As the days get shorter and colder during winter months, some people start to feel a deep sense of gloom that they can’t quite shake. This could be a sign of something more than just…
Can Fibromyalgia Cause Neuropathic Pain?
Fibromyalgia is a chronic, widespread musculoskeletal pain disorder that affects an estimated 4 million American adults every year. If left untreated, fibromyalgia can lead to severe physical impairment, psychological distress, and reduced quality of life.…
What Does RLS Feel Like ?
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a disorder that causes an overwhelming urge to move one’s legs. While the sensation can occur at any time, it tends to get worse in the evening when you're trying…
Work Stress and Fibromyalgia
The workplace is often a source of stress. For some people, this stress is manageable, and may even be what’s known as eustress – a positive health-promoting form of stress. However, when the work environment…
How Does CRPS Change Your Brain?
One of the more common scientific myths is that the brain stops changing when you turn twenty-five. The truth is, however, that the brain is always undergoing changes. This is the basis for learning, memory,…
How Can I Tell If A Loved One Has PTSD?
Most, if not all, people will experience trauma at some point in their life. And depending upon the severity of the trauma, a person’s history, and their genetic predispositions, a traumatic event may lead to…
How Do You Manage Chronic Pain?
You got a small paper cut, put on some ointment and a bandage, and never gave it a second thought. Why? Because you knew the cause and that the pain would eventually subside. But what…
Other Perinatal/Postpartum Mood Disorders
Postpartum depression is a common complication of childbirth, affecting up to 15 percent of new mothers. Symptoms of postpartum depression can include feeling sad, anxious, or empty; feeling guilty, hopeless, or worthless; having trouble sleeping,…
The Symptoms Of Fibromyalgia
If you’re tired, have trouble sleeping or remembering, or struggle with high or low moods, it may not just be caused by stress at school, work or home. If these continue indefinitely and interfere with…
Can Migraines Cause Chronic Neck Pain?
Migraines are persistent and often debilitating headaches that can cause severe throbbing or pulsing pain on one side of your head. For most people, migraines go hand in hand with chronic neck pain or stiffness. …