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What’s Brain Fog?
Brain fog, or mental fatigue is caused by experiencing long-term stress or hyperactivity. This stress can stem from any part of your life and can be recognized through various symptoms. Emotional signs...
Here’s How to Fight Invisible Pain
Millions of Americans talk to their doctors every day about pain. Fortunately, many of these patients will find a solution to their problems. However, it’s not always possible to pinpoint the cause of chronic...
The Accidental Athlete – Thoughts from a Chronic Pain Warrior
How My Chronic Pain Started
The roller blades were not to blame. It’s true they played a key role in my injury, but it was hardly their fault. They’d been buried in our garage for...
My Fight With Atypical Trigeminal Neuralgia
My chronic pain started as a teenager. I’m 53 now. Mostly, I suffer from back pain, rib pain, joint pain, migraines, and facial pain. Ten years ago, my doctor told me my facial pain was...
Medicare Covers Pain Relief, Mental Health, Addiction Recovery and More
Pain is a common symptom of several conditions and diseases. Many types of pain conditions target seniors, such as arthritis and osteoporosis. For this reason, doctors who participate in Medicare generally know a good...
Feeling Lethargic? 5 Ways to Beat Fatigue
Feeling physically empty and depleted is something everyone experiences throughout their life. There isn’t one set trigger for feeling this way, but it becomes more common as we age. Feeling lethargic can be caused...
How Does Drinking Coffee Affect Blood Pressure?
Do you feel like the morning doesn’t really start until you’ve had your first cup of coffee? If so, you’re not alone. Roughly 75% of the American population, over 154 million adults, consume coffee...
Dangers of Dehydration & How to Prevent Them
You’ve probably heard that dehydration is bad for you. But why? And what qualifies as dehydrated? Many people don’t get enough water without ever realizing it, so let’s take a look at the characteristics...
Recovery from Pain Pill Addiction: How to Identify Symptoms & Get Addiction Treatment
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, over 130 people die every day from opioid overdose; moreover, the economic burden of opioid abuse nationwide is over $78 billion. This public health crisis is having...
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 for what “good” was supposed to feel like. I didn't...
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,...
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 it difficult for you to function, your life changes.
Living in...
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 Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), major depression and anxiety. To this...
7 Signs That You Should See a Doctor for Back Pain
Millions of American adults live with chronic back pain. Many, especially women, accept it as par for the course. They consider it a natural part of the aging process or a byproduct of a...
Caring for Aging Parents with Chronic Conditions
We often talk about managing chronic pain, living with a chronic condition, and finding relief when suffering from a pesky, unhealable, but manageable condition. What we discuss less often, though, is chronic pain through...
Why Do My Gums Hurt?
Gum pain may seem insignificant to some, but anyone who has suffered from the effects of gum pain knows that it’s no laughing matter. Gum pain and sensitivity are not just painful; they’re also...
Can Allergies Cause Joint Pain? The Surprising Science
Allergies make life miserable. They devour box after box of tissues., they grate your eyes like sand, and they leave your throat feeling raw. The question is: Can allergies cause joint pain as well?
Evidence...
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 I’ve gotten older, and on and on. I now deal...
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 her hands, bent it into full hyperextension, and said, “You...
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 into depression due to the whirlwind of emotions they experience...
Chlorella For Fibromyalgia: Can It Improve Symptoms?
Fibromyalgia is a painful and serious condition that causes pain throughout the whole body. Fibromyalgia is also associated with sleep issues, constant fatigue, and mental issues that make everyday life challenging.
This condition has no...
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, there's really no way to leave your bed, and we...
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 frustrations that come with an invisible illness don’t come with...
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 as the "21-year-old with a 90-year-old spine". The main cause...
