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Pain Causes Among Older Adults
National Pain Foundation — Pain among older adults is too frequently left undiagnosed and untreated. Statistics show that 25% to 65% of older adults living on their own or with family, and up to 80% of seniors in long-term care facilities, have pain. Conditions such as ...More…
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Psychology and Pediatric Pain
National Pain Foundation — Pain is both a physical and psychological experience. Because the brain plays such a central role in the pain process, interventions (e.g., counseling, relaxation techniques) that target a child's thoughts or feelings related to pain often are ...More…
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National Pain Foundation — Finding a pain care provider who can address your specific needs is not always easy. So we put together the Patient Guide to Pain Care Providers, which explains the differences between various specialties (medical and non-medical), credentials, ...More…
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Tips for Dealing with Your Pain
National Pain Foundation — Pain has been in the news lately, and not always in the ways that we would hope. On the one hand, Time Magazine featured the issue of treating chronic pain on its cover in February, and the Today show featured a five-part, educational series on ...More…
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Managing Chronic Pain
Living with a chronic condition requires changing the way you think about your health care and your life. The ACPA describes this as moving from patient to person. The information in this section can help you begin to regain control of your life ...More…
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Signs and Symptoms of Depression
National Pain Foundation — Many people living with pain also suffer from depression. If you think that you may be depressed, please talk with your doctor or health care provider about your feelings - especially if you have a desire to harm to yourself or others. Click here ...More…
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Using Complementary Therapy
National Pain Foundation — As so many people in chronic pain know, medication alone often is not enough to relieve pain. The tenacity of chronic pain often leads people to areas outside of conventional Western medicine. More and more Americans are trying complementary and ...More…
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Marijuana and Pain Management
National Pain Foundation — Sativex has a different delivery system - an oromucosal/sublingual spray absorbed by the lining of the mouth - that, according to the manufacturer, generally allows patients to gradually work up to a stable dose at which they obtain therapeutic ...More…
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Magnets for Pain
Complementary Medicine — Magnets have been used for health purposes for centuries. Static, or permanent, magnets are widely marketed for pain control and are considered part of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). This fact sheet provides an overview of magnets ...More…
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FreeMD® Scalp Pain: Visit Virtual Doctor
Free MD — Scalp Pain Symptom Check-Up As the virtual doctor, I'll help you decide if you need to see a doctor and why. To do this, I will ask you some questions about your Scalp Pain and medical history. Scalp PainMore…
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FreeMD® Generalized Body Aches: Visit Virtual Doctor
Free MD — Generalized Body Aches Symptom Check-Up As the virtual doctor, I'll help you decide if you need to see a doctor and why. To do this, I will ask you some questions about your Generalized Body Aches and medical history. Generalized Body AchesMore…
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Appendix I
Complementary Medicine — This Research Report provides an overview of the use of magnets for pain, summarizes current scientific knowledge about their effectiveness for this purpose, and suggests additional sources of information. Is the use of magnets considered ...More…