Talking about the Problem of Pain
Dr Melissa Cady talks you through the ways your doctor examines the medical issues that can cause pain, and makes sure you’re safe to start working on a program of pain explaining and retraining.
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It’s Hard to Get Help for Persisting Pain If you casually mention you have back or neck pain in a group of people, more often than not you will hear stories of treatment that made their pain feel worse, rather than better! People that have ongoing pain have a hard time getting the right care …
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Trapped in a world of hurt: my experience with back pain “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” -Marie Curie When I was in my twenties, I had days, weeks, and months of continuous back pain. …
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Stop and Think Carefully about Back Surgery If you’re considering having spinal surgery as the final fix for your back pain, I’d like to help you to think again about your options.I’m a spinal surgeon and I want you to know that surgery is not your best option for recovery from low back pain. Surgery …
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