#chronic pain
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When pain won't go away
Chronic pain syndrome affects about 25% of people with long-term pain, bringing depression, anxiety and other symptoms that disrupt daily life.
WebMD · 1m
Childhood Head Injury and Migraines
A childhood head injury causes lifelong migraines. The writer accepts this as the price of a meaningful life.
Slate Magazine · 1m
Twenty years of pain, and no one believed her
Jessica Wings was told her period pain was anxiety since she was 14. At 35, a specialist finally looked properly.
Newsweek · 2m
Occupational therapy rebuilds the life, not just the body
Medical treatment gets you stable, occupational therapy gets you back to cooking, dressing, and running your own day.
Wellbeing Magazine · 2m