Chronic Pain Blog Articles

March Is Endometriosis Awareness Month Endometriosis (endo) is a reproductive disease that affects an estimated 176 million girls and women worldwide. The cause is unknown…
Sick Humor: Diary of a Mad Spoon Woman I truly believe laughter is the best medicine…well as far as free medicines go.  I totally have a lunch sack…
Assistive Devices: An Emotional and Physical Journey Disability. Disability is an evil, nasty word that many people cringe at, because it means that you may not be…
My Spoonie Vacation In My Mind Recently, one of my doctors asked me how my many health issues affect my every day life? The first two…
Spoonie Scalp Help: Nioxin Scalp Recovery Soothing Serum As a patient living with lupus, I must say that the various flavors of symptoms is often the hardest to…
Review and Contest: Pillboxie Medication Application Pillboxie is new application (app) that offers a simple way to remember to take your medications. The design is clean…
March 1 – Today is Lupus Foundation of America’s 2011 Advocacy Day Today is Lupus Foundation of America’s 2011 Advocacy Day. Join me to urge Members of Congress to support increased funding…
Medically Necessary Diet? Don’t Freak Out! A few months ago, I was in a local health food store and saw a sad but familiar sight: a…
Sick Humor: The Top 10 Ways That You Know Two Spoonies Are Dating 1.  They know each others’ favorite hospital meal 2.  The smell of disinfectant becomes a turn on 3.  They exchange…
Dreams of Yesterday I had never run so fast in my life.  Even interval treadmill running to the motivating sounds of Guns n…
Pain-Blog Carnival, October 2010 Welcome to the October Pain-Blog Carnival, some of this month’s great writing related to pain from other blogs and websites.  I hope…
By How to Cope with Pain from How To Cope With Pain… Published at October 26, 2010
Medications for Pain Series 2010: Blood Pressure Medication This article is one in a series on Medications for Pain…  What are your choices?  How do various medications work?  Pros…
By How to Cope with Pain from How To Cope With Pain… Published at October 24, 2010
Elite Sheets Can Help You Sleep More Comfortably Want to be more comfortable in bed?  Move and turn over during the night as smoothly as if you were…
By How to Cope with Pain from How To Cope With Pain… Published at October 21, 2010
Guess What? There’s Still A Lack Of Knowledge About Pain Treatment This past month, one of my family members had orthopedic surgery at what I thought was a solid hospital in…
By How to Cope with Pain from How To Cope With Pain… Published at October 19, 2010
Medication for Pain Series 2010: Muscle Relaxants This article is one in a series on Medications for Pain…  What are your choices?  How do various medications work?  Pros…
By How to Cope with Pain from How To Cope With Pain… Published at October 17, 2010