Posts Tagged ‘medical research’
Confronting Mental Illness and Guns: What Should We Do?
In my column in Pain Medicine News this month, I talked about a tragic dual suicide attempt of a married couple I knew, both of whom suffered from chronic pain. From one standpoint, a story like this is as shocking as it is incomprehensible. From another perspective, it’s becoming another sad milepost in society–not unlike the rash…
Read MoreFighting Chronic Pain as a Teenager
Fighting Chronic Pain as a Teenager Chronic pain is almost always life altering, but it can be an especially difficult adjustment when it impacts someone whose life is just beginning. Ali Goldsmith was 14 when she started to feel the effects of chronic pain. After surgery to remove bunions, her pain worsened when her doctor…
Read MoreHowever You Count It, Chronic Pain Is a Huge Issue
According to a recent story in the Washington Post, more than 25 million American adults — one in ten — reported having continual pain every day during the previous three months, while more than 126 million – over half of all U.S. adults — reported having some sort of pain during the same period. Another…
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