by PainPathways Magazine | Aug 31, 2018 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print, This Issue
“Age is just a number”—and no one demonstrates that more than 12-time Olympic medalist Dara Torres, who has spent decades proving the adage that eventually became the title of her 2009 inspirational memoir about fitness, aging and pursuing dreams. Described by many as...
by PainPathways Magazine | Jun 1, 2018 | Articles, Cancer, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print
Scott Hamilton: Always Winning, a Lifetime Overcoming The homepage for Scott Hamilton’s website features one simple line of text: “The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” This is a fitting introduction to one of the world’s most recognized male figure skaters...
by PainPathways Magazine | Mar 1, 2018 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print
Earlier this year, Senator Tammy Duckworth was front and center in the public eye during the Congressional budget debate, challenging President Trump to “stop baiting Kim Jong Un into a war that could put 85,000 American troops, and millions of innocent civilians, in...
by PainPathways Magazine | Dec 1, 2017 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print
Let’s suppose you know little about British history and couldn’t explain the difference, say, between a Tudor and a Windsor or an Edwardian and an Elizabethan. Even so, you undoubtedly know a little bit about King Henry VIII—for instance, that he was infamous for his...
by PainPathways Magazine | Sep 1, 2017 | Articles, Back, Cancer, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print
John Tesh Talks about Love, Pain and Finding His Rhythm John Tesh’s rich baritone voice is as immediately familiar on a cell phone as it is to millions of radio listeners. “Hi, it’s John,” he says. “We just wrapped up the radio program, so I wanted to go ahead and...
by PainPathways Magazine | Jun 1, 2017 | Articles, Caregiving, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print
She’s a well-known television personality, new Rose Bowl Parade host and an Emmy award winner, but Leeza Gibbons’ non-entertainment roles have introduced her to an entirely different audience of fans. As the founder of the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation, Leeza’s...
by PainPathways Magazine | Mar 1, 2017 | Arthritis, Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print
As one of the hosts and the signature voice for American Ninja Warrior, Matt Iseman regularly interacts with athletes at the top of their game in a role tailor made for the Los Angeles-based fitness aficionado and celebrity. However, many of Iseman’s fans are...
by PainPathways Magazine | Dec 1, 2016 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Headache, Print, Women
Eighteen-hour work days, in inconsistent food schedules, cringe-worthy lighting and intense emotional situations. This describes the daily production environment for TV star Bellamy Young, who plays Mellie Grant on the hit show Scandal. And she loves every minute of...
by PainPathways Magazine | Sep 9, 2016 | Cover Stories, Print
Prince, who died in April at age 57, sang openly about emotional anguish—and about sex, religion, race, and nearly every other challenging topic. But despite that openness in his music, Prince kept his own excruciating pain private. His death from an accidental...
by PainPathways Magazine | Jun 1, 2016 | Articles, Cancer, Caregiving, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter relates to caregivers & people who have been affected by cancer. Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has said that caregiving is a blessing and a challenging task, a privilege and an often overwhelming obligation. As president of...
by PainPathways Magazine | Feb 29, 2016 | Articles, Cover Stories, Fibromyalgia, Personal Stories, Print, Women
Dominique Easley knows how to use his brawn on the football field to benefit the New England Patriots. A former University of Florida Gridiron star, Easley was listed as the No. 1 defensive tackle in the nation in 2010, later entering the National Football League...
by PainPathways Magazine | Jan 21, 2016 | Articles, Cover Stories, Personal Stories, Press Releases
Happy 2016! Do you have your winter copy of PainPathways yet? This issue is packed full of great inspiration, including a story of how our cover celebrity, award-winning cyclist Robbie Ventura, fought his way through pain. After a devastating crash, this fierce...
by PainPathways Magazine | Jan 8, 2016 | Articles, Cover Stories, Personal Stories, Print
International cyclist Robbie Ventura never embraced the words slow down until a devastating crash knocked him off his bike and into the world of chronic pain. A competitive racer on the dirt, road and track since the age of 7, Ventura amassed over 70 victories during...
by PainPathways Magazine | Sep 14, 2015 | Articles, Cancer, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print, Women
Joan Lunden, award-winning journalist, bestselling author, health and wellness advocate and mom of seven, doesn’t mince words when she talks about her battle with breast cancer. “Women are stunned to hear I had a clean 3-D mammogram,” Lunden says, referring to the...
by PainPathways Magazine | Sep 9, 2015 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Integrative, Physician Spotlight, Physicians, Print, Wellness
A 29-year-old medical resident on a skiing excursion is trapped between rocks and a shelf of ice for more than an hour, her head submerged in freezing water. When rescued, she is blue and lifeless with no breath and no pulse, and another hour passes before she arrives...
by PainPathways Magazine | Jun 1, 2015 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Foot, Print
Although The Incredible Hulk went off the air in 1982, Ferrigno is still recognized as the man behind the green super-human with bulging biceps. And while he doesn’t routinely don body make-up anymore, Ferrigno continues to focus on physical prowess as a fitness...
by PainPathways Magazine | Mar 1, 2015 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print, Women
“We all have stories to tell.” It is a cold, crisp day and Mariel Hemingway is about to head out for an afternoon of cross-country skiing in Idaho. An actress, health and fitness writer and the granddaughter of iconic American author Ernest Hemingway, the mother of...
by PainPathways Magazine | Dec 1, 2014 | Articles, Back, Cover Stories, Print, Women
“My animals constantly show me how simple life can be,” Inaba says. “One of my cats, Taz, has health challenges, and I have to feed him his water through a tube. I take him to a specialist and closely watch his quality of life, and I think positive thoughts when I’m...
