by Pain Pathways Magazine | Jun 6, 2017 | Featured, Only Online, Uncategorized
Pain and lack of energy…no matter what condition a person has, the two seem to go together. A 2006 study on chronic pain found that 74% of respondents said their energy level is impacted by their pain. Aside from getting rid of your chronic pain – which is the...
by PainPathways Magazine | Jun 13, 2016 | Articles, Integrative, Wellness, Wellness Blog
One of the most difficult aspects of chronic pain management is dealing with the losses that may accompany pain. Your roles may have changed. Your role as spouse or partner, friend, worker, mom or dad, brother or sister, athlete may be modified or lost. You may no...
by PainPathways Magazine | Mar 21, 2016 | Articles, Integrative, Wellness, Wellness Blog
A pain soother is anything that you can do that reduces your pain somewhat. The key is realizing that although being pain free would be great, pain reduction is a worthy goal that will help you feel more comfortable. Heat, cold, stretching and a hot bath can all be...
by Carol Harper | Aug 21, 2015 | Inspirational Quote
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by PainPathways Magazine | Jun 25, 2015 | Articles, Facebook Chat, Only Online
Sleep Insights for those with Fibromyalgia or Chronic Pain Transcript Highlights Dr. Rosenfeld and Rae Marie Gleason April 29, 2015 Welcome! Thank you for joining us today for “Sleep Insights for Those with fibromyalgia or Chronic Pain.” This Facebook chat will be...
by Linda S. Ruehlman, PhD | Oct 22, 2014 | Wellness Blog
When you think about your own pain experience, you may first think about how much you hurt. But, the full pain experience is actually broader than “how much”. The Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials (IMMPACT) is a group of 27...
by Linda S. Ruehlman, PhD | Sep 24, 2014 | Wellness Blog
People with chronic pain often say that their partner, family, friends, co-workers, or boss don’t seem to understand their pain problem or what it is like to live with pain. You may wonder if others understand the impact of chronic pain on daily life, whether...
by Linda S. Ruehlman, PhD | Sep 23, 2014 | Wellness Blog
Your chronic pain problem may have knocked you off course. Your personal, family, work, health, and social goals may have been derailed. You may feel as though you are simply stuck, unable to go forward and incapable of going back to your old life. Sometimes it...
by Linda S. Ruehlman, PhD | Mar 17, 2014 | Featured, Only Online, Wellness Blog
Fear is a natural and common reaction to pain. When pain becomes chronic, fear can become an ongoing part of the pain experience. I have talked about ways to manage fear in a previous blog. Today, I want to talk about another aspect of fear. Chronic fear will tend...
by Linda S. Ruehlman, PhD | Feb 25, 2014 | Featured, Only Online, Wellness Blog
Pain can be scary. If you have chronic pain, you may have become chronically fearful – afraid of loss of control, scared that simple movement may increase your pain, afraid that you may re-injure yourself merely by doing what you need to do to live your life, and...
by Linda S. Ruehlman, PhD | Feb 10, 2014 | Depression, Featured, Only Online, Wellness Blog
It can be difficult to feel thankful when you live with chronic pain. Because pain may interfere with important areas of life, you may have suffered some difficult losses. Over time, you may have become more resentful and less thankful. But, if you take the...
by Linda S. Ruehlman, PhD | Dec 5, 2013 | Wellness Blog
Chronic pain can make your goals seem unimportant or unreachable. Your pain may interfere with your social goals, career goals, or family goals. Personal goals like exercise, hobbies, reading, or learning something new may have fallen by the wayside too....
by Linda S. Ruehlman, PhD | Oct 16, 2013 | Wellness Blog
Chronic pain often gets in the way of life. Pain can cancel, interrupt, delay, interfere with, and diminish living. The worst part is that it can make you afraid to try again tomorrow. It can challenge your beliefs in your ability to do what you want to do in...
by Linda S. Ruehlman, PhD | Sep 26, 2013 | Wellness Blog
Stress can make chronic pain worse. Whether you suffer from headaches, arthritis, abdominal pain, temporomandibular disorder, or any other chronic pain condition you may benefit from identifying methods to reduce the stress in your life. One approach to stress...
by Linda S. Ruehlman, PhD | Sep 16, 2013 | Wellness Blog
Felix Naughton and his colleagues conducted a study to examine the relationship between sleep quality, depression, pain severity, and disability. Their results (reported in the journal Pain) showed that sleep quality did not directly affect disability, but rather...
by Linda S. Ruehlman, PhD | Jul 15, 2013 | Wellness Blog
Sleep plays a crucial role in the daily experience of people with chronic pain. Of course, research (and probably your own experience) has demonstrated that pain can make it harder to fall asleep and stay asleep. In a study involving people with fibromyalgia, Dr....
by Pain Pathways Magazine | Jun 25, 2013 | Featured, Fibromyalgia, Only Online, Uncategorized
Though classified as a disorder of the musculoskeletal system, the condition is now seen as a central nervous system problem. Symptoms include increased sensitivity to pain, achy and stiff joints, fatigue, and specific tender points on the back, chest, arms, and legs....
by PainPathways Magazine | May 31, 2013 | Print, Uncategorized, Wellness
Does napping make you feel better, more productive or just more tired? Whether you are nodding off for five minutes or an hour, napping can increase your level of alertness, increase your mood, stamina, and even have long term health effects. New research also...
