Pain Management

Posted by CynthiaL on Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 9:18 am. Comments are off.

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"A Review of Myofascial Pain and Fibromyalgia—Factors That Promote Their Persistence", by Robert D. Gerwin, MD (.pdf)
American Academy of Pain Management
American Pain Foundation
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) information from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
Computer Ergonomics and Repetitive Strain Injury Provides many resources about typing injury, RSI, CTS
"Control over brain activation and pain learned by using real-time functional MRI", a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 13 December 2005 (online). The Stanford School of Medicine Pain Management Center’s site contains a summary of the rtfMRI study, and Wired wrote about the study in the article Think Away the Pain published 21 December 2005.
"Dry Needling in Orthopedic Physical Therapy Practice", in Orthopedic Physical Therapy Practice, by Jan Dommerholt, PT, MPS (.pdf)
The Egoscue Method for non-medical pain relief
Feldenkrais Method a treatment that is used by some who suffer from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) or Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI)
My Daily Yoga includes simple yoga exercises for prevention of CTS or RSI
"Myofascial trigger points: an evidence-informed review", in Journal of Manual Manipulative Therapy, by Jan Dommerholt, PT, MPS and C. Bron, JLM Franssen (.pdf)
National Headache Foundation
National Pain Foundation (NPF)
Pain and Rehabilitation Medicine
Pain.com
"Pain in the Senior Citizen", by Robert Gerwin, MD (.pdf)
Pain Management Online
"Pressing Need: Flatten Myofascial Pain Syndrome with Manual Therapy", by Susan Birk (.pdf)
"Treatment of Shoulder Pain", by Robert Gerwin, MD (.pdf)
Typing Injury FAQ a resource site provided by the CTD Resource Network
"Vitamin D Deficiency" associated with chronic musculoskeletal pain, by Robert Gerwin, MD
"Whiplash Is More Than a Pain in the Neck", by Robert Gerwin, MD (.pdf)

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