Hi everyone! I’ve just discovered this awesome talk on central sensitization by pain management physician Dr. Jay Joshi. It’s totally packed with information I want to share with you all– such as why it’s so hard to...
Continued from Part 1 My doctor said I had what was called “glass back” syndrome. Every muscle, from my neck to my lower back, was locked in spasm. Even the smallest movement could set off...
Ever have one of those days where you want to keep working/thinking/being productive, but your body just wants you to lie down with a heating pad? That, unfortunately, has been happening to me quite a...
A pain neurotag has to do with our brains’ representations of pain. Individual people process pain differently, and many different factors affect how our brains process and store memories of painful events. I thought this...
Good article on the drawbacks of the “tender point” test for fibromyalgia
One of the reasons I am so optimistic about the future is that someday I believe we will have a way for doctors to see just how much pain a person is in. It won’t...
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...