Five Ways to Improve Your Self-Efficacy
Chronic pain often gets in the way of life. Pain can cancel, interrupt, delay, interfere with, and diminish living. The worst part is that it…
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Benefits of Meditation
While many of us know relaxing the mind and engaging in mental exercises is a good idea, the actual practice is harder. With some training…
Physician Spotlight: Dr. Mark Wallace
When Mark Wallace, MD, first greets a new patient, he asks two questions: Not only does Dr. Wallace want to understand someone’s pain, he wants…
Living with Pain: Create a Soothing Space
Stress can make chronic pain worse. Whether you suffer from headaches, arthritis, abdominal pain, temporomandibular disorder, or any other chronic pain condition you may benefit from identifying methods to…
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Caregiver’s Toolbox: Best Resources
Are you struggling to find ways to be supportive to a friend or family member with chronic pain? It is not always easy to know…
Friends & Pain: 9 Ways to Improve Relationships
Maybe you see friends less often than you used to. Or maybe you have lost touch with friends you feel are too active, believing you…
Hugs for Hope
Can giving to others help someone in chronic pain? Jeanne Qualkinbush would definitely say yes! She is one of the inspiring individuals PainPathways would like to recognize during…
Sleep Quality, Depression, Pain and Disability
Felix Naughton and his colleagues conducted a study to examine the relationship between sleep quality, depression, pain severity, and disability. Their results (reported in the journal Pain) showed that…
Enjoy Apple Season
We’ve all heard the old adage, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but did you know there are many health benefits to this…
Healing through Helping Others
As part of National Pain Awareness Month, PainPathways wants to honor some special individuals who have helped so many while suffering with chronic pain themselves. Nancy Laracy…