Posts by Pain Management & Injury Relief
Managing Childrens’ Pain After Surgery
It’s a common mistake to assume that children and infants experience pain differently from adults. However, the only supporting evidence behind that theory is a lack of evidence – infants cannot properly communicate how they feel, and interpreting an infant’s wants and needs is very difficult. Contrary to this old belief, recent research shows that…
Read MoreCoping, Healing Strategies for Women Dealing with Chronic Pain
Women are generally more likely to experience chronic pain in their lifetime than men are. Depending on the source, women are anywhere from four to seven times as likely as men to suffer from fibromyalgia, are more likely to develop osteoporosis, are at greater risk for arthritis after 55, and women have more back pain…
Read MoreDeveloping a Collaborative Pain Management Strategy
Pain is a fact of life and oftentimes a useful one. While it’s a partner we generally tend to loathe, pain is a partner that saves lives. It’s often through pain that people first become aware that something is wrong in their bodies, and it’s through following the pain that many physicians diagnose countless patients…
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