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13 Tips for Taking a Bath to Soothe Your Chronic Pain
“I bathe a few times a week. Sometimes every day. In my old tub with my plastic-bag pillow. Telling my body that it’s okay to relax. To soothe. Letting it know that things will finally be okay.”
4 Chair Stretches to Ease Neck, Shoulder, and Upper Back Pain
The repetitive movements you make every day can be a big factor in aggravating, or even causing, pain in the neck, shoulders, and upper back. Try these four stretches from chiropractor Dr. Amy Shevokas to find relief.
5 Questions to Help Decode Your Chronic Back Pain
That chronic back pain is a message from your body. Are you listening? These 5 questions will help you gain insight.
5 Steps to Relieve Chronic Back Pain
A spinal surgeon shares how to relieve chronic back pain without going under the knife.
Are You Attached to Pain?
The surprising reason why some chronic pain patients act like they don't want to get better—and how to help them.
Calming Chronic Pain with Beth Darnell, PhD
Beth Darnall talks to Rami about making life adjustments to manage chronic pain.
Conquering Autoimmune Disorders
Two alternative approaches offer hope to those suffering from chronic pain.
Coping With a Lupus Diagnosis
Cope with a chronic illness diagnosis through small, mindful changes to your everyday routine. “Chronic illness is just one iota, one tiny ingredient that can be added to the cosmic mixture of what makes up a human.”
Finding Pain Relief Outside of a Pill Bottle
Brad Willis, now known as Bhava Ram, was a well-known NBC broadcast journalist who won the Alfred I. duPont Award for his work inside Afghanistan during the Soviet occupation. In t…
Healing Chronic Back Pain
The effect yoga has on our body, mind, and spirit are enough to get anyone on the mat. But now, two big studies are proving what many have believed and experienced for ages – that …
Highlights: Chronic Pain Chat
Thanks to all those who joined our Chronic Pain Twitter chat on May 21, 2014. We heard from patients, health care professionals, and readers about their personal stories of living …
How Meditation and Mindfulness Help Ease Chronic Illness
A novel study suggests that meditation and mindfulness can greatly improve the lives of people with chronic illness, particularly those with diabetes mellitus or coronary heart dis…
Inside the Mind of Chronic Pain
A new generation of researchers is getting inside the mind of chronic pain—and unlocking powerful psychotherapies against what might be the nation’s biggest health crisis.
Is Pain Keeping You Awake at Night? Try Shiatsu.
Getting a good night’s sleep can seem like an impossible dream for those in chronic pain. And to make matters worse, the situation tends to worsen over time, resulting in a never-e…
Join Us for a Chronic Pain Twitter Chat
Drop in for a special Twitter chat on chronic pain May 21, 2014 at 2 p.m. EST. We will be tweeting from @SpiritHealthMag. Join the conversation by following the hashtag #PainChat. …
Listening for the Wisdom of Chronic Pain
Chronic pain isn’t always telling us that something is wrong, necessarily, but it is telling us something. When we can tune into the pain, listen to it, and care for it, we may actually be able to learn something about how to tend to our bodies and what our bodies need. This gentle meditation asks the pain specific questions to see if we can learn something from our chronic pain.
