One of the most common health issues that can dramatically degrade our quality of life is the presence of persistent pain. Chronic pain can make our everyday lives, including our work lives, both frustrating and difficult. It can also lead to isolation and depression as we battle the pain day after day. Over time, chronic [...]
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Understanding Why Irritable Bowel Syndrome Does Not Go Away
April 5th, 2012 
admin Some of the most intense physical discomfort we will experience can arise from problems with our stomachs and the intestines. Both nausea and severe bloating can make it extremely difficult to focus on anything else but the discomfort we are feeling. If we add to that constipation with the significant pain that it causes or [...]
Read the rest of this article »Understanding The Health Benefits Of Music When Recovering
March 29th, 2012 admin Good music is not something that you can easily put your finger on. Some songs within a given genre will move us while others can leave us entirely flat. Even then, what one person describes as good music can easily seem like a barking dog to someone else. The very definition of good music not [...]
Read the rest of this article »5 Health Benefits From Playing Video Games
December 22nd, 2011 admin In the days leading up to the holiday season, the number of television ads marketing video games can become overwhelming. In both the West and the East alike, people with disposable income frequently choose to spend their entertainment dollars and free time on such games. Not surprisingly, the video game industry collects more than 10 [...]
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May 19th, 2011 admin Because chronic pain is so widespread, most of us are quite familiar with the damaging effects that it can have on lives. What many of us don’t know is the damage that chronic pain can do to the brain or the effects that this damage can have on our mental abilities.
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Comments OffSeeing the "Invisible" in Fibromyalgia
July 31st, 2009 admin Misunderstood and misdiagnosed, fibromyalgia is a complex disease that mostly affects women and promises them a life largely overrun with pain. Until recently, very little has been understood about the condition, but now some research is starting to help take the mystery out of the disease.
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April 18th, 2009 admin With chronic pain affecting 1 in 4 individuals, the need for more effective solutions for pain management is always important. Without effective pain management, the effects of pain can be debilitating and can render individuals unable to lead normal daily lives.
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