Chronic pain is a debilitating condition affecting the quality of life of many of your patients. When patients experience chronic pain they feel physical symptoms that prevent them from leading a happy and healthy life. These painful patterns can affect your patients physically for months and even years. Many patients will also experience depressive mental…
Pain Is In The Brain
Pain is a conscious experience, crucial for survival. Pain is perceived in the brain, not in your body. Understanding that the perception of pain in the brain and segmental dysfunction are not necessarily related, is an important clinical distinction. Pain is perceived in the brain, not your body. “We have traveled a long way from…
Evidence-Based Guidelines for Patients Suffering from Migraines
Migraines are characterized by enhanced sensitivity of the nervous system, particularly activation of the trigeminal-vascular system. From a public health perspective, migraines are a common disorder, an estimated 18% of women and 6% of men experience migraines on a regular basis. Migraine is a chronic condition with recurrent episodic attacks. The following symptoms significantly increased…
Headaches Be Gone!
Do you experience headaches regularly? If you do, what is your symptom management plan? Do you brush off headaches thinking they are “normal?” Headache disorders are a worldwide problem, affecting people of all ages, races, income levels, and geographical areas. According to the World Head Organization (2016), it has been estimated that the global prevalence…