How our pain experiences relate to our spirituality/religion is a special interest of mine.  Spirituality was an important way of coping for me when I was suffering due to pain, and one of the most important ways I grew as a person because of the difficult time I had.
This is Part 4 in a series [...]

We’re looking in this Friday series at pain organization websites that have great sections for patients.  Stephanie asked about help for Trigeminal Neuralgia, so I’m featuring this site today:
Trigeminal Neuralgia Association
Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) is a neurological disease which causes intense, electric shock pain on one side of the face.  The disorder affects the 5th cranial [...]

We’ve been looking at mindfulness in several past posts - now let’s look more closely at how mindfulness relates to our experiences of chronic pain.  I’ve asked my pain management colleague Dr. David Kannerstein to say more about this connection.  If you’d like to ask Dr. Kannerstein a question for a future post, click here.
Dr. [...]

How our pain experiences relate to our spirituality/religion is a special interest of mine. Spirituality was an important way of coping for me when I was suffering due to pain, and one of the most important ways I grew as a person because of the difficult time I had.
This is Part III in a [...]

We’re looking in this Friday series at pain organization websites that have great sections for patients.  Today I’m featuring 2 sites on the neurological pain condition CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome), also called RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy).
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association of American
RSD-WorldNews : RSD/CRPS World News Group (suggested by Jeisea)
CRPS is a neurological disease with pain as [...]