Tag: chronic pain management
The Isolating Loneliness of Living with Chronic Pain
For people living with chronic pain, every day can feel like an uphill battle. Chronic pain is often caused by an underlying condition, such as autoimmune diseases, fibromyalgia, back problems and many other chronic...
The Causes of Pelvic Pain in Women and Ways to Treat It
Tammy Wynette sure knew what she was talking about back in 1969—sometimes it is hard to be a woman. Especially when it comes to pelvic pain. Men experience pelvic pain, too, but it’s far...
10 Must-Knows: What Life is Like with Chronic Pain
September is Pain Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness of chronic pain and common management practices. It's also a time for those of us who live with it to illustrate what life is like...
6 Tips to Help Reclaim Life with Chronic Pain
When you live with chronic pain, you likely keep an eye out for new and unique ways to manage your pain. From distracting yourself from the pain to experimenting with relaxation techniques and natural...
Animal Therapy for Chronic Pain: How Fluffy Can Help Heal
From aiding victims of disasters to sitting calmly at the bedside of those battling illness, comfort dogs can lend helping paws to those who need it most. Animal therapy for chronic pain can offer...
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...
Living With Fibromyalgia: Lady Gaga Continues to Raise Awareness
In her lead role in A Star Is Born, Lady Gaga brings Ally to life on the screen for the fourth remake of the iconic story. Much of Ally's story centers on the fact that...
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 not for essential workers. What happens if you are one...
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 routines have affected millions of people around the world. But...
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 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, there’s nothing enjoyable about it.
This type of pain is expensive,...
Living With Brain Fog: The Search for Clarity
Brain fog may sound a bit vague, even made-up, but it’s an issue affecting thousands of people. There are various medical terms for this ailment: clouding of consciousness, mental fog, and cognitive impairment are...
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 can affect your appetite, sleep, behavior, and even thoughts. Living...
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 be evaluated. Sex is an essential component of a healthy...
Why You Should Try Aqua Yoga For Chronic Pain
If you’re a chronic pain patient like me, you’ve probably had someone, under the guise of being helpful, tell you to try yoga. But if you’re one of the millions of Americans with chronic...
Chronic Illness Patients Face Challenges With Accessibility
The CDC recently reported 90% of the $3.3 trillion spent on health care in the U.S. annually goes to the treatment of chronic and mental health conditions. For all this money, however, there’s not...
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 my posture).
“What’s wrong? Are you okay?” (After jerking and accidentally...
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...
Here’s What It’s Like Living With Coccydynia
About a year ago, I began to notice pain around my coccyx while sitting down. At 52, I'm no stranger to back pain. I've suffered from it for years - including in my lower...
Government Scrutiny on Opioids Impacts Chronic Pain Sufferers
In 2016, more than 42,000 people died from opioid overdoses — a fivefold increase from 1999. Overprescription and easy access led to the skyrocketing epidemic in the United States. There's a new level of government...
5 Pain-Friendly Hobbies for Any Age
Having an active lifestyle is the key to health. Doctors have found countless benefits from reduced risk of heart attack and stroke to better mental and emotional health. However, people suffering from chronic pain...
4 Benefits of Art Therapy for Chronic Pain
Have you ever found yourself lost in a song? Or so absorbed with dancing that your problems - and your pain - fall away? Art therapy for chronic pain aims to harness that feeling...
Look for These 5 Traits in a Good Pain Doctor
Choosing the right pain doctor can be a challenging and tedious process. You should consider more than where they went to medical school. It's also about choosing someone with specialized training for chronic pain...
Top 3 Apps to Help Manage Chronic Pain
Many thanks to guest contributor Sophia Madison for providing this helpful list of resourceful apps to help manage chronic pain.
Living with chronic pain includes finding resourceful tools, tips and support systems that help you...
