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Well, it has been almost a week and a half since my wife’s heart procedure. She had a pretty intensive ablation as she has a rapid heart rate and atrial fibrillation. She had the same procedure about 3.5 years ago which was unsuccessful, but things got progressively worse and we were booked for another ablation.

She [...]

Types of Chronic Pain

One of the first steps in diagnosing chronic pain and chornic pain issues is understanding the various of types of pain one can experience. This article will explore, in detail, the different types of pain the human body can experience.

General somatic pain (pain from the outer body)

Pains from your skin and muscles are easily [...]

B.C. researchers develop virtual reality for pain sufferers

There has been a new breakthrough for chronic pain sufferers and it seems that a virtual walk in the park may be just what the doctor ordered for relief.

Simon Fraser University associate professor Diane Gromala claims research shows that a 3-D walk in the forest has the same power to help people manage chronic pain, sometimes with even more positive results than traditional methods of treatment and medications such as [...]

Australia may consider chronic pain as a disease

Some recent news out of Australia seems to be a positive step in recognizing those suffering with chronic pain.  Australia may soon become the first country in the world to recognize chronic pain as a disease in its own right. This move of recognition will lend more credibility to the sufferers and potentially allow them [...]