R is for…

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And R is also for:
Radiating pain: If you tell your doctor or nurse about the pain you are having, you’ll likely be asked if the pain is radiating. This means, does the pain go beyond the original spot. For example, if you have pain in your stomach area, does it radiate to the back or up into the chest?
Repetitive stress injury: These days, when we hear repetitive stress injury, or RSI, most people automatically think of carpal tunnel syndrome. However, RSIs are injuries that can happen anywhere on the body and are caused by doing the same …read more

Sometimes, chronic pain can result from a small, seemingly insignificant injury. A broken bone can perhaps not heal properly, a soft tissue injury could result in complex regional pain syndrome, what used to be called RSD. You can read about how such an injury resulted in a lifetime of chronic pain to a ballet dancer: Company’s calling: For Grace’s founder, Cynthia Toussaint speaks out.
So, that being said, in order to prevent as many injuries in the house as possible, especially for seniors or people who have less mobility than others, here are 10 important tips to help prevent falls:

Throw out …read more

Whether you call it reflex sympathetic dystrophy or complex regional pain syndrome, the result it the same: excruciating, unknown pain that can wear you right down.
While there is no cure for CRPS, researchers are working on it. Here is an interesting audio for you to listen to. It is a radio interview of Anne Louise Oaklander, MD, PhD, director of the Nerve Injury Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, done in April 2006. Click on the radio image below to listen.

You can also read more about CRPS/RSD in this article:
Company’s calling: For Grace’s founder, Cynthia Toussaint speaks out
Image: Newscom
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One fun thing that comes from writing this blog is I get an incredible store of great information. I get lists of blogs, news stories, and a whole lot more.
Since December, 2007, here are some blogs I’ve enjoyed and recommended:
How To Cope With Pain
 
Cranky Fitness
 
OneHealthPro
 
Nickie’s Nook
 
Life With Chronic Pain
 
the Vagina Dialogues
 
Type A with R. A.
 
Life in the Autoimmune Lane
 
One Year of Writing and Healing
 
RSD/CRPS=Pain
 
Chronic Babe
 
Lotsa Helping Hands
 

Resources for caregivers:
National Family Caregivers Association
 
Partners Against Pain
 
Mobility Limited
 
National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
 
National Family Caregivers Association
 
National Institute on Adult Day Care
 
Arthritis Foundation National Office
 
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders …read more