Pain – Is it Subjective?

I was at my friend’s house last weekend, listening to a story about a recent trip to the mall. As she describes, she and her husband were waiting in a check out line when a shopper got upset about a return that wasn’t going through. As she was tell the story, her husband began to…

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Understanding Breakthrough Pain

Imagine you’re a patient with chronic pain (probably not hard to do if you frequent our site). You’ve been seeing a pain management specialist and have been enjoying pain relief. Suddenly, you experience an abrupt and intense bout of pain. It’s short lived, but it’s enough to remind you of the days in which you…

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Using Technology to Track Chronic Pain

As you probably know, there is almost always an app for that. Our last post on the My Migraine Triggers app was so popular that we decided to look at other apps that help chronic pain patients recognize patterns in their pain experiences. The most recent, and very popular addition to the chronic pain app…

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