Attacking Migraines
From drugs to deep breathing, doctors have an arsenal of weapons to deploy against migraine headaches. While no sure-fire cure exists, most patients respond to treatment, often with a combination of...
View ArticleIs Your Child Suffering From Migraines?
Headaches are very common in children and adolescents. An estimated 20 percent of adult headache sufferers say they started before age 10. Dr. A. David Rothner, a pediatric neurologist at Cleveland...
View ArticleTreatment Options for Knee Pain and Injuries
Knee injuries can occur with activities like jogging, basketball, tennis or inline skating. When we change direction, twist with our feet planted, stop suddenly, or jump and land awkwardly, our knees...
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Aching Knee? Try Acupuncture for Relief
Contributor: Jamie Starkey, LAc, Lead Acupuncturist, Integrative Medicine “Can you help me with my knee pain?” This is often a question I’m asked when someone discovers I’m an acupuncturist. Knee pain...
View Article6 Myths About Joint Pain and Arthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA), one of the most common forms of arthritis, results from wear and tear of the cartilage that cushions the joints, typically after an injury or with advancing age. More than 27...
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CRPS is Manageable if Addressed Early
Contributor: Michael Stanton-Hicks, MD, Department of Pain Management Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is as bad as it sounds — severe, spreading chronic pain with redness, fluctuating skin...
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A Young Woman’s Journey Back from CRPS
Contributor: Michael Stanton-Hicks, MD, Department of Pain Management Twenty-year-old Jordan Keen has battled complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) for almost half her life. But now her once-disabling...
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Don’t Let Chronic Pain Rule Your Life
Chronic pain can seriously affect your quality of life, interfering with your ability to work, sleep and enjoy family and friends. When chronic pain disrupts your quality of life and does not improve...
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Prescription Painkillers Not For Everyone
Contributor: Teresa Dews, MD, Department of Pain Management If you’re struggling with chronic pain, don’t be too quick to pin your hopes on the prescription painkillers known as opioids. These drugs,...
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Help for Chronic Pelvic Pain
Contributor: Joseph Abdelmalak, MD, Department of Pain Management Most patients with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) stand to benefit from seeing their condition for what it really is — a chronic disease,...
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Managing Insomnia for Those With Chronic Pain
Contributor: Michelle Drerup, PSyD, Sleep Disorders Center Ah, elusive sleep. Insomnia. Many of us have been there. For people with chronic pain — from arthritis to fibromyalgia to the pain of cancer —...
View ArticleHow to Minimize Back Pain from Chores
For many of us, daily chores are literally a pain. That’s because 80 to 90 percent of people in the United States suffer from back pain at some point in their lives. But the chores themselves aren’t to...
View ArticleHeadache Q&A: Test Yourself
You probably know someone who suffers from headaches — most of us do. But how well do you understand this common pain condition? Test your knowledge of headaches with our Q&A. Cynthia Bamford, MD,...
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September: Pain Awareness Month
September is Pain Awareness Month, a time to raise public awareness of issues relating to pain and managing it. Find expert advice about pain and painful conditions on Health Hub: Headache pain...
View ArticleWhat’s New in Pain Treatments
Treatment of pain, particularly headaches and back and cancer pain, has always been a challenge. Recent technological developments in pain management, as well as new variations on ancient methods, can...
View ArticlePsyching Out Kids’ Pain
It’s no secret that chronic pain during childhood can take a heavy toll on youngsters and their caregivers. But it doesn’t have to be that way, says Gerard Banez, PhD., Director of the Pediatric Pain...
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Stomach Aches: 5 Things Parents Should Know
At some point, every parent hears these three words: “My stomach hurts.” Most of the time, kids’ stomach pain goes away on its own with home remedies such as ginger ale and TLC. But sometimes stomach...
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