The Stanford SCOPE blog recently had a few articles on chronic pain. Read them here and here. The post on meditation for chronic pain links back to an LA Times article. One of the most frustrating and challenging conditions for patients and physicians alike is chronic pain. [picapp align=”left” wrap=”false” link=”term=meditation&iid=267892″ src=”0264/e6bfd465-fe46-4931-a2e4-387e2364d57e.jpg?adImageId=7703338&imageId=267892″ width=”234″ height=”351″ /]I do speak with patients about mindfulness, meditation and yoga (which incorporates the first two) and often refer them to behavioral medicine chronic pain programs which teach these skills. Meditation is not a drug, supplement or procedure, it’s inexpensive and requires only an open mind. Resources for meditation include your public library, where there are often books on tape/CD and now many libraries have electronic downloads. My only advice is that when choosing guided audio meditation you may have to try a few styles. Nothing is worse than an irritating voice leading your meditation! Good luck and I hope to hear your mindfulness tips.
- allergies art arthritis baking Beef blood donation bone density breakfast cancer celiac chicken cold remedies cookies doctor-patient relationship DXA earwax Easter eggs EMR Exercise fish oil fitness ideas flu Food gluten-free goals gout H1N1 handwashing hearing loss humor Infectious Diseases joint replacement journal club kale Lupus Lyme Disease massage medical education meditation methotrexate Mexican muffins nachos networking NSAIDS nursing okra omega-3 osteoarthritis osteopenia osteoporosis pain pain management Pittsburgh psoriatic arthritis quinoa recipes restaurants rheumatoid arthritis scleroderma sleep soup stew tagine technology thyroid Vitamin D
Categories
Twitter Updates
Error: Twitter did not respond. Please wait a few minutes and refresh this page.
Archives
- September 2013
- April 2013
- October 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- April 2012
- February 2012
- November 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
Advertisements