How to Protect Your Job During COVID-19 if You Have a Chronic Illness
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that social distancing is the most effective way to stay healthy. Businesses have closed for most employees but...
Does CBD Water Help Chronic Back Pain?
Over the last few years, cannabidiol (CBD) has skyrocketed in popularity. As a result, new federal and state regulations have loosened restrictions, and CBD...
How Chronic Pain Impacts Family Relationships
When you’re living in pain, your life changes. Sometimes medication works, and other times, medication doesn’t help at all. If your chronic pain makes...
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...
Telehealth for Chronic Pain: Urgent in Time of Covid-19
During the COVID-19 crisis, telehealth for chronic pain can make medical care safer and easier for patients who suffer from it. Just a few...
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...
Help! Why Is My Skin Sensitive To Touch?
Since your skin is the largest organ in your body, chronic pain in that region can become a huge nuisance. Many different conditions may...
What Is Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome (PMPS)?
It's common to have pain associated with cancer before you have a mastectomy. But not many people realize that you may also experience persistent...
Don’t Ignore Tingling and Numbness in Hands and Feet
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...
Gene Therapy: Pros and Cons to New Chronic Pain Treatment
Our treatment options for chronic pain continue to rapidly evolve. And one of these developing approaches is called gene therapy. This article is here...
How to Weather the Winter With Chronic Pain: 7 Tips
If you suffer from chronic pain, your symptoms may get worse in the winter. The weather causes physiological changes in the body that can...
How to Sleigh Your Holiday Chronic Pain
Living with chronic pain can often be the most debilitating during our busiest times. Unfortunately, the holidays are no exception. Here are some personal...
Coffee and Chronic Pain: Does It Help or Hurt?
If you're a one-cup-of-coffee in the morning person, a shot-of-espresso-in-the-afternoon kind of soul, or even a non-coffee drinker, you might be interested in the...
Review: Overcoming Pain Based on EMDR App
Back in 2012, I had spinal fusion surgery. 17 of my vertebrae ended up being connected by titanium rods and screws. I had pain...
How To Write an Effective Pain Journal
Sometimes, the events of the day can be just a little too much. This is especially true for people with chronic pain. This is...
7 Tips for the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain
Chronic lower back pain affects millions of Americans each year. Whether it’s mild discomfort from sitting too long at work, or severe, disrupting pain,...
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...
Review: Easy@Home Heat TENS Unit
I have dealt with pain for most of my life—migraines and knee pain in high school, back and shoulder pain that has worsened as...
Traditional Chinese Medicine for Chronic Pain
In the aftermath of the opioid crisis, both doctors and patients are looking to safer pain management alternatives. This has fueled renewed research into...
Living with Multiple Diagnoses: The Importance of Believing
When I was thirteen years old, I saw a rheumatologist after months of white-hot pain and severe fatigue. The doctor took my elbow between...
How Is My Peripheral Neuropathy Causing Lower Back Pain?
Almost all adults struggle with lower back pain at some point in their lives. There are many causes of this chronic lower back pain,...
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...
