]> http://www.healthedia.com/latest Chronic Pain Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/how-to-cope-with-pain/924025?rsstype=latest&cid=80 Reminder: November Pain-Blog Carnival submissions due today.For many of us, chronic pain is exactly that - chronic. Meaning it s here to stay, it s settled in - it s not going away. What changes when you can t be cured? Settled in... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:57:22 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/how-to-cope-with-pain/924025?rsstype=latest&cid=80 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/924001?rsstype=latest&cid=80 Individuals who are very active are at risk for tendonitis especially if they perform repetitive tasks. Computer users, athletes, golfers and tennis players are all prime candidates for tendonitis.Tendonitis occurs when the tendon suffers a small tea... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:34:59 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/924001?rsstype=latest&cid=80 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitness-fixer/924022?rsstype=latest&cid=80 Thank you to the blog Dr. Deb for including my post Which Stretch Stops Back Pain by Making Neutral Spine Possible? in this past week's edition of Grand Rounds.On the web, Grand Rounds is a collection of the best on-line medical posts from the past w... Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:46:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitness-fixer/924022?rsstype=latest&cid=80 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-zs-medical-report/923986?rsstype=latest&cid=80 It s not often that I recommend natural remedies because there s rarely any scientific evidence that they work better than a placebo. But when there s data supporting their use I m all for it. Such is now the case in the treatment of irrita... Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:47:08 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-zs-medical-report/923986?rsstype=latest&cid=80 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-deborah-serani/923775?rsstype=latest&cid=80 Welcome to Grand Round 5.9 - a weekly rotation of blogposts in the medical and health fields. I am delighted to be your host again, and present to you the following for your listening pleasure. A Sudden Jolt of Sadness by The Sterile Eye Annual ACAA... Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:36:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-deborah-serani/923775?rsstype=latest&cid=80 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/how-to-cope-with-pain/923593?rsstype=latest&cid=80 Two of the most interesting new treatments for chronic pain are graded motor imagery and mirror therapy. A related experimental treatment which is being studied as we speak is called tactile discrimination. What s this about?Chronic pain ... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:15:40 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/how-to-cope-with-pain/923593?rsstype=latest&cid=80 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/923426?rsstype=latest&cid=80 You walk into your yoga or Pilates class with a slouch, then for 60 to 90 minutes you focus on your body, your spine, your alignment. But when class ends, does all that postural awareness leave when you walk out the door? One Brooklyn-based yoga inst... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:30:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/923426?rsstype=latest&cid=80 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/923448?rsstype=latest&cid=80 You walk into your yoga or Pilates class with a slouch, then for 60 to 90 minutes you focus on your body, your spine, your alignment. But when class ends, does all that postural awareness leave when you walk out the door? One Brooklyn-based yoga inst... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:30:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/923448?rsstype=latest&cid=80 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-zs-medical-report/923247?rsstype=latest&cid=80 Back in May of 2007, I wrote a piece entitled Is fibromyalgia a real illness? in which I stated that there is no question that it is real. I wrote that Fibromyalgia is a common cause of chronic pain in the bones and muscles even... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:14:55 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-zs-medical-report/923247?rsstype=latest&cid=80 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/922815?rsstype=latest&cid=80 I really don't believe we evolved to sit all day long. Sitting creates tight hips and hamstrings, causes a tight neck and shoulders, and often leads to back pain. If you suffer from these ailments, ditch your regular office chair and replace it with ... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:30:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/922815?rsstype=latest&cid=80 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitness-fixer/922803?rsstype=latest&cid=80 What can you do if you're too tight to stand and move in neutral spine? A common lower back pain occurs after long standing, walking, and upright activity. The most common cause is exaggerated inward curve in the lower spine - a bad posture called hy... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:10:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitness-fixer/922803?rsstype=latest&cid=80 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/how-to-cope-with-pain/923057?rsstype=latest&cid=80 I received this question from a reader, Migraine Chick:Have you ever come across people having sleep disorders because of chronic pain? I ve been having problems with sleep paralysis when I m home sick and trying to sleep with my migraine... Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:31:26 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/how-to-cope-with-pain/923057?rsstype=latest&cid=80 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922691?rsstype=latest&cid=80 Pages: 1 2 Next Single Page I was browsing a blog the other day and saw an undated (recent?) entry suggesting that research shows that weather has little effect on our mood. The entry relied heavily on a recent study (Denissen et a... Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:56:28 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922691?rsstype=latest&cid=80 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/how-to-cope-with-pain/923058?rsstype=latest&cid=80 In honor of her book Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working, Girlfriend! being published, Rosalind Joffe, of the blog Working with Chronic Illness, is on a virtual book tour. She s stopping by here today to answer a reader s quest... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:31:59 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/how-to-cope-with-pain/923058?rsstype=latest&cid=80 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922423?rsstype=latest&cid=80 We go through our everyday lives with the pain of a thousand cuts. They started when we were as young as 2, being told No when we asked our mom for more candy. Cut one. Then again when we wanted to play in the dirt. Cut two. Then when we got ma... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:47:28 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922423?rsstype=latest&cid=80 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/922438?rsstype=latest&cid=80 Many individuals use Pilates to help relieve back pain or to avoid back pain. Back pain usually happens because of structural imbalances that lead to back pain. Lack of core support, instability in the pelvic region, muscular imbalances, having poor ... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:13:25 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/922438?rsstype=latest&cid=80 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/how-to-cope-with-pain/921960?rsstype=latest&cid=80 Our local Phillies won the World Series, and the next day I saw people wearing red P baseball hats and Phillies t-shirts, and giving each other the thumbs up sign. There was a cheerful camraderie in the air in our City of Brotherly Love. And to... Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:27:44 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/how-to-cope-with-pain/921960?rsstype=latest&cid=80 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/921703?rsstype=latest&cid=80 Managing chronic pain is becoming increasingly difficult. As Dr. Rob observes, many primary care doctors simply don't prescribe narcotic medications.Worse, pain specialists often won't either, preferring to focus on procedures and non-narcotic manag... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:00:01 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/921703?rsstype=latest&cid=80 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/how-to-cope-with-pain/921429?rsstype=latest&cid=80 Enjoying the beautiful color changes of the leaves? And the fresh Fall smell in the air? The cooler nights and briskness of the air during the days? Fall is here (and I always love the little jolt I get when CRPS-RSD A Better Life and Healthsk... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:26:46 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/how-to-cope-with-pain/921429?rsstype=latest&cid=80 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/921427?rsstype=latest&cid=80 Do you experience hot flashes, abnormal and excessive menstruation, lethargy, bloating or sudden weight gain, palpitation, disrupted sleep, dizziness, headache, low sex appetite, nausea? Are you nearing 40 s? Well, chances are you are experiencing ... 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