by Pain Pathways Magazine | Jan 23, 2017 | Chronic, Featured, Only Online
Our smartphones do it all. They give us directions via GPS, let us talk with our friends on every single social platform (in addition to texting and calling) and even play our favorite songs by request. Unfortunately, not everything our phones offer us is good. In...
by Pain Pathways Magazine | Dec 7, 2015 | Chronic, Featured, Only Online
If you’re looking for holiday gifts to ease pain or bring a smile to your loved one’s face (or get ideas for your own list), check out our gift guide compiled just for you. Choose from jewelry, fun accessories, and products to reduce stress and feel better. Sometimes...
by Pain Pathways Magazine | Oct 28, 2015 | Chronic, Featured, Only Online, Personal Stories, Wellness
Chronic pain has a life-crushing impact. Becky Curtis, founder and pain coach at Take Courage Coaching, knows this firsthand. After a near-fatal car accident and subsequent development of central nerve pain, she almost became another statistic. Here, we talk with her...
by Pain Pathways Magazine | Sep 24, 2015 | Acute, Chronic, Featured, Only Online, Uncategorized
Explaining your chronic pain to your friends, family or boss can be difficult. But what if there were a tool, which could not only help your support network better understand your suffering, it could also help relieve your pain? The research-based graphic novel Pain...
by Pain Pathways Magazine | Jul 15, 2015 | Arthritis, Celebrities, Chronic, Featured, Only Online, Uncategorized
In 2013, Dorothy Hamill entered Dancing With the Stars. Partway through the series, she quit due to a lumbar cyst causing pain, numbness and weakness in her back and legs, which would have resulted in back surgery had she kept competing. As a pro athlete –...
by Pain Pathways Magazine | Jun 24, 2015 | Celebrities, Chronic, Featured, Only Online, Personal Stories, Uncategorized
Since June is Men’s Health Month and manly Lou Ferrigno is gracing the cover of our summer issue, we want to put the spotlight on men. When dealing with chronic pain, do men cope differently than women and what do they have to say about their experiences? The...
by Pain Pathways Magazine | Jan 13, 2015 | Chronic, Featured, IBS: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Only Online, Uncategorized, Wellness
If you suffer from chronic abdominal pain due to IBS, Crohn’s disease, Celiac disease, ulcers, reflux, colitis and other conditions, you know that it can overwhelm your daily life. Living with symptoms like frequent constipation, diarrhea, bloating, or bowel...
by Pain Pathways Magazine | Jul 2, 2014 | Chronic, Featured, Only Online
Peripheral neuropathy…neuropathy…nerve damage – none of these may be terms you are familiar with. Neuropathy refers to diseases of the peripheral nervous system, and it affects over 20 million — or 1 in 15 — adults or children in the US. What is...
by Pain Pathways Magazine | Oct 28, 2013 | Chronic, Featured, Only Online
When you are in pain or suffering from illness, your environment can play a huge role in how you heal and your ability to cope on a daily basis. Want proof? Just ask these folks… In an area of architecture that has very demanding functionality requirements and...
by Pain Pathways Magazine | Sep 3, 2013 | Articles, Chronic, Featured, Fibromyalgia, Only Online, Personal Stories, Women
As part of National Pain Awareness Month, PainPathways wants to honor some special individuals who have helped so many while suffering with chronic pain themselves. Nancy Laracy is one of those inspiring people. Here’s her story: PP: When did you first start...
by Pain Pathways Magazine | Aug 2, 2013 | Articles, Chronic, Featured, Only Online, Personal Stories, Relationships, Wellness
Most pet owners will tell you how their furry family members provide companionship, unconditional love and joy. For those with chronic pain, pets can also provide comfort and even help with pain management. How Pets Can Ease Pain Research has shown that pets can be...
by PainPathways Magazine | Mar 27, 2013 | Articles, Chronic, Print
Part One of a Four-Part Series by Deborah Barrett, PhD , LCSW WHAT IS PAINTRACKING? Nearly 20 years ago, when I first developed pain, I assumed I needed rest to heal – but instead, my pain worsened with inactivity, until I could barely hold a paper or open a door....
by PainPathways Magazine | Jan 28, 2013 | Articles, Chronic, Fibromyalgia, Personal Stories, Print, Reflections
Managing Fibromyalgia Pain with Bunny Therapy: Unconditional love is a powerful tool in the struggle against chronic pain, something that Nancy Laracy learned from an unexpected source. At only 36 years old, Laracy developed excruciating pain and fatigue from...
by PainPathways Magazine | Jan 3, 2013 | Chronic, Personal Stories, Print, Wellness
We asked you to share what works for you, and we thank you for your many great responses on our Facebook page. Here are some of your thoughts: “Just breath and get through this moment, this too shall pass” – Cathy Huffine Vadney “Finally going to pain management and...
by PainPathways Magazine | Dec 7, 2012 | Articles, Celebrities, Chronic, Cover Stories, Print
Best-selling author Laura Hillenbrand confronts chronic fatigue syndrome by writing stories that inspire. People familiar with the agony and challenges of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or anyone who suffers from or cares for someone in chronic pain can identify with...
