Working with Chronic Illness is an excellent blog I read, so I recently asked the writer, Rosalind Joffe, to sit down with me for an interview, so she can share her valuable perspective with readers here at How to Cope with Pain.
How to Cope with Pain:  Rosalind, your firm is cicoach.com, described as a resource to professionals with […]

I recently came across a book review of Saints to Lean On and thought such writing might interest you, my readers.  I’m reading it right now and will post a review soon, but in the meantime, I interviewed the author, Sister Janice McCrane.

Sister McGrane was diagnosed at age 25 with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a form of arthritis […]

The National Pain Foundation website has an excellent interview with Dr. Marty Rossman on guided imagery for pain.  Dr. Rossman is the director and founder of the Collaborative Medicine Center and co-director of the Academy for Guided Imagery, both in California.  Along with the interview, there’s a guided imagery audio for relaxation that you can download at the […]

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Dr. Dan Gottlieb, a psychologist who hosts Voices in the Family on NPR radio, recently had a show on chronic pain, and I was pleased to have been one of the guests.  Here’s the link to the podcast of this 11/19/07 Voices in the Family NPR […]

Today we’re talking with Matthias Weinberger, a German physical therapist who has a great understanding of newer treatments for pain - and is able to explain them with flair.  I’ve asked him to comment about his work and help us understand newer theories of pain.
How To Cope With Pain:  How did you choose physical therapy?
Matthais Weinberger:  […]

We all know pain is difficult to deal with when we’re the one in pain.  It’s also tremendously hard to see someone we love in pain, especially a child.
Tony is the moderator of RSD/CRPS World News Group.  His granddaughter was 8 years old when she was diagnosed with the pain disorder RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy), […]

Those of us with pain can have many different encounters with the legal system…

worker’s compensation
disability issues, both social security and employer disability
a legal case from medical liability or an accident
etc.

I asked a colleague, lawyer Deborah Rocco, to answer some questions about basic legal issues for us:
How to Cope with Pain:  Can you tell us about […]

There was an excellent interview today with my colleague Dr. Rollin Gallagher, an internationally known pain researcher, editor of Pain Medicine and a treating physician.  Dr. Gallagher was featured on my local NPR radio station, on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane.  Check out the podcast to hear his explanation of pain states, new treatments, and more.  (Click on the […]

See my interview about support groups at the National Pain Foundation website.  Have you had experiences with pain support groups?

The picture is from an organization called Regard in the UK.
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Unfortunately, even kids can get chronic pain conditions.  Here’s an interview with a 10 year old girl who has chronic pain.
How to Cope with Pain: Can you tell us a little about you?
“L”: I’m 10. I have a cat and a hamster.  My stomach started hurting in 2005.

HTCWP: What has been your personal experience with […]