Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain vs. Acute Pain: What’s the Difference?
If the body is a machine and the brain is its operating system, then the brain needs to know when the body is malfunctioning. Pain is a part of that, representing our ability to sense when something is wrong physically (and in some cases, even mentally and socially). Pain is normal and natural, and in…
Read More4 Things to Know If You Need a Nerve Block Procedure
Nerve block procedures can play a critical role in greatly improving a person’s quality of life after years spent struggling with severe pain. But they are not infallible, and often represent just one major step in a series of steps to achieving a better life. Nerve blocks have been in use for decades, and their…
Read More4 Coping Skills Every Chronic Pain Patient Needs
Chronic pain is frustrating to say the least, and for the 50 million Americans currently struggling with some form of chronic pain, coping properly becomes extremely important. To cope is to ‘deal with something’, but how does one deal with inescapable pain? The answer is complex, but the first step is turning ‘inescapable pain’ into…
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