Chronic Ankle Pain

If you’re an avid athlete, chances are you have encountered ankle pain or injury at some point in your life. It is certainly not unusual for ankle injuries to occur multiple times, and this is a recipe for chronic ankle pain. Usually chronic ankle pain happens after...

Yoga for Chronic Back Pain

A few recent studies suggest that regular yoga sessions can provide relief for certain chronic back pain sufferers.  Yoga and stretching exercises appear to have a positive effect on patients who have nonspecific back pain, which are pains that have no obvious...

Smoking and Chronic Pain

Amongst all the warnings about the dangers of smoking, there’s a new concern that may be surprising. A recent study indicates that women who have smoked regularly at some point in their lives report more instances of chronic pain than women who have not.  The...

Chronic Pain and Aging

A recent study by Gallup indicates that more than one third of Americans above the age of 50 suffer from some type of chronic back or neck pain, while a slightly smaller amount suffer from chronic pain in the leg or knee.  The amount of reported chronic...

What is Fibromyalgia?

Chronic pain can take many forms, and one of those forms is a condition called fibromyalgia.  Perhaps you have heard about it or maybe you have been diagnosed with it, and you’re wondering exactly what it is.  Simply put, it is a condition that involves...

Chronic Pain Causes Anxiety

A new study reveals something that is actually not very surprising: chronic pain can cause anxiety and depression issues. The research followed patients with chronic pain problems that were not alleviated with drug treatments, and then they were tested for...