In 1994, I was diagnosed with RSD, now called CRPS. Over the years, I have tried many conventional, natural, and holistic approaches to help manage it. One of the biggest things I have learned is that there isn’t one CRPS natural treatment or conventional treatment that works for everyone. What worked for me wasn’t about…
If you’re living with chronic pain, you know how difficult it can be to get a good night’s sleep. Pain can make it hard to fall asleep, difficult to stay asleep, and can leave you feeling exhausted the next day. Unfortunately, the relationship between sleep and chronic pain works both ways. Poor sleep can increase…
Why Lifestyle Factors Matter Today’s medicine is becoming more lifestyle-focused because how we live affects our overall well-being and health. Traditional medicine plays an important role in diagnosing illnesses, treating symptoms, and avoiding complications. Depending on the condition, care usually includes the doctor prescribing medications, procedures, counseling, physical therapy, surgery, or further treatments. Lifestyle medicine…
Chronic pain is more than just what hurts. Chronic pain and the nervous system are closely connected, influencing your immune system, hormones, digestion, sleep, how you respond to stress, and your overall health. Understanding how these areas connect can help you understand why chronic pain affects the whole body and why improving your health requires…
We have talked about what chronic pain is, the different types of pain, and how we fall into and create the chronic pain cycle. One of the most important skills you can develop is becoming aware of your own pain. Pain awareness is about paying attention to how you feel and recognizing what contributes to…
The chronic pain cycle is a pattern that becomes all too familiar for many people living with chronic pain. It develops when periods of activity are followed by pain flare-ups, leading to more rest, less activity, and eventually another cycle of overdoing it when you finally feel better. This cycle is a loop we create…
Have you ever wondered why your pain feels different from someone else’s? I know I did. It’s because there are different types of chronic pain. Pain can feel different from person to person, and it may not even feel the same to you all the time. Chronic pain isn’t just one condition. It can develop…
What is chronic pain? Chronic pain is much more than an ache or injury that simply won’t go away after it heals. Understanding what chronic pain is and how it can affect every area of your life is the first step toward managing it. Chronic pain influences your physical health, energy levels, emotions, relationships, work,…
When you’re in pain, moving is often the last thing you want to do. It can even feel risky. Yet one of the most well-supported approaches to managing chronic pain naturally is to keep moving. Not intense exercise, just creating movement for pain relief. It’s not about pushing through pain; it’s about staying healthy and…
