Karen's Blog, chronic pain

Lyme Disease Kills (chronic pain)

Posted by Karen: (chronic pain) If you are suffering from any chronic illness that the #)$ #$) doctors just can't seem to figure out, then read massive number of comments to this article: All she lost: My sister's battle with Lyme disease Is well worth your time to read. If you read nothing else then read Lynn Shepler MD JD comment entitled Attorney general
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Traumatic Brain Injury Explained (chronic pain)

Posted by Karen: (chronic pain) Traumatic brain injury is usually the result of a sudden, violent blow to the head, in my case hitting the left side of my head on the car door jamb during my car accident . Such violent blows causes the brain to collide with the inside of the skull. This collision can bruise the brain, tear nerve fibers and cause bleeding. The severity of
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Researchers Link Vitamin D and Chronic Pain Relief (chronic pain)

Posted by Karen: (chronic pain) "Mayo Clinic research shows a correlation between inadequate vitamin D levels and the amount of narcotic medication taken by patients who have chronic pain. This correlation is an important finding as researchers discover new ways to treat chronic pain." ... and ldquo;Vitamin D is known to promote both bone and muscle strength. Conversely,
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Baffling chronic pain linked to rewiring of brain (chronic pain)

Posted by Karen: (chronic pain) An interesting article that shows that Chronic Pain is quite real. So real that it rewires part of the brain .
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Pain Pain Management from Veterans Affairs Research (chronic pain)

Posted by Karen: (chronic pain) My husband came across the following when he was doing research for a project he was working on. The following are from Veterans Affairs Research , Rehabilitation Journal on Pain/Pain Management .
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