THE CHRONIC PAIN BOARD
A DIVISION OF WELLNESS TRAIN GROUP
Knowing when to "hold on" and when to "let go"
Is not an easy decision in any area of one's life
But this is certainly true
for the treatment of chronic pain
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Over time, chronic may take on a life all its own
The person with chronic pain is not the only person
whose life changes.
Each member of the family must make adjustments
which may be psychological,social,economic,
& physical in nature
Once we acknowledge that the pain will most likely
not be entirely removed by medical means
the healing process can truly begin
Chronic pain persists
Pain signals keep firing in the nervous system
for weeks even years
Many people with chronic pain can be helped
if they understand all the causes of pain
and the many and varied steps that can be taken
to undo what chronic pain has done
Scientists believe that advances in neuroscience
will lead to more and better treatments
for chronic pain in the years to come
This board is for people suffering from Chronic Pain
You can post your stories here
You can read credible up to date information
You can ask for a particular research topic
Clinical investigators have tested chronic pain patients
and found that they often have
lower-than-normal levels
of endorphins in their spinal fluid
Some researchers believe
That acupuncture activates endorphin systems
A few experiments with acupuncture have shown
that there are higher levels of endorphins
in cerebrospinal fluid
following acupuncture
Investigators are studying the effect of stress
on the experience of chronic pain
Chemists are synthesizing new analgesics
and discovering painkilling virtues in drugs
not normally prescribed for pain
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