Category Archives: Chronic Pain

Does Mirror Therapy Help with Pain?

Mirror Therapy What Is Mirror Therapy?
Mirror therapy is an artificial visual feedback that allows you to move your healthy limb as you keep your afflicted limb hidden. As you move your healthy limb, this makes it look as if your afflicted limb is moving and changing from painful positions to neutral positions. more...

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Meditation for Pain Management

Meditation for Chronic Pain ManagementNo matter what your religious beliefs, meditation can help relax and calm your mind and body. Meditation relieves stress; it serves as both a preventive practice and a pain-management method. Studies show people who meditate are able to lower their blood pressure and improve their immune system functioning, according to “Arthritis Today.” With roots in the East, mediation is a centuries-old technique that has evolved and become a modern-day alternative therapy that has many forms. The following are some examples of the many ways people meditate today. more...

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Spinal Cord Stimulator and its use in Chronic Pain Conditions

Chronic pain conditions caused by medical conditions such as cancer, chronic reflex sympathetic dystrophy or complex regional pain sydrome and failed back syndrome impact your life to the point where maintaining function becomes difficult. Traditional pain relief methods – surgical, psychological, physical or pharmacological – have not helped to reduce the level of pain you have been living with. more...

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RSD / CRPS What is it?

RSD is short for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy which is also known as CRPS or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. RSD/CRPS is a chronic pain condition that some feel is the result of the nervous system malfunctioning while others feel it is the result of the triggering of an immune system response. Which part of the nervous system malfunctions is not for sure. Some believe it could be the central nervous system, the peripheral nervous system, or a combination of them both.   more...

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Ozone Therapy

According to Dr. Howard F Robins, the director of The Healing Center in New York, there is hope for RSD Pain Sufferers.  I read a recnet press release where Dr. Robins stated “Using “Direct Intravenous Ozone Therapy” (DIV) combined with lifestyle and natural dietary regimens, many of our patients are finally alleviated of their tortuous pain.”  RSD is an abbreviation for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, which is currently known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome or CRPS. more...

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Natural Remedies for Arthritis

Inflammation more...

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Articles from Time Magazine on Chronic Pain

Time Magazine did an issue and the issue focused on Chronic Pain.  It had some very good articles in it and below are links to some of those articles. more...

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Chronic Pain Resources

Resources and Support for Chronic Pain and RSD / CRPS more...

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Scientists Discover New Treatment for Chronic Pain

ScienceDaily (Feb. 7, 2010) — Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that treating the immune system of patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CPRS) leads to a significant reduction in pain that lasted approximately 5 weeks.  Read the full article at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100201171417.htm.  I found this very interesting. more...

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Electrical Stimulation of Nerves for Chronic Pain

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) or Spinal Cord Stimulators (SCS) for Chronic Pain more...

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