October Pain-Blog Carnival

October 31st, 2007 · 2 Comments

Welcome to our October Pain-Blog Carnival… the best articles of the last month. This is the first of our monthly carnivals. Hope you enjoy the articles!

Fighting Fatigue writes on the Biochemical Origin on Pain, which proposes that pain disorders be classified by their inflammatory profiles. An important idea because classifying is one of the 1st steps to better understanding.

The Daily Headache asked its readers what their metaphors for pain are. From “stepping off a cliff” to “scrambled eggs” … interesting answers of how people envision - and then cope with - their illness.

Interested in learning more about virtual reality for pain? Watch this fascinating video on CRPS/RSD A Better Life of a man using VR for phantom limb pain. While I don’t think the newscast’s correct in saying it’s just distraction that’s helping (I think the brain is actually being re-trained), the video showing this treatment is great.

Why is it so hard to change our habits? Why do we always fall back on established habits and motor patterns in the first place? In a Pain For Dummies series, Neurotopian explains what Metacognition is and why it’s an important, cool tool in your brain.

In addition to advocating for our own treatment, how can we help pain be better recognized and treated? Somebody Heal Me looks at the National Pain Care Act of 2007 - legislation being considered in the U.S. Congress to provide increased research on pain treatments, training for health care professionals, a public education and awareness campaign, and more. Learn how you can support this legislation.

Here at How to Cope with Pain, we’re always exploring what else can help with pain. A little bit here and a little bit there eventually gets you to a better place. Easing Chronic Pain features an expert interview on how chiropractic care can help with pain from migraines, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and lupus.

Acceptance is a subject I spend a lot of time focusing on with my patients. Nickie’s Nook explores 3 areas of acceptance of pain and its consequences, and how acceptance isn’t 1 spot, but a journey. A wonderful article!

How can you use your mind to help your body get more comfortable? Spine Health looks at using “mind over matter” to deal with chronic pain.

I blog. But Laurie Edwards writes. At A Chronic Dose, we’re invited to look at the grief process through Laurie’s and other writers’ words.

Thanks to everyone who submitted great articles! I hope you take some time to visit all the blogs.

In honor of the American tradition of Thanksgiving, November’s carnival theme will be Thankfulness. (Preference will be given to articles on this theme, although others will be considered.) The deadline for November’s carnival will be Monday, November 26, and the carnival will be Friday, November 30. I’ll look forward to your submissions again next month. Please submit here.

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