The Relationship Between Depression & Chronic Pain
The mind and body are intimately connected. This is demonstrated by the two-way relationship between chronic pain and depression. The stress of chronic pain, affecting all aspects of life – the ability to work, exercise, be around others, get around, and enjoy hobbies – can lead to isolation and depression. Depression then can make the [...]
The Components of an Anti-Inflammatory Lifestyle
If you’ve ever been sick or injured, you’ve experienced inflammation. Inflammation is a normal part of a healthy body’s healing process. But sometimes, inflammation continues even after recovery. This can lead to chronic pain and even life-threatening diseases. How can you manage inflammation? And how do you know when inflammation has become a cause for [...]
What’s Causing Your Back Pain? It Might Not Be What You Think
Everyone has a sore back at some point. A day of hard work in the yard, sleeping in an uncomfortable bed in a hotel on vacation, a few tense days in the office … all of these can cause some tightness and soreness in your back, which usually goes away relatively quickly after some [...]
A New Option for Spinal Stenosis Pain Relief
Donna R. suffered from lower back pain for 30 years Pain limited Donna’s ability to do the simple things in life. Riding in the car to the grocery store or doing household chores caused her a great deal of pain. Donna relied on steroid injections to manage the pain, but after twenty years, injections weren’t [...]
MRIs for Back Pain: What You Need to Know
Get an MRI to Understand Your Back Pain When back pain lasts more than a month, it's important to find the cause. If you’re suffering from neck or back pain, an MRI could be the best tool to diagnose the root cause of your pain so your treatment team can generate a strong [...]
How to Start Traveling Again after Finding Pain Relief
How to Start Traveling Again After Pain Treatment When you’ve been living with chronic pain, many aspects of your life — things that you once enjoyed — wind up being put on hold. One of those activities? Travel. For many chronic pain patients just the idea of traveling, hours spent sitting on planes or in [...]