Acute Low Back Pain Quiz
We’ve all heard or exclaimed, “Oh, my aching back!” But how much do we know about low back pain? Take this quiz to find out….
Living with Pain: Goals Matter
Chronic pain can make your goals seem unimportant or unreachable. Your pain may interfere with your social goals, career goals, or family goals. Personal goals…
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Surviving the Holidays When You’re in Pain
What to DO 1. PRIORITIZE. Focus on accomplishing the most important things, and let everything else go. 2. PLAN AHEAD. A large portion of holiday stress comes…
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Ace Young on Pain, Family and Caregiving
It was on a Sunday, the day before Labor Day 1996, when Ace Young, now a Grammy award winner and American Idol star, received news…
The Beauty of Photography
For 35 years, photography has played a starring role in Benita VanWinkle’s life. From taking photos of celebrities to brides to the variety of animals…
Arthritis Pain
YOU HAVE ARTHRITIS.YOUR JOINTS ACHE, YOU’RE FATIGUED AND YOU AREN’T SLEEPING WELL. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MAY BE THE LAST THING ON YOUR MIND, YET EXPERTS SAY…
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…