You’ve dealt with chronic back pain for many years. After trying many treatment options, you and your physician have decided that a surgical procedure followed by physical therapy is your best course of action. While reluctantly agreeing, you are surprised by the next words out of your physician’s mouth: “Let’s get you an appointment set…
Depression is one of the most prevalent and debilitating mental health conditions, affecting an estimated 280 million people worldwide. From temporary mood disturbances to severe, chronic major depressive disorder, this insidious illness can have a profoundly negative impact on a person’s quality of life, relationships, and overall functioning. Fortunately, there are many effective treatment options…
It is common to experience neck and shoulder pain simultaneously as both are interconnected. It can be a very difficult experience. Pain can make it difficult to fall asleep and stay asleep. A lack of sleep can impact physical and mental health, thinking, and immune function. It is recommended to sleep at least seven to…
Don’t be surprised if the next time you see your pain doctor they suggest you go to an acupuncturist. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a recommendation that doctors get up to speed on complementary alternative therapies for treating pain including acupuncture and chiropractic treatment. If you’re like many of the patients that I treat,…
Pain that lasts longer than three to six months after healing has taken place is considered chronic. Do You Know When the Pain is unbearable? When constant discomfort becomes a problem, most people make an appointment with their family doctor. In a perfect world, the GP would then consider sending the patient to a pain…
In the last few years, we have seen a major hike in the number of people suffering from some kind of mental illness. Among them, the most common mental illness that has affected over 40 million people in the USA is anxiety. Anxiety is simply your body’s response to stress. Although people can feel anxious…
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More than two-thirds of young adults are victims of neck pain. If you are suffering from incurable neck pain for more than 12 weeks, you are said to be under chronic neck pain. Chronic Neck Pain – Overview The unbothered or unattended mild neck pain results in chronic neck pain. It affects your ability to…
According to John Green, ‘’that’s the thing about pain… It demands to be felt’’ Pain is the highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by an illness or injury. Pain is part of human life. Pain can be there as a symptom of an illness or just as a disturbance that imbalances the days to day affairs….
WHAT IS “HARDINESS”? OVER 30 YEARS AGO, DR. SUZANNE KOBASA OUELLETTE INTRODUCED THIS CONCEPT. SHE STUDIED EXECUTIVES WHO LIVED WITH HIGH LEVELS OF STRESS AND FOUND THAT THOSE WHO FLOURISHED DESPITE THE STRESS SHARED THREE CHARACTERISTICS: (1) the belief that they can control or influence the events of their experience (2) an ability to feel deeply involved in or…