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...
When I first developed knee issues, I found it extremely painful to walk down the stairs normally. I would limp down in an awkward way, trying to find a way to move that wouldn’t hurt...
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...
This is one of the first questions people ask me when I tell them I’ve had problems with back pain, and I always feel a little embarrassed when I have to tell them that yes,...
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...
“From most doctors she gets a rapid-fire diagnosis and a briskly offered treatment plan. In one city after another, the process is the same: it’s as though she needs brain surgery but is being handed...
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...
People that know me in real life have seen that over the course of the past ten years, I have often had some kind of physical problem that’s limited my ability to walk, drive, work,...