Atypical Pain Disorders
Atypical pain disorders are among the most mis-managed complaints in the modern medical system. Chronic pain, fibromyalgia, Ehlers-Danlos, and other pain syndromes. Often these issues have effective treatments for all or part of the an individual's symptoms, but comprehensive, patient-friendly information can be difficult to come by. Our articles here offer this information, as well as resources you might pursue after developing a fuller understanding of these conditions and/or ways to advocate with your medical provider(s) about them.
Chronic Pain 101
Chronic pain management in the United States, and in some ways the whole of western medicine, has been a disaster.
Chronic Pain Management 101
In chronic pain syndrome, the main goal of treatment is to manage or lessen the pain for improved function.
Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
While it is not fully understood, there is a clear connection between the chronic pain syndrome and joint hypermobility. Unfortunately, the medical training industry has done a very poor