Medical Complications: Nonexistent or Unreported?
This is a cautionary tale about rare medical complications. As many people who follow my blog posts know, I had spinal surgery in mid-December. After…
Finding Support During Your Chronic Pain Journey
Gwenn Herman, LCSW, DCSW, a clinical social worker from Maryland, was 42 when her life was turned upside down by a car accident. The resulting…
Michael Finkelstein, MD
Michael Finkelstein, MD, encourages patients to take the slow approach to good health. It’s not always easy, but it can alleviate a host of ills….
Articles | Integrative | Print | Therapies
Pain Relief with Essential Oils
You’re not imagining things; essential oils are everywhere these days. They’ve grown in popularity as people have started seeking natural aids for relaxation and pain…
Articles | Cancer | Celebrities | Cover Stories | Print
Scott Hamilton
Scott Hamilton: Always Winning, a Lifetime Overcoming The homepage for Scott Hamilton’s website features one simple line of text: “The only disability in life is a bad…
Automatic, and Often Negative Thoughts and Pain
Kevin hurts all the time since his accident. After learning how thoughts become automatic, he’s noticing that his pain gets worse with certain ways of thinking. Because…
Neuroplasticity and Pain
By Alice Fleenor, TCC® Coach and TCCU® Instructorand Dee Emmerson, TCC® Writer Special thanks to Becky Curtis at Take Courage Coaching Neuroplasticity is the brain…
Articles | Medication | Print
Safe Storage and Disposal of Medications
In 2001, Deborah Simpson was in a car accident that left her in debilitating pain. In the years since she’s had more than 40 surgeries…
It’s the Little Things
This morning I went for a walk around my neighborhood. In my younger and pre-lupus days, I was a runner. Post-lupus diagnosis, I became a…
Ginevra Liptan, MD, and her fibromyalgia book
As a med school student with fibromyalgia, Ginevra Liptan discovered she was her own best advocate. Ginevra Liptan, MD, had never heard of fibromyalgia when…