Los Angeles Chronic Pain
Support and advocacy information for individuals dealing with chronic pain.
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What to Know About the New Covid Variants – New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/article/covid-variant.html What to Know About the New Covid VariantsNew York Times. December 27, 2023. Dana Smith JN.1 has overtaken HV.1 as the leading variant in the U.S. The latest vaccines provide some protection against each of them. For the past year, Covid-19 variants have circulated in a sort of alphabet soup. Right now, two variants, JN.1 and HV.1,…
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Free Things at the Public Library
https://www.upworthy.com/free-things-you-can-get-at-libraries?utm_source=newsletter.upworthy.com&utm_medium=newsletter&ut People are shocked at what they can get for free through the public library besides books Udemy and Coursera courses, musical instruments, zoo passes and more—all for free. Annie Reneau 01.11.24 Canva, @twodegreemami/X Did you know you might be able to get Udemy and Coursera courses for free with your library card? It’s well-established…
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Box Breathing – CNN
How to tell if your stress levels are normal or the sign of something more This exercise is aptly named because the four phases of each breath (inhale, pause, exhale, pause) are done at an even count, like the four even sides of a box. You can practice this at a variety of different breath…
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Educational Material – (#1) -Background Information for Discussions during 16 January 2024 Meeting
1. Non-pharmacological treatments for chronic pain management are treatments that do not require the person with pain to take any medicine. These treatments are varied and can be highly effective for some individuals and are often focused on holistic approaches to pain management. These treatments can be used alongside or as an alternative to medication.…
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Interagency Report – Pain Management Best Practices – Executive Summary
pain-mgmt-best-practices-draft-final-report-05062019-part-2 Exec Summary.docx
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How to Recognize and Treat Intractable Pain – Pain News Network
https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2023/11/27/how-to-recognize-and-treat-intractable-pain How to Recognize and Treat Intractable Pain November 28, 2023 By Dr. Forest Tennant, PNN Columnist The realization that a subgroup of chronic pain patients has intractable pain is finally spreading. Over half a dozen states now have laws protecting intractable pain (IP) patients and Wikipedia refers to IP as a disease that causes…
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Thursday Morning Inspiration – Marian Griffey (2 November 2023)
Good morning, everyone ~ It’s 44 degrees at present, here in north-central Florida. Much colder to those of you in more northern states, of course. After the sweltering Summer and very brief Autumn, this low temp is quite a challenge/contrast. The human body cannot adjust that quickly to climate changes; so, beware of the consequences of…
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6 Minute Guided Meditation – Self-Kindness – My Chronic Pain Team
https://www.mychronicpainteam.com/resources/self-kindness-when-struggling-6-minute-guided-meditation?utm_campaign=digest_notifications&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid Transcript 00:00:05:01 – 00:00:27:11 Dr. Christiane Wolf Hello. So this is a short guided meditation on self-kindness, which you can do anytime you need a little bit of support. So I’m inviting you to find a posture that is as comfortable as possible right now. 00:00:29:11 – 00:00:43:01 Dr. Christiane Wolf And if you…
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OPINION – Living with Chronic Pain
Written by Tom Norris How do you describe the pain you live with? I have lived with chronic back, groin, hips, and leg pain for almost 38 years now. What started out as a shooting pain every time I stepped up an incline has become almost full body pain (I can say “My right leg…
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Friday Morning Inspiration – Marian Griffey – 16 September 2022
Good morning, everyone ~ Mother Nature is asleep at this early hour and a momentary dry spell (4:30a.m.). Wish I could say the same thing about the mosquito population. We need more mosquito-eating frogs, birds, lizards, toads! Good news! My granddaughter, Haily, is passing through town this morning. She’ll be here shortly for a quick…