What Works To Treat Your Lower Back Pain

Posted on January 26, 2013 by PainMgr

Just Wondering What Works For Lower Back Pain
Is it true that individuals with back pain are poorer than those that don’t have it? Well, that’s a bit of a stretch as you need to take into consideration other factors. However, it is known that individuals suffering from back pain spend in the neighborhood of $3000+ more on medical expenses as compared to those that don’t have back pain. And, ironically, all that money spent does not appear to slow the onslaught of the growing number of individuals suffering from back pain. Is conventional forms of medical treatment for back pain that ineffective?
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Foods To Help You Sleep

Posted on January 25, 2013 by PainMgr

Did you know that there are about 70,000,000 (70 million!) people in the U.S. that have trouble sleeping, dealing with various sleep disorders? And what if a number of them also had to contend with pain while sleeping? Not a good combination, huh? And if you don’t get appropriate amounts of sleep, that can lead to more pain as inflammation may not addressed naturally, increased chances of weight gain, diabetes, and a number of other health risks. Definitely a catch-22! But wait, there’s hope. In addition to finding the right positions to sleep according to your area of pain, there are foods that can help you sleep, as well.

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Sleep Your Pain Away?

Posted on January 22, 2013 by PainMgr

Sleeping off pain Did you know that we spend about 25% of our lives sleeping? Now that’s a significant amount of time in our lifetime we spend getting our z’s! Occasionally, I get neck pain or back pain if I slept in an awkward position the previous night. But that’s really nothing for individuals that have to contend with pain on a daily basis. So, it makes very good sense that getting proper amounts of sleep and a good mattress are things to consider for individuals with chronic neck and back pain. Here’s a great article from the site, Spine-Health, that discusses tips on getting a good night’s sleep while contending with a specific form of physical pain.

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Do You Really Have Chronic Pain?

Posted on January 19, 2013 by PainMgr

Okay, there are varying degrees of pain, from acute to chronic pain. In general, if we experience pain for a long time, we categorize it as chronic pain. According to WebMD, chronic pain is pain that lasts more than 6 months. But, do we really know if what we feel and experience is actually chronic pain? Is self-reporting the only way the medical profession can determine if pain is actually chronic pain? According to the site, ScienceDaily, there could be a scientific way to verify if an individual is experiencing chronic pain.

Brain and Chronic Pain Connection
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Foods Responsible For Your Pain

Posted on January 17, 2013 by PainMgr

You might be saying to yourself, “Food … no way is it the cause of my back pain.” Or the cause of your neck or shoulder pain, right? Well, surprise! It appears the foods you eat may have a significant impact on the pain in your life. And more specifically, foods that contribute to inflammation … that is, chronic inflammation. And researchers believe that it is linked to a host of diseases from diabetes, arthritis, muscle and joint pain, cardiovascular diseases and Alzhiemer’s, to name a few.

And believe it or not, these inflammation-causing foods are readily available and pretty much all around us. So if you eat them on a regular basis, it will cause chronic inflammation, which results in all kinds of diseases as well as agravate whatever painful condition you are currently experiencing. So what are these “bad” foods?

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You Can Minimize Head and Neck Pain

Posted on January 15, 2013 by PainMgr

Anyone that has struggled with head and neck pain appreciates how painful and miserable this ordeal could be. An individuals’s neck and head region is defenseless and vulnerable to stresses caused by such things as arthritis, bad posture, accidents, whiplash, aging, as well as normal, day-to-day activities such as reading or chewing gum. The base of the skull is connected to the spine thanks to our neck. In general, head and neck pain is the result of very common, innocent habits that you don’t even think about.

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7 Tips To Help You Relieve Your Back Pain

Posted on January 12, 2013 by PainMgr

“OUCH!” “… Do you find yourself saying that when you get up from a chair, or do you hear your loved one saying that painful expression? If you want to manage your back pain, it is essential to be adequately informed. I hope today’s blog post will provide you with some tips to help you ease your frustrating back pain.

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Relieve Neck And Shoulder Pain With A Heating Pad

Posted on January 8, 2013 by PainMgr

The stresses of our daily lives sometimes forces us to shoulder a ton of stuff, like a heavy burden or responsibility. And with that, there’s a bit of tension and stress placed upon our neck and shoulders. And moreover, this can lead to neck and shoulder pain, back pain, and even muscle and joint pain!

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Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2012 by PainMgr

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Diffuse Your Stress And Enhance Pain Relief

Posted on December 30, 2012 by PainMgr

It has been found that stress blocks your body’s ability to achieve pain relief. In the U.K. version of the Huffington Post, it discussed several scientific findings that established a link between stress and physical pain. The article went on to say that scientists have discovered that psychological stress can lead to physical pain because it negatively impacts the body’s “ability to regulate the inflammatory response”.

So if stress is a potential trigger for pain, your efforts to manage stress can be a weapon against pain … be it in your back, neck, etc. And several things you can do to manage your stress is to take a walk around your neighborhood, organize your life, meditate, eat healthy, pamper yourself to a nice massage, go see or rent a comedy flick and laugh up a storm, and be real to yourself … that is, don’t try to “fake it to you make it”. Continue reading →

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