Chronic Pain:Alternative Pain Therapies
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How the Mind Controls Pain
Science is beginning to understand the brain's complex relationship to pain
Science is beginning to investigate and support the role of therapies such as biofeedback and meditation in pain control. The idea that the mind has power over the body may be especially useful to chronic pain patients who often find themselves without satisfactory medical treatments. Read More
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Expert Answers on Complementary Therapies for Chronic Pain
Q: How many people with chronic pain use complementary remedies?
A: Surveys show that 40% or more of chronic pain patients use some level of complementary therapies. The number is high because pain is becoming epidemic. More people are experiencing pain, so you are going to have people who don’t get immediate relief and start searching for other options. According to several large surveys done by the National Institutes of Health, the needs of the pain patient aren’t always being met. So it makes sense that pain patients will ask, "What else is out there?"
The most common treatments are manual therapies, such as massage or chiropractic, as well as herbal medicine, dietary supplements, acupuncture, and mind/body therapies (a catchall phrase for techniques like biofeedback, guided imagery, and meditation). Read More
A: Surveys show that 40% or more of chronic pain patients use some level of complementary therapies. The number is high because pain is becoming epidemic. More people are experiencing pain, so you are going to have people who don’t get immediate relief and start searching for other options. According to several large surveys done by the National Institutes of Health, the needs of the pain patient aren’t always being met. So it makes sense that pain patients will ask, "What else is out there?"
The most common treatments are manual therapies, such as massage or chiropractic, as well as herbal medicine, dietary supplements, acupuncture, and mind/body therapies (a catchall phrase for techniques like biofeedback, guided imagery, and meditation). Read More
Video: Perspectives on Alternative Pain Therapies
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Complementary ApproachesHow patients use alternative medicine
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Alternative TreatmentsWhich ones are right for you?
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Your Mind Can Lessen PainHow CBT helps
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Yoga HelpedHow one patient found relief
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