Overcoming Pain

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

Go Ahead and Jump---or At Least Run

Many patients express fear of developing chronic knee pain due to repeated physical exercise, in particular running. There is often a fear expressed that that shock to the knee when that foot hits the pavement is slowly and inevitably destroying the cartilage, sentencing the athlete in question to a lifetime of chronic arthritic pain. Read More

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Mark Borigini, M.D., 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.

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