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Living with chronic pain means adapting and learning ways to navigate and deal with it every day. The twelve Ps offer a road map to managing activities, stressors and challenges we face daily. Prevention This is anticipating triggers that exacerbate pain and doing whatever is necessary to reduce them in our lives. Look into: Bedding,… Continue reading The 12 Ps of Pain Management
Many chronic pain patients tell me how difficult it is to get through the day without treatments that require a therapeutic intervention like physical therapy, massage, and acupuncture. Or space, time, and equipment are needed for options like Tai Chi, yoga, and exercise. They want techniques that can be done anytime, anywhere. Here’s a quick… Continue reading 20 Ways to Lessen Pain in the Middle of a Busy Day
Knee hugs enhance flexibility, strength, and balance. This variation is seated, but there is a range of ways to complete this exercise- standing, walking, or laying on your back. Depending on the variation you choose, different lower body muscles and joints will be targeted. A few examples include: Hip flexors help in moving your leg… Continue reading Exercise of the Week: Seated Knee Hug
This year has brought about new information concerning sugar substitutes, leading many to reconsider their consumption levels. As information piles up about the higher risk of stroke, heart attack, potential damage to DNA, higher likelihood of obesity, disruption to your gut microbiome, and more- it all begs the question- should we be consuming these substitutes… Continue reading Ultra-processed Foods, Especially Those with Sugar Substitutes, Linked to Depression in Women
This week's exercise is a seated side-bend. It works the upper back, chest and hips. The seated variation is great if you struggle to complete a standing side-bend, have knee or ankle trouble or are working to build your fitness stamina. Start by sitting in a chair with one leg over one edge, fully extended,… Continue reading Exercise of the Week: Seated Side Bend