by PainPathways Magazine | Oct 7, 2014 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print
Most people never have the chance to experience this much adventure at once, but then again, Natalie Strand, MD—or “Nat” as she is known to millions of television viewers— is not “most people.” This vivacious, attractive and beloved physician recently made history by...
by PainPathways Magazine | Oct 7, 2014 | Articles, Cancer, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print
It’s twenty minutes until noon and Dick Vitale is in full work mode at his office-away-from-home, the Broken Egg restaurant in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. As the go-to resource for all things relating to college basketball preps for his ESPN midday commentary on star...
by PainPathways Magazine | Oct 7, 2014 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print
FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, NAOMI JUDD HAS BEEN A BELOVED PERSONALITY IN THE COUNTRY MUSIC WORLD. A SIX-TIME GRAMMY-AWARD-WINNING SONGWRITER AND HALF OF THE FAMOUS JUDDS DUO ALONG WITH HER DAUGHTER WYNONNA, THE PETITE MOTHER OF “WY” AND ASHLEY HAS ATTRACTED MILLIONS OF...
by PainPathways Magazine | Oct 7, 2014 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print
[pullquote]“Ring the bells that can still ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” – Leonard Cohen[/pullquote] It’s a rainy Friday in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and the long, winding path to Elizabeth...
by PainPathways Magazine | Aug 13, 2014 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, CRPS, Print
What’s your definition of hero? Some folks think of soldiers serving in foreign countries, battling terrorists and in hospitable climates. Other people might envision doctors who treat patients for free in impoverished countries or firemen who rush into burning...
by PainPathways Magazine | Jun 26, 2014 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print
It’s a steamy summer afternoon in North Carolina. While racecars roar and whip around the track, NASCAR driver Brian Vickers takes a break to talk about the health scare that sidelined his career in 2010. Today’s qualifying race is important, but to this driver, so is...
by PainPathways Magazine | Jun 25, 2014 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print
It is one of the most compelling stories to come out of the Iraq war, one that millions of television viewers around the world watched unfold on January 29, 2006. On that day, ABC journalist Bob Woodruff was reporting from Baghdad when an IED (improvised explosive...
by PainPathways Magazine | Jun 24, 2014 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print
Jeff Gordon was five years old when he first got behind the steering wheel, racing on the Cracker Jack Track in Rio Linda, California. Within a year, the six-year old speedster had already won 35 main events and set several track records. Today, Gordon is a four-time...
by PainPathways Magazine | Jun 24, 2014 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print
2011 was a banner year for actor J.R. Martinez. Not only did he and his dance partner, Karina Smirnoff, win ABC Television’s Dancing with the Stars, he appeared on the cover of People magazine, was featured in its sexiest man alive issue and named one of its 25 most...
by PainPathways Magazine | Jun 23, 2014 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print, Wellness
It might sound like a surprisingly simple approach, but when asked about effective treatments for chronic pain and disease, fitness trainer Bob Greene has a short, to-the-point answer: “Moving” Moving makes virtually everything better,” says Greene, an...
by PainPathways Magazine | Jun 18, 2014 | Articles, Cancer, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print, Women
Every morning, millions of television viewers in the United States tune in to the Today Show for news updates, weather forecasts and celebrity interviews. Most days, the first three hours of the show feature a combination of television personalities that includes Matt...
by PainPathways Magazine | Jun 2, 2014 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print
Dorothy Hamill Faces Challenges with Gold-Medal Grit At the winter Olympics in Sochi, a new group of athletes became superstars, earning instant celebrity status along with gold medals and golden moments in the spotlight. A culminationof years of training, the...
by PainPathways Magazine | Mar 3, 2014 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print
Nearly everyone has an opinion on what defines John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Some define him as a civil rights pioneer or the man who believed we could land on the moon. Others were drawn to Camelot, the refined cultural era he and his elegant wife, Jacqueline, ushered in....
by PainPathways Magazine | Dec 4, 2013 | Articles, Caregiving, Celebrities, Cover Stories, CRPS, Print
It was on a Sunday, the day before Labor Day 1996, when Ace Young, now a Grammy award winner and American Idol star, received news that one of his older brothers had sustained severe injuries in a near-fatal car accident. Ryan Young, a healthy athlete who dreamed of...
by PainPathways Magazine | Aug 30, 2013 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print
While many people may define Maya Angelou, PhD, by her literary skill, humanitarianism and extraordinary list of achievements, this author, poet, professor, mother and humanitarian is a straight-talker whose powerful words inspire people the world over. “Love heals....
by PainPathways Magazine | Jun 21, 2013 | Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, CRPS, Print
STRAIGHT UP on the pain of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Grammy award-winning singer, performer and television star Paula Abdul has lived with chronic pain since she was injured as a cheerleader at 17, but it was not until November 2004 that she was diagnosed with...
by PainPathways Magazine | Mar 7, 2013 | Articles, Cancer, Caregiving, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Print, Relationships
Lisa Niemi Swayze talks about caregiving in the public eye. Patrick Swayze was an image of vitality for most people, bursting into the public eye with iconic performances in movies like The Outsiders, Ghost and Dirty Dancing. And for more than 34 years, Lisa Niemi...
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...
by PainPathways Magazine | Sep 24, 2012 | Arthritis, Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Osteoarthritis, Print
To many people, he’s known simply as “Coach K.” Famous for his unparalleled successes as Duke University’s head basketball coach and as an Olympic coach for the United States men’s basketball team, Mike Krzyzewski is beloved by millions of sports fans around the...
by PainPathways Magazine | Sep 17, 2012 | Advocacy, Articles, Celebrities, Cover Stories, Featured, Neck
JENNIFER GREY USES HER CELEBRITY STATUS TO HELP PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC PAIN Jennifer Grey’s journey with pain might sound familiar to a lot of people. After a car accident left the Golden Globe-nominated actress with constant and often excruciating neck pain,...
