Pain may be one of the few concepts that don’t necessarily need definition, as it’s something we can all relate to at different levels. However, it’s the sensation felt and communicated in the nerves, spinal cord, and brain. Everyone has felt pain and experienced it in...
Throughout the general population and in other climes, chronic pain and mental health issues have been linked. An overlap exists between these two, as people experiencing chronic bodily pain may also go through certain mental health issues at the same time. The question then is, do...
People experience pain for many reasons. It may be due to chronic diseases such as a malignant or benign tumor, arthritis, shingles, or any other underlying disease. The level of pain experienced will also depend on the location of the pain and the cause. In...
One way or the other, everyone experiences a level of pain. However, chronic pain is a type of pain that’s debilitating, one where the individual feels pain for an elongated period of time. Generally, a diagnosis of chronic pain is usually after the discomfort has...
Millions of Americans suffer from one form of disease or trauma-induced pain in one body part of the other. A large percentage of these people never get professional help for their conditions, choosing to instead depend on painkillers. This destructive habit can cause many other...
Restorative pain management is a branch of medicine that takes advantage of the body‘s natural healing capabilities and provides a supplemental approach that complements other treatments. These treatments encourage and facilitate recovery by engaging and bolstering certain body processes without relying too heavily on external...
Can changing your diet really help you reduce pain? It almost falls to reason that the answer is yes. We are what we eat. Our bodies are incredibly complicated organic machines in which the relationships between systems – the digestive system and the nervous system...
The need to develop safer alternatives to opioids has come to the forefront opioid epidemic. New research was done with botulinum toxin show hope as a proven safe and effective treatment for chronic pain. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that approximately 25.3 million Americans...
A significant proportion of the population is living with chronic pain syndrome. This includes chronic lower back pain and conditions like fibromyalgia (a condition where patients feel pain all over their body with no apparent cause). In fact, one study by the British Medical Journal...
It affects all age groups and ethnicities and has a dramatic impact on quality of life. The majority of sufferers are in pain for at least 12 hours a day, despite treatment. People with chronic pain are more likely to experience depression and suicidal thinking. Four...
