Pain works in a cycle. If you are in pain, you move awkwardly and tense up your muscles. This ends up using your muscles them in a way they aren’t used to being used, and...
Find some great music. I love having music on in the background while I’m doing routine things like eating breakfast and getting dressed. I find the combination of music and a mild caffeine buzz puts...
If you have any kind of injury, muscle strain, or chronic pain, don’t be surprised if you wake up in more pain than you were in when you went to bed. Everyone is a little...
Fellow pain sufferers, as well as anyone who likes to learn about the body, I can’t stress enough how learning about anatomy and physiology has helped me. First of all, it makes such a big...
Coffee is probably my favorite substance on earth. It makes me feel amazing, helps me wake up on a morning when I haven’t had enough sleep, and even takes away some of my pain. For...
I read this article last night on my phone while pretending to listen to some loveable relatives butcher some Christmas music, and it made me sad. http://phys.org/news/2012-12-fat-decisions-brain-cells-production.html Like pretty much every other girl who was...
I once had the opportunity to attend a pain management clinic run by a prestigious rehabilitation hospital in Boston, and it was a total bust. I recently had a conversation with my neighbor Carolyn about...
I can’t believe I haven’t seen this video until now. It was incredibly validating, and I absolutely loved it. http://www.ted.com/talks/elliot_krane_the_mystery_of_chronic_pain.html It is given by Elliot Krane, who is a pediatrician and anesthesiologist at Stanford University. ...
In my blog, I talk a lot about central sensitization, which describes the changes that can take place in a person’s nervous system and make her more sensitive to pain. However, there are many other...
Sometimes, pain can persist even after the original injury or disease that caused it has healed. There are several different factors that can cause this. The one that’s played the largest role in my own...