Reduce Your Stress To Reduce Your Pain During Holidays

An ordinary day comes packed with plenty of opportunities for stress. The car starts making a funny noise, the kids come home from school with colds or flu and your next door neighbor is practicing a drum solo, and your stress level is on the rise. And suddenly, so is your level of pain. Now [...]

How To Cope With Both Chronic Pain And Well-Intentioned Advice

Many chronic pain sufferers appear to be quite healthy and rarely have visual side effects that people can see. Friends, family, and sometimes even your doctor wonder what could possibly be wrong – you look so good – maybe you just need a pep talk. Thus the twofold plight of the chronic pain sufferer: multiple [...]

Chronic Pain Challenges Us To Live A Fulfilling Life

In 1956, Pope Pius XII made a profound statement to a group of cardiovascular surgeons:   “Bodily pain affects man as a whole down to the deepest layers of his moral being. It forces him to face again the fundamental questions of his fate, of his attitude toward God and fellow man, of his individual and [...]

Natural Alternatives Can Help Resolve Chronic Pain – Part 5

In Part 1 of " Natural Alternatives Can Help Resolve Chronic Pain" we discussed health problems that may be caused by the use of pain killers. This is the first suggestion for simple, natural things you can do to get your health back on track.   In Part 2, we discussed cleansing your digestive track. This [...]

Natural Alternatives Can Help Resolve Chronic Pain–Part 4

In Part 1 of " Natural Alternatives Can Help Resolve Chronic Pain" we discussed health problems that may be caused by the use of pain killers. This is the first suggestion for simple, natural things you can do to get your health back on track..   In Part 2, we discussed cleansing your digestive track. [...]

Natural Alternatives Can Help Resolve Chronic Pain–Part 3

In Part 1 of " Natural Alternatives Can Help Resolve Chronic Pain" we discussed health problems that may be caused by the use of pain killers. This was the first suggestion for simple, natural things you can do to get your health back on track.   In Part 2 of  "Natural Alternatives Can Help Resolve [...]

Natural Alternatives Can Help Resolve Chronic Pain–Part 2

In Part 1 of " Natural Alternatives Can Help Resolve Chronic Pain" we discussed health problems that may be caused by the use of pain killers. This is the first suggestion for simple, natural things you can do to get your health back on track. Cleansing your digestive tract Pain medications cause a toxic digestive [...]

Natural Alternatives Can Help Resolve Chronic Pain–Part 1

As Professor/Dr. Rothbart's assistant, I have seen patients come to him after having used pain medication for years. Not only do these patients have pain from their inflamed muscles and joints, they sometimes have pain and damage to other parts of their body due to the side effects of the painkillers. These side effects can be very [...]

Facing Adversity With A Smile Can Help Chronic Pain Patients Cope

Almost all of the pain sufferers who arrive at my door are those who have already traveled a long, long road in search of something or someone who can get rid of their pain. The one thing all of these people have in common is that they haven’t given up hope.    When faced with [...]

Depression Can Be A Serious Side Effect Of Chronic Pain

 Studies show that people suffering from chronic pain are most likely to also suffer from depression. There’s no surprise in that. Living day in and day out with chronic pain is more than enough to make anyone depressed! Depression, of course, can be serious. If you've been feeling like "the blues" are taking over your life,  you [...]

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