Remember to enter the Inpirational Quote Contest by Friday, October 5!
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Did you know that a history of abuse - emotional, physical and sexual – is common in women who have headaches.  A history abuse is also associated with depression and stress.  So reports a new study by Gretchen Tietjen, a Professor of Neurology at [...]

I just learned that How To Cope With Pain is one of the $100 winners (5 winners from 122 entries) from a recent Blog Writing Project at Daily Blog Tips!
  I entered my article about your 10 runner-up ideas for relaxation from the Your Most Creative Ways to Relax contest, and it was voted one of the best!  So your ideas [...]

I don’t have to tell any of you that pain can be tough.  There’s the pain itself, and then all the consequences of having chronic pain – on family, work, friends, hobbies, etc.
So what keeps you going?  After sharing with you a great inspirational quote I found, I thought I’d ask you what your favorite inspirational quote is.  What do [...]

This article is one in a series on Medications for Pain…  what are your choices?  how do various medications work?  what are the pros and cons?  how about side effects?  (Discuss these ideas with your doctor.  Don’t make any changes to your treatment by yourself.)
This class of medication is called NSAIDS, Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs.  The [...]

Daily Blog Tips is finishing up a writing project where blogs submit an article on anything related to “Tips and Tricks” – I submitted Top 10 Countdown Of Your Most Creative Relaxation Ideas.  Here are my 4 favorite entries:
To encourage your own happiness:  10 Tips to Avoid Becoming Depressed
For those of you who’d like a laugh:  [...]

“In spite of illness, in spite even of the arch-enemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change,  insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways.”
Edith Wharton, A Backward Glance

I liked this quote so much that I’m going to have [...]

Did you know that only 50% of patients with migraines benefit from medication?  So what to do if you’re in the wrong 1/2?  Here are some suggestions from Dr. Mauskop, director of the New York Headache Clinic.  (If you’d like to try any of these, especially the recommended supplements, talk first with your doctor!  See [...]

Today I’m starting a Monday series on medication for pain…

what are your choices?
how do various medications work?
what are the pros and cons?
how about side effects?

Hopefully this information will be helpful to you, both to better understand the current medications you’re on, as well as learning about options to consider with your pain management physician. As [...]

This week is Book Week (kind of a going-back-to-school theme?) here at How to Cope with Pain, with 3 books related to pain reviewed for you.  Enjoy, and let me know what you think when you read 1 or all!
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Finishing up our book review week today, we have… Explain Pain, by David [...]

This week is Book Week (kind of a going-back-to-school theme?) here at How to Cope with Pain, with 3 books related to pain reviewed for you.  Enjoy, and let me know what you think when you read 1 or all!
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Someone we know breaks an arm, and can’t shop or clean his house.  [...]