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Posted 7/5/2013 11:50 PM (GMT 0)
Here is a good article on how chronic pain affects the brain:

www.medpagetoday.com/resource-center/pain-management/brain/a/38479
Posted 7/6/2013 12:05 AM (GMT 0)
Interesting article....It's important to note in there that so many other factors that come along with chronic pain like depression, anxiety, lack of social stimulation, and sedentary lifestyle that will all lead to changes in the brain.

That is why I think so many of us try to encourage people to have a Dr. who wants to work on the entire person and not just hand out medications. To make sure we are taking care of our mental/emotional needs along with our physical as it leads to more perceived pain.

It's always good the more they can understand how CP affects us, the better treatment plans they can develop for each person.
Posted 7/6/2013 12:41 AM (GMT 0)
Interesting article and something we've been telling them for decades.

SB that couldn't be more true. I chased pain for years thru numerous Drs and not until I found one that took a conservative role and mixed it with holistic techniques of treating body and mind was I able to lower opiate use,drop the b/t meds by implementing other things.

By his team working to help me create a better lifestyle or healthier I lowered my overall pain levels. Then the simple act of evaluating how I react emotionally and mentally to chronic pain and curbing some of those reactions brought me to a much better place.

When I first started this I had no clue as to how smoking increased my pain. How eating certain foods could make me better or worse. The way I sat,slept and even stood in line all had effects.

When I took a look at all of that and altered how and I did in life then his job of treating me became easier.
Posted 7/6/2013 1:17 AM (GMT 0)
Good read !!
I agree w the article. I have always been a health nut / exercise addict etc. just because it made me feel good to eat good, exercise and meditate etc.
since the onset of my hips I have noticed my lifestyle practices as being useful in my battle with chronic pain.

Keep up !!

Josh
Posted 7/8/2013 8:45 PM (GMT 0)
it might have been mentioned above but Forest Tennant MD has published quite a few on that subject that can be found off links on his sight or articles on his sight. foresttennant.com. i have been trying 7-ketoDHEA and Acetyl-L-Carnitine for brain power, which is not working like it did. looking into Huperzine-A. pain is brain. good topic. NICK
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