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NY Times Article- Promotes the idea that pain has a mind of its own.

If you have chronic pain and you want to know what the medical establishment thinks about your pain and to what extent they can resolve it, just check out the article in the NY Times on July, 19,2011 called “Giving … Continue reading

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1800 dollars down the drain!

I recently began treating a patient with the clearest symptoms identifying the cause of her knee pain. The mechanism of injury was clear. She noted that she performed alot of housekeeping and so she was on her knees alot. She … Continue reading

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Yellow balloons and Purple balloons

I always like to use analogies to express ideas relating to medical issues because the verbiage associated with the medical field is typically complex. I thought the analogy of yellow balloons and purple balloons could explain the premise of how … Continue reading

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