Even though medical cannabis can be an effective treatment option for people with pain, its use has long been...
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Cannabis is a species of plant that makes a substance full of compounds called cannabinoids. These compounds can...
Tips for advocating for medical cannabis legalization in your state
I wish all people in our country had safe and affordable access to medical cannabis in their states. Although we are...
Dianna Burt
One Day at the Gym Leads to Years of Pain and Questions Every other week, Dianna Burt drives an hour and a half across...
Chris Johnson
Making the Choice Not to Give Up If you could go back in time and see Chris Johnson, now 57, living his life in 2013,...
Beverly Pietlicki
One Moment Leads to a Lifetime of Pain A cold New Hampshire day in 1980 changed Beverly Pietlicki’s life forever. That...
The Unknowns of Long COVID and its Impact on Chronic Pain
In March 2020, Melissa Geraghty, PsyD—a licensed clinical health psychologist and CEO of Phoenix Rising with Dr. G who...
Acute Pain: Managing pain immediately
Even the most cautious, careful person will experience hundreds of instances of pain in their lifetime. A stubbed toe....
An interview with Cindy Steinberg: CDC’s final issued Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
On November 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its final 2022 Clinical Guideline for...
When pain doesn’t leave: The intersection of acute and chronic pain
According to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), pain is "an unpleasant sensory and emotional...
DESENSITIZATION THERAPY CAN EASE PAIN BY REWORKING THE BRAIN’S RESPONSE TO STIMULI
By Calli Barker Schmidt By exposing the body to painful stimuli in a gradual way, desensitization therapy can help...
BIOFEEDBACK: AN EMPOWERING MODALITY TO EASE NEUROPATHIC PAIN
By Sara Walsh When severe back pain 45 years ago rendered Cindy Perlin, LCSW, unable to function for more than three...