CureMyWife.com - A support network for women with chronic illness and pain » Chronic Pain http://www.curemywife.com/blog Learn about lupus, coccyydynia, fibromyalgia, arthritis, depression, mixed connective tissue disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pain, coccygectomy, atrial fibrillation, autoimmune disorders, migraine headaches Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:55:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Types of Chronic Pain http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2010/01/31/types-of-chronic-pain/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2010/01/31/types-of-chronic-pain/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:41:22 +0000 admin http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=114

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 [...]]]> http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2010/01/31/types-of-chronic-pain/feed/ 0 B.C. researchers develop virtual reality for pain sufferers http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/28/b-c-researchers-develop-virtual-reality-for-pain-sufferers/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/28/b-c-researchers-develop-virtual-reality-for-pain-sufferers/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:38:45 +0000 admin http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=62
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 morphine. [...]]]> http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/28/b-c-researchers-develop-virtual-reality-for-pain-sufferers/feed/ 0 Australia may consider chronic pain as a disease http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/26/australia-may-consider-chronic-pain-as-a-disease/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/26/australia-may-consider-chronic-pain-as-a-disease/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:58:44 +0000 admin http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=58 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 [...]]]> http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/26/australia-may-consider-chronic-pain-as-a-disease/feed/ 0 How Fibromyalgia is Diagnosed http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/17/how-fibromyalgia-is-diagnosed/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/17/how-fibromyalgia-is-diagnosed/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:50:34 +0000 admin http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=48 http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/17/how-fibromyalgia-is-diagnosed/feed/ 0 What is Fibromyalgia? http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/15/what-is-fibromyalgia/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/15/what-is-fibromyalgia/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:51:39 +0000 admin http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=20 Fibromyalgia is a chronic illness that causes immense physical pain and debilitating fatigue for those diagnosed with it. Classified as a syndrome, fibromyalgia is not a disease and is not contagious. Instead, it is a condition that causes many different symptoms that affect all systems throughout the body. Fibromyalgia plagues up to 5% of [...]]]> http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/15/what-is-fibromyalgia/feed/ 0 Communicating with Your Spouse About Your Chronic Pain http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/13/communicating-with-your-spouse-about-your-chronic-pain/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/13/communicating-with-your-spouse-about-your-chronic-pain/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:22:25 +0000 admin http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=7 “I feel like there are thumb tacks in my bed!” I say to my husband as he crawls into the other side of our bed. “I know there is nothing there, but I just feel bruised all over.”

“I’m sorry,” he offers with a sympathetic voice, but there is little else he can do.

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