediatrics, researchers led by Dr....
