What our perceptions tell us about the experience of pain, chronic or otherwise Pain is universal, subjective, and one of the leading causes of disability. Culture, temperament, mental state, memory, cognitive beliefs, expectations, co-occurring health conditions, gender, age, and other biopsychosocial, sensory, and emotional…
Why We Suffer And How We Cope Pain management practice is devoted to the relief of pain and the improvement of function for patients living with pain (Kloth, Trescot, Riegler, 2011). But, it seems pain experiences can range from challenging, but tolerable and manageable–to…
Massage therapists depend on their hands and wrists for their jobs. But bad posture and repetitive muscle strain can cause trigger points to form in the muscles, creating debilitating pain in those areas and headaches that affect productivity, said Mary Biancalana, president of the…
According to the National Institutes for Health, more than one-third of all adults will experience chronic pain at some point in their lives. Chronic pain is pain that persists or returns for varying periods of time (usually longer than six months). Chronic pain often…