Tuesday-Newsday #56

It’s time for Tuesday-Newsday! The featured blog post this week is, “Potholes in the Road of Chronic Pain” by Sue Falkner-Wood

Let Me Know: If you’d like me to watch for articles on your pain condition, just drop me a note in the comments section below.

WARNING: My goal is to provide the most up-to-date news I can, which you can then take to your personal doctor and debate the merits of before you try it. I do not endorse any of the docs, treatments, info, and meds in anything I post nor can I guarantee they are all effective, especially not for everyone. I always include the citation, source, or website so you know where it came from. As is the case with any health info, ALWAYS get your doctor's opinion first!

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*CHRONIC PAIN

Pain Management YouTube Channel Exceeds 40,000 Views

An Arizona pain clinic features information across a spectrum of pain management topics from medication to alternative treatments. Check out the videos by visiting HERE 

APF Pain Monitor - March 2012 Issue

Welcome to a new version of Pain Monitor – here you’ll find articles on living with chronic pain, the latest pain news, events, and much more. We hope you or a loved one finds this information helpful in living a better life with pain. Please help us improve this publication by completing the survey highlighted in every issue. Articles include:

--Rejuvenate and Recharge

--How to Live Well With Chronic Pain: Steps You Can Take Today

--Top Ten Tips: Make the Most of Your Medical Visits

*RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Preventing Damaging White Blood Cells From Entering The Joints Offers Potential Strategy For Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis

Ultrasound touted as valuable tool for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis

New Blood Test for Rheumatoid Arthritis and find more info here in the Research Summary

Few Rheumatoid Arthritis clinical trials compare drugs: study

Too Many Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Inactive: Experts say exercise helps keep joints flexible, maintains function

Common Pain Options of Little Help for RA Patients

Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Guide to Frustration, Social Media and Advocacy

*BACK PAIN

Study Seeking Patients: Washington Center for Pain Management Begins Enrollment in Stem Cell Therapy Study

Medicare Says 'No' to TENS for Low Back Pain ... in and response... TENS Advocate Shocked by Medicare Decision to Drop Coverage

Ablation Possible for Back Pain When Steroid Injections Fail

AquaHab Physical Therapy Case Study Supports Research Findings Demonstrating the Benefits of Physical Therapy for Low Back Pain

Target Pain e-newsetter by the APF features Back & Neck Pain in the March 2012 Issue

Articles include:

-Oh My Aching Back! The ABCs of Back Pain

-Fast Facts on Acute Neck and Shoulder Pain

-Finding Relief: 10 Ways to Manage Back Pain

-Lifestyle Tips: Preventing Back Pain from the Start

-Back Pain & the Workplace

*MILITARY VETERANS and CHRONIC PAIN

Severe Back Injury: It may not be PTSDs or brain injuries that pose the most long-term danger to our surviving vets from their Middle East tours

Burned soldier treated with painkilling video game supposedly more effective than morphine

Narcotic Painkillers Another Threat to Traumatized War Vets: Those with mental health issues more likely to be prescribed highly addictive meds

*LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN

Potholes in the Road of Chronic Pain

by Sue Falkner-Wood