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Moving Through Chronic Pain: How Exercise Can Heal What Hurts

Mar 31, 2020 ● By Julie Peterson

How gentle, gradual exercise routines can help to lower symptoms, enable better physical functioning and boost morale in chronic pain patients with virtually no adverse side effects.

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Jan 31, 2020

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Try Mind-Body Options to Reduce Opioid-Treated Pain

Jan 31, 2020

Research finds that certain mind-body therapies significantly reduce pain and the use of opioids in people suffering from acute pain.

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Regenerative Treatments for Resolving Pain

Sep 30, 2019

Caring Medical Regenerative Medicine Clinics will present a talk, Stem Cell Therapy, H3 Prolotherapy & PRP for Relieving Pain, Sports Injuries and Osteoarthritis, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., October 15, at the Oak Park Public Library.

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Toning the Vagus Nerve: Relief for Pain, Anxiety and Inflammation

Jun 28, 2019 ● By Marlaina Donato

This major nerve, which runs between the brain and the gut, regulates inflammation so powerfully that toning it can protect against many health threats.

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Music Reduces Need for Post-Surgery Opioids: Cuts Painkiller Use

Sep 28, 2018

After surgery, 86 percent of patients engaged in music therapy eschewed opioids and other painkillers, compared to 26 percent in a control group.

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Better Options Than Opioids: Natural Ways to Reduce Pain

Jun 29, 2018 ● By Kathleen Barnes

As the dangers of opioids become increasingly apparent, study-supported options such as acupuncture, meditation, yoga and CBD oil are gaining ground in treating chronic pain.

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Music Soothes Pain after Surgery: Listening to Tunes Eases Discomfort

Sep 29, 2017

Patients that listened to a half-hour of music soon after spinal fusion surgery reported lower levels of pain.

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Break Free of Chronic Pain: Natural Ways to Feel Much Better

May 31, 2017 ● By Kathleen Barnes

For the one in four Americans that suffer chronic pain with little help outside of risky opioids, alternative approaches can offer dramatic relief.

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Music and Audio Books Help Kids Move Past Pain: Soothing Sounds

Sep 30, 2015

After major surgery, children that listened to their favorite music or an audio book felt significantly less pain.

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