Tag: chronic pain
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Anger and Pain
Read more: Anger and PainWebMD reports on a new study: Anger Increases Pain in Women. Treatment–in this case CBT–shown to help. Treatment effects were significant, showing positive differences in pain, fatigue, and functional disability, and in anxiety and negative mood, the researchers say. “Our results demonstrate that offering high-risk [fibromyalgia] patients a treatment tailored to their cognitive behavioral patterns at an…
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Mind-Body MD
Read more: Mind-Body MDAn interview I did with L.A.-based mind-body doc, David Schechter, MD, is now up at PsychologyToday.com. When I saw this patient again a few weeks later, her pain had gone from a nine out of ten to a zero to one out of ten. She was making plans for future vacations, hotel beds, school, and…
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Knowledge v. Pain
Read more: Knowledge v. PainWebMD: Attitude, Knowledge Can Relieve Back Pain. “For most patients, psychological factors as well as beliefs, attitudes, and health literacy will also come into play,” he says. “We can tell patients to stay active, for example, but if they don’t believe exercise will help or if they fear activity will make their condition worse, they aren’t going…
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Your Chronic Pain Library
Read more: Your Chronic Pain LibraryGotten through The Mindbody Prescription and the other titles listed on this site’s pain page? Here’s another to consider–some like it better than the rest: Get Rid of the Pain in Your Butt Now! by Monte Hueftle. Hueftle, a TMS Coach and Hypnotherapist, has also put together a full TMS course, The Master Practice, available through his website,…
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The Future v. Fibromyalgia
Read more: The Future v. FibromyalgiaFrom PsychCentral: Cell Phone Therapy for Fibromyalgia. Virtual reality and accelerometers! Background: Fibromyalgia is a complex and chronic pain syndrome which causes generalized pain and deep exhaustion, among other symptoms. It is a serious public health problem, more usual among adult women, and causes significant negative psychological effects. In fact, 35 percent of affected patients suffer…