Chronic Pain | RSD / CRPS

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Chronic Pain, RSD, CRPS

Are you tired of living with chronic pain? Looking for a natural solution to manage your discomfort and regain control of your life? Look no further. This blog shares coping skills shared through years of support groups as well as a range of traditional and natural approaches that can help alleviate some of your chronic pain and restore your quality of life.

Living with chronic pain can be a daily struggle, affecting everything from our physical well-being to our mental health. While there are traditional medical treatments available, many people are seeking alternative methods that offer relief without the risks associated with medications or invasive procedures. From herbs and supplements to acupuncture and meditation, there are countless natural remedies that have shown promising results in managing chronic pain. We will share some of those with you.

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Exercising | Types and Benefits | Chronic Pain Support Group

Exercising is important no matter who you are or what you are dealing with. I believe it is a form of spiritual medicine for the body and the mind. Exercising helps people manage their stress which allows them to sleep better. It also keeps our muscles and joints strong which is important so we don’t continue the downward cycle we are on which can further worsen our pain. In fact, over time, exercising has been […]

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Managing Time | Setting Priorities | Chronic Pain Support Group

Managing time and setting priorities is difficult whether you are sick or not. Everyone seems to be too busy to get things done. Some of you may have noticed that you rush around at the last minute to do something you need to do because you didn’t plan your day.  Many of you have also spent time looking around for something you can’t remember where you put it. Some of you may have even shown […]

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Positive Thoughts and Affirmations | Chronic Pain Support Group

Positive affirmations or thoughts can help you move away from negative, unproductive thoughts and help you make positive changes in your life. These changes can help you reach your goals and most likely feel better. It’s true that many of us tend to focus on the things we can’t do. We even focus on the things we don’t like about ourselves. This is a negative way of thinking which does affect our emotions.  When you […]

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Creating Change | Chronic Pain Support Group

Creating Change is hard for so many of us. To change, we have to admit that we are the one who makes our choices each day and we have to make an effort to change them. We also have to recognize that our attitude can largely affect our success. We need to acknowledge that making modifications is not necessarily a bad thing. I don’t mind goals or decisions. If you make a decision to modify […]

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Causes of Chronic Pain

Focus on Preventing it and Learning from it! Since 1994 I have been dealing with chronic pain and I like to say that I have come to understand what pain is, how it can affect us, and what we can learn from it. What we do know about pain, is that some pain and suffering is unavoidable and some pain and suffering can be prevented or relieved naturally. Some experts believe that there are some causes of […]