Overcoming Pain

Why people experience chronic pain, and the power they have to de-intensify it.

Dr. Mark Borigini is a board-certified rheumatologist who has devoted his career to treating, and training others to treat, a wide variety of illnesses that cause chronic pain and disability. See full bio

January 2, 2009, Health

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Genes to the Rescue for Those with Chronic Pain

By Dr. Mark Borigini on January 2, 2009 in Overcoming Pain

Discussing the etiology of chronic pain when there is no clear reason for chronic pain will often lead to an exploration of the Psyche. This, unfortunately, often leads to resentment on the part of those patients who have more than once heard inquiries and therapeutic suggestions which the mind interprets, and just as quickly rejects, as being "all in my head". Read More

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Submitted by Mireya Gaona on February 24, 2009 - 3:05pm.

I suffer from r.a. and what I have noticed is that when it is about to rain, the pain is unbearable. I think there is a connection with the humidity in the atmosphere, but I am not very well informed about it. It has been my personal experience. The more humidity there is the more pain I experience, and once it rains the pain reduces.
My question is if there is a cream or medicine? that protects the skin, the tissues, the muscles, the tendons and the joints from the humidity but that it does not give severe side effects as I developed a skin rush due to the medicines which I could not tolerate.
Now I control the pain with raja yoga meditation, the balance of activities standing, moving and seating - no overdoing things - the food and positive thinking. Of course I learnt to live with that pain all the time by accepting it as well.
Of course a topic pain killer from time to time would be great.