Posts by PMIR
When it Comes to Chronic Pain, You Really Are What You Eat
Food helps us grow, gives us energy and keeps us healthy—if we let it. Yet, with each passing year, obesity becomes more prevalent in the U.S. and diseases related to making poor food choices are on the rise. The Western-style diet may include lots of fried foods, processed foods, refined sugars, red meats and trans…
Read MorePut a Pep Back in Your Step: How to Exercise with Chronic Pain
Chronic pain—pain that lasts 12 weeks or more—can get in the way of a lot, including physical activity. But while exercise may be the last thing on your mind when you’re hurting, research shows it can decrease pain, stress, and fatigue, and improve physical function. Safely and gradually increasing movement—with activities like Pilates, yoga, walking,…
Read MoreBack Surgery May Not Be the Answer
For people suffering from chronic, debilitating back pain, relief can’t come fast enough. Sometimes pain sufferers rush into surgery, thinking they can “cut away” the pain and finally experience freedom from it. Unfortunately, even though more than 600,000 Americans opt to undergo traditional open back surgery every year, it’s estimated that up to 40 percent…
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