A Patient Advocate Shares Her Best Advice for Caregivers
We all know that patient advocates focus on patients’ care. But if you’re a caregiver who needs assistance, a medical advocate can help you too, with everything…
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Caregivers & Opioid Therapy
1 tolerance: Long-term use of opioids can lead to tolerance for the drug so that higher doses must be taken to achieve the same effect. Check…
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Caregiver’s Depression
The day never seems to end. Your elderly father needs you all the time. He is in constant pain and you are at your wit’s…
Caregiving: Cracking the Emotional Code
Few things can be more stressful to a caregiver than taking care of a loved one with chronic pain. In a society that values work and activity,…
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Dave Dravecky
When San Francisco Giants pitcher Dave Dravecky took his place on the mound in Montreal in August 1989, the occasion continued Dravecky’s triumphant return to…
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Anger & Caregiving
For people who suffer from chronic pain, the daily business of life can be daunting. Just getting out of bed or reaching up to open…
Reducing Caregiver Stress by Improving Communication
If the person you care for is in pain, your caregiver stress can be high…especially when it comes to communication. Talking to someone in pain…
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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…
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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…