Why Is No Pain-No Gain”? – The Myth Of Exercise
No pain-No gain is a motto many associates with working out and exercising to achieve your body goals. However, how much pain is good? Or…
Living With Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions (COPC)
Pain is easier for us to understand when we can see it, but it is actually so much more than that. The pain usually comes…
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Lisa Niemi Swayze Talks About Caregiving in the Public Eye
Lisa Niemi Swayze talks about caregiving in the public eye. Patrick Swayze was an image of vitality for most people, bursting into the public eye with iconic…
Discovering That I Have POTS
“In retrospect, I believe I have had POTS since 2010,” shared Sandra Fischler, a follower of our Facebook page. But like many with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia…
17 Ways to Boost Energy For Pain Sufferers
Pain and lack of energy…no matter what condition a person has, the two seem to go together. A 2006 study on chronic pain found that…
Pharmacy Secrets: What You Need to Know
While you may regularly visit a pharmacy, you might not know everything that happens there. Do you wonder who is filling your prescriptions? Should you…
Dorothy Hamill’s How-To Advice for Chronic Pain
In 2013, Dorothy Hamill entered Dancing With the Stars. Partway through the series, she quit due to a lumbar cyst causing pain, numbness and weakness in…
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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…
Can Gratitude Make you Feel Better?
It’s a great time of year to feel thankful and show gratitude. When living with chronic pain, it may be difficult to connect to the…
Preventing and Recovering from … Overdoing It!
It’s easy to do. You attend a friend’s wedding, visit your sister or simply play with your grandchildren. You’re having a good time but the…