Win prizes at How to Cope with Pain! Today’s topic for Monday Chat: Do you think there are any silver linings to your having a pain condition? Thanks to Ifijay on Flickr for the photo.

Win prizes at How to Cope with Pain! * * * * * Welcome to June’s Pain-Blog Carnival… the best articles of June!  This month’s theme is summer/vacation.  Lots of other great reading here, too.  Enjoy! Vacations can mean flying by plane.  Spine Health gives us 5 tips to make flying pain-free. Rhymes with Migraine [...]

Win prizes at How to Cope with Pain! Do you ever say to yourself that you should write a book, an article or a blog? 81% of us do (according to this funny NY Times article by Joseph Epstein).  However, few run with that thought and actually do so.  Nickie Coby is the exception – she [...]

How about some prizes for participating on How to Cope with Pain? I’ve gathered quite a few books, movies, meditations CD’s, etc., while evaluating these products for you.  So I’d like to give them away to you! You just have to write something for How to Cope with Pain to share with other readers.  This can [...]

If you’re in pain, why not try a video game, playing a sports or fighting game? Researchers have shown that video games are a great distraction, resulting in reduced pain levels.  A really interesting website, Futurist Speaker, described a study which looked at which types of games reduce pain best.  This reminds me of using [...]

I’m back after vacation… HI! Today’s topic for Monday Chat: Is the summer better or worse for you? Sometimes heat, and a slower pace in summer, help people with pain. On the other hand, for some, heat and high humidity increase pain. So are your symptoms better or worse this time of year? Reminder:  The [...]