Everyday pain management ideas

In this episode of TalkZone.com, you can listen to Dr. Scott Fishman, a leading management specialist speak on This Week in America with Rick Bratton: "Help for Chronic Pain". I listened to this before posting; nothing here that has not been addressed in this blog before--but I hope listening to Dr. Fishman will help someone out there! Dr. Fishman is an anesthesiologist/pain medicine physician who is affiliated with UC Davis. He is an author/contributor of several books about pain management.

   For some chronic pain conditions, there are few or no medications to help treat the condition.  For other conditions, there are medications..but the pain persists on one level or another.  Adding complementary pain management techniques can help you to get the fullest relief possible.  Seek to control pain on three levels: mind,body and soul! This is a story about Summer Suleiman, a blogger and contributing writer for CNN…(based on the source below…) Years of dreaded episodes of fatigue, nausea and dizziness had come and gone. They would last for days at a time, haunting as a ghost, then disappearing without a trace. This began at age 5. At 24, she was still battling the debilitating symptoms that wreaked havoc on her body. And no one knew why. Finally, two years ago, a doctor provided the answer. The diagnosis: a rare genetic disorder called Familial Mediterranean Fever, a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by frequent attacks of fever, s...

Ever watch the popular TV show, "Doctor Oz"? In this first of a three part video series on pill free pain solutions, he explores cold laser therapy with his chiropractor guest.  Click the caption to have  a look! Get Dr. Oz's latest pill-free pain solutions! Whether you live with back, joint or inflammatory pain, Dr. Oz has ways for you to heal yourself without medication. Find out why cold laser therapy and dietary changes could provide you with the relief you've been waiting for. Source : Dr. Oz website

Ultrasound therapy has been in existence in the world of physical therapy for over 50 years. While most of us know the use of ultrasound in the world of diagnostics, and of course to determine the health and gender of a baby in utero , a lot of us don't know that it can be used in pain management as well! There are mixed opinions as to whether the real benefit of therapeutic ultrasound is a placebo effect, but it is believed that the sound waves generated during treatment generate heat very deep in the affected tissue--far deeper than a heating pad or warm compress could provide.  There are no known harmful effects to ultrasound treatments. This type of pain management treatment is most often provided by a physical therapist, but there are some devices available for home use.  For further information about this treatment modality, visit About.com:Therapeutic Ultrasound in Physical Therapy.

Did you know that there are internet radio programs/networks for chronic pain sufferers? Here is one such item. Let me know what you think by commenting on this post. If this is something my readers would like to see, look for more is about this in the future! Blog Talk Radio: Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain

As we venture along the behavior modification journey, things we did not see or know before become readily apparent.  We find new and improved ways to do the things we set out to do. A course correction is not a bad thing. It might even make achieving goals easier than we ever thought possible! So, in this final post on behavior modification we focus on the concept of learning.  We are never too old to learn new ways!  Never give up on learning; never be afraid to change paths on the road to becoming a better you! Coming up next week "Fibromyalgia Week!" Sources: http://solidstatelighting.files.wordpress http://www.hometownsevier.com/wp-

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