REMEDY
Welcome to Remedy, a blog by U.S. Pain Foundation. Remedy features information about promising treatments, tips and strategies for self-management, unique perspectives from patients, clinicians, and caregivers–and much more. To submit an article idea, email us.
Please note: U.S. Pain Foundation does not endorse any specific treatment options; blog posts are educational only. Views expressed by authors are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the organization.
Independence redefined
By Elisa Friedlander, LMFT Recently, during a dinner outing with my wife and another couple, I mentioned my plan to try driving again (it's been several years since disabling neck pain and other medical problems made driving a thing of the past). One friend responded, "Great! You can finally be...
Metaphoring into pain
By Sonya Huber Writing about pain--describing it--has been said to be an impossible challenge, but participants in the U.S. Pain Foundation’s webinar on writing pain through metaphor have proved that assumption wrong. During the webinar, I shared steps that I used in the writing of the essay...
Gift guide for people with pain
By Janet Jay The holiday season is here and with it, the need for gift ideas! If you’ve got someone with chronic pain in your life-- or if you have chronic pain yourself-- here are some ideas to make life a little easier. The products were selected by U.S. Pain Foundation staff, the majority of...
Tips for surviving the holidays with chronic pain
By Amy Orr ‘Tis the season - for stress, excess, and expectations. No matter what holiday you celebrate, this time of year can be a lot. There are elaborate dinners to prepare, parties to host and attend, presents to find, decorations to hang, families to visit, traditions to respect, and very...
Five Surprising Ways You Might Be Worsening Your Sciatica
Brent Wells, DC, explores the symptoms, causes, most common ways you may be triggering your sciatica, and what you can do to finally find consistent relief.
Stayin’ alive
By Mia Maysack There's no limit to the unconditional amount of reasons a person could be in pain: genetics, an accident, injury, or surgery gone array. Swimming/diving were my passions. It has been said, fear wasn’t an emotion I demonstrated often – at the age of 3, I would attempt jumping into...
How to make flying less of an ordeal for your back
By Daniel Singleton Living with chronic back pain is tough and it can really drain you physically, mentally and emotionally. So, if anyone needs a good holiday it’s us, right? However, while thoughts of jetting off to a sandy beach paradise can get you through the darkest of pain days, when...
How genetics might impact the way you respond to medication
By Scott T. Roethle, MD, FASA. Board certified, American Board of Anesthesiology. Did you know that your genes can affect how you respond to certain medications and whether you experience adverse side effects? For example, about 10 percent of people will receive little or no pain relief from...
Finding balance between exercise and rest with chronic pain
By Ryan Drozd, Certified Personal Trainer, Registered Yoga Teacher, and Licensed Massage Therapist Living with chronic pain makes it difficult to think about movement and exercise, but both are important components of effective self-care and even reducing pain. Our bodies are designed to...
Life hacks for living with chronic pain
By Amy Orr, author of Taming Chronic Pain: A Management Guide for a More Enjoyable Life No one needs to tell you that living with chronic pain is, well, a pain. Everything is just harder: it’s harder to work, harder to sleep, harder to think, harder to eat, harder to get through the day. Those of...
Pick your pain
By Amber Fonseca “Pick your poison," or so goes the expression. But when it comes to living with multiple chronic pain conditions, I think “pick your pain” is more fitting. While I wish that I could choose to lessen my pain or to not have any pain at all, neither quite fits what I mean when I say...
The little things that make a big difference in my life with chronic pain
By Diane Talbert, a U.S. Pain Foundation advocate I’m a “baby boomer,” and I’ve experienced psoriatic arthritis for over 25 years. It’s hard to explain what it’s like to be tired all the time or feel pain 24 hours a day. The absurd part is that it doesn’t even bother me anymore. I just take my...