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    recent years, chronic pain has been affecting millions of Americans. Whether it is headaches or backaches, chronic pain can be continuous and excruciating for many. Pain management and relief have been mainly treated with prescriptions of opiates. However, people don’t realize that the number of deaths caused by over dosing has increased. This prevalence of prescribing opiates to aid chronic pain has triggered an addiction problem across the US. Although opiates can reduce chronic pain, this benefit

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    Is your pain in the neck turning you into a real pain? Are you fearful of the heavily reported complications of NSAID's? Have you considered trying natural pain relief? An estimated 16,500 people die every year in the United States as a result of NSAID's. Read this article and ensure you are not one of them. Tendinitis, neuralgia, arthritis, muscle pain, low back pain, neck pain, sprains, and shingles all cause suffering. Long term pain can be very debilitating, causing depression, sleepless nights

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    Chronic pain and tinnitus effect millions of individuals and are both considered disabling medical pathologies. Both of these disorders are very difficult to treat and can be quiet burdensome on the individual and the healthcare system (Rauschecker, et al., 2015). Tinnitus and chronic pain have many similarities including being sensory-perceptual disorders that can have a significant impact on the individual’s behavior (i.e. a negative affect) and their well-being. Research has shown that there

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    Chronic pain is a common condition that affects over 100 million individuals in the United States (Kirkham, 2015). Researchers have performed many different types of quantitative studies to examine individuals with chronic pain. There are only a limited number of qualitative studies that examine these conditions. The research paper reviewed 7 individual women who have suffered from various forms of chronic pain with an average of 12 years with the condition (Kirkham, 2015). A review of the data

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    Chronic pain management is a public health concern with substantial increases in the use of opioids for pain relief. There is a consistent growth in the number of opioids prescribed in the United States and the overdose from those drugs. Primary care providers play a vital role in balancing patients’ pain management needs with the risk of drug misuse and abuse. Today, medicine has made many significant advances to eliminate diseases, cure people and extend life, however, the cause of chronic pain

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    can generate a chronic stress response. However the frequent experience of worry or fear, and the wish to avoid these negative feelings, distinguishes anxiety from day to day stress. Anxiety is reinforced though experiential avoidance, the attempt to avoid any experiences (thought, feels, sensations or situations that might

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    increased sensitization of the central nervous system and the occurrence of fibromyalgia symptoms can be detected by using functional magnetic resonance imaging to measure pain associated brain activities. White et al. 2015 presented a clinical study designed to determine if testosterone had a protective effect on patients against chronic pain associated with fibromyalgia. They used pre-clinical human brain imaging data to support a causal linkage between androgens and RVM (rostral ventromedial medulla) activity

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    your mine even ONCE The solution i have to offer is definitely for you , the reason I know this it because I was in your shoes , I use to have Chronic pain all over my body , serving 3 years in the Air Force can be a painful experience often , and it can take your toll ! I spent hundreds and thousands of dollars over the years trying to make my life pain free .. I took the drug.. I went to the spa ones a week , I visit the chiropractor .. Went to physiotherapist .. Now although there is nothing

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    liked the way opioids made me feel when I was taking for chronic pain, but became addicted. Can I still use them if I don’t overdo it? This is a slippery slope, with a much greater likelihood of falling then staying upright. Slowly, but surely, you are far more likely to again use more than you had planned, once again finding you can’t control the amount you use. They are now many alternatives to opioids for managing chronic pain. See a pain specialist to review options. Do your best not to restart

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    Chronic pain, or pain that lasts longer than three months, affects a range of individuals. While this persistent pain can be difficult to manage, fortunately, there are effective solutions to attain relief. The back pain specialists at iSpine Pain Physicians, with locations across Minnesota’s Twin Cities, possess the vital treatment and support you need. Sometimes, the cause of chronic pain is not immediately obvious because it onsets gradually or because a combination of factors are to blame. While

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