Why Exercise? Decrease pain short-term, exhaustive physical exercise can evoke a transient elevation in pain thresholds. This exercise-induced elevation in pain threshold does not, however, appear to be directly related to plasma endorphin levels.Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1991 Mar;23(3):334-42 Increase ability to participate in life systematic increases in both exercise levels and expectancies of capability [...]
Stages of Change Big lifestyle changes like a change in the diet require preparation, emotional as well as logistical Pre-contemplation – Not yet acknowledging that there is a problem behavior that needs to be changed Contemplation – Acknowledging that there is a problem but not yet ready or sure of wanting to make a change [...]
As part of the pain program, a series of evidence-based lectures were given on a variety of topics relevant to pain management. This page will link you to the powerpoint slides and handouts from these lectures: Pain physiology and Proper medication use – initial lecture (slides) Nutrition – General Principles, (Pain groups Nutrition 101), Aftercare [...]
Most people living with chronic pain find they have limited productive time in the day, due to pain or fatigue or both. Becoming conscious of the choices we make about what to do with that time can be very helpful. For a nice analogy, see The Spoon Theory. Break up your 24-hour day into [...]
A number of studies now demonstrate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an integrated, multidisciplinary and behavioral approach to treating chronic pain disorders. All of us are familiar with the frustration of trying to help these complex and often needy patients in rushed traditional office visits. Our traditional biomedical model falls particularly short in chronic pain, [...]
Tagged multidisciplinary, PainA “Mini” can be as simple as taking a deep breath or two while counting, or breathing in calm and breathing out stress for 4 breaths, or it can be more elaborate, as in the imagery below. I personally like the tree for waiting in line. Four Mini-Relaxations using Images from Nature You can use [...]
Tagged relaxationAcceptance: Acceptance is seeing things as they actually are in the present. It does not mean that you have to like everything or take a passive attitude or feel hopeless. It simply means that you have a willingness to see things as they are at this moment. To do anything else is to be in [...]
Tagged acceptance, meditation, mindfulnessThe Full Circle Pain Program was featured in a couple of articles in 2008 in the Eureka Reporter: Locals with chronic pain don’t gain as another practice closes: Part 1 By CAROL HARRISON, The Eureka Reporter Published: Apr 1 2008, 10:56 PM · Updated: Apr 1 2008, 11:28 PM Topic: Health The [...]
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