Chronic Pain

  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
    Fatigue is normal, but when it occurs often, it is called ‘chronic fatigue syndrome,’ or myalgic encephalomyelitis. Chronic fatigue syndrome is a far more severe condition than regular fatigue. Its symptoms can include intense pain, weakness of muscles, deterioration of brain function, disturbances in the digestive system, depression, hypersensitivity, and more. In the worse cases, people with chronic fatigue syndrome can suffer from various cardiac and respiratory troubles. Patients with chron Read More...
  • Natural Treatment for Chronic Back Pain
    If you have chronic back pain, you may feel depressed as it can really be unbearable. Chronic back pain results from poor posture, standing too long at work, or from a previous injury. Chronic back pain is also disabling and can affect your quality of life. While you can consume drug medications for pain relief, they may lose their effect as you ingest increasingly higher doses to help you stop the pain. Also, pain killers have various side effects. Hence, it is best not to become dependen Read More...
  • Assessing Chronic Pain - 5 Ways You Can Help Your Doctor
    An accurate and thorough assessment of your chronic pain is critical to helping your doctor recommend the best possible treatments. What's involved in a good assessment, and what should you expect? The doctor should take a thorough history of all previous medical problems, and your immediate family medical history. Your doctor should ask plenty of detailed questions about your pain, including: *When it occurs; *How severe it is; *What makes it better; *What things make it worse; *Whether the p Read More...
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