Living with chronic pain can affect nearly every part of your life, casting a shadow over your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. If you feel like you’ve “tried everything” and pain is still interfering with your daily life, this blog is for you. Some options can address your specific pain condition and your unique needs. …
Chronic pain isn’t just pain that sticks around longer than expected—it’s pain that actually changes how your nervous system works. When pain lingers for months or years, your brain, spinal cord, and nerves don’t keep sending the same signals.[1] They adapt, rewire, and sometimes become overly sensitive, so even harmless sensations can trigger intense pain.[2] …
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When Minor Pain Turns Into Major Pain Symptoms Pain doesn’t announce itself before crossing the line from temporary to long-term. There’s no loud fanfare or clear “this is chronic now” moment. Instead, it sneaks in quietly, slowly infiltrating every aspect of your life. It starts with little things. You skip a walk because you don’t …
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Is your pain so predictable it’s as if it has a schedule? You’re not imagining that your pain is flaring up at specific times of the day, like first thing in the morning or getting louder as the house gets quiet. Pain doesn’t just “happen”. There are real biological and practical reasons behind it.[1] One …
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Living with chronic pain can be exhausting, frustrating and at times, overwhelming, especially when rest, medications or traditional treatments haven’t brought relief. Thankfully, modern pain management offers far more than pain pills. Today’s specialists use a wide range of procedures designed to target pain at its source, calm irritated nerves, stabilize a painful spine, and …
Losing a limb doesn’t always mean losing the pain in the absent extremity. Many people continue to feel very real sensations and sometimes even severe pain in a limb that’s no longer there. This is called phantom limb pain, and it’s not imaginary or psychological; it’s neurological and well-documented in medical science.[1] One of the …
Living with chronic pain can be a chore, but finding a comprehensive plan that manages your pain shouldn’t be. Your treatment plan shouldn’t shackle you to the prescription counter or constant doctor appointments. More pain specialists are turning to non-opioid strategies: using medications that are not opioids plus interventional pain management options, therapies, lifestyle support …
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If you’re an adult living with scoliosis, you’re not imagining the back pain, stiffness and fatigue. It’s common and can truly interfere with your daily life. Just like the cartilage in your knees wears down over time, the cushioning in your spine does the same. This gradual wear and tear leads to a side-to-side spinal …
You don’t realize how much you use your elbows until they start to hurt! Daily activities you may take for granted, such as pouring coffee, typing, brushing your hair, or even reaching for the seatbelt, may become painful or even impossible. Resting on your elbows? Not an option anymore! A little ache might seem like …
To all the brave men and women who have served our country — we see you, and we thank you. You showed courage in uniform and continue to show strength every day. For many veterans, that strength includes living with a difficult, often silent companion: chronic pain. If you’re one of the many veterans managing …