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Announcement: Discover the Benefits of Integrative Pain Management
Dear Friends, The Pain Community and the Academy of Integrative Pain Management are sorry to announce that The Patient Day scheduled for October 21, 2017 in San Diego has been cancelled. We simply could not raise enough funds to support the program. We are hoping to...
Photography Therapy: A Way of Finding Pleasure, and Just Maybe, Reducing Pain
Why do I take Pictures? At a party the other day, I got asked for the umpteenth time, “Why do you take so many pictures?” Whenever asked this, I’ve always thought, “What a dumb question.” You know, you do what you like to do. But the question got me thinking. What was...
Chronic Pain Through the Eyes of a Child
A conversation with a 9 year old about his Mam-ma’s (grandmother's) chronic pain. We had ten questions that we asked and we wrote his responses down exactly as he said them to us. This gives insight about how much a child understands when a loved one lives with...
Writing as a Form of Therapy
by Guest Blogger - Maria Miguel All of us encounter stressful and traumatic experiences in our lives. We could be fighting everyday battles of anxiety, depression and other mental health disorders. For me, I find a special comfort in the written word. I can read...
The Pain Community Named “2017 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonProfits
For Immediate Release: THE PAIN COMMUNITY NAMED “2017 TOP-RATED NONPROFIT” by GreatNonprofits Award based on Outstanding Online Reviews Volunteer. Donate. Review. Alamo, CA. April 17, 2017 – The Pain Community announced today it has been named a “2017 Top-Rated...
Managing Cancer Pain
This article originally appeared on the MetaCancer Foundation website "When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on." Thomas Jefferson How do you know what pain is bearable and what is too much? Pain is subjective and our own perceptions of pain...
The Other Side of the Coin
by Michael Lundblad -- The MetaCancer Foundation Take a quarter. Flip it over. Is it heads or tails? Heads you look forward. Tails you look back. But don’t flip it up. Put it in your pocket and think about it. It might be tempting to flip it up to see if you’ll be...
Cancer: Getting the Right Nutrition
This article originally appeared on the MetaCancer Foundation website "Our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food." — Hippocrates If you’re undergoing chemo, radiation or surgery, your body needs all the help it can get to repair itself. What...
Did You Know That Your Prescription Use is Being Watched?
Are you familiar with your state Prescription (Drug) Monitoring Program (aka PMP or PDMP)? Is your pain care provider registered and does he/she use it? Have you ever asked? I think it is important for you to be aware of these programs, their purpose and their value...
Exercising & Cancer
This article originally appeared on the MetaCancer Foundation website “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson Exercise is, of course, good for you. It helps build muscle, organ strength, and overall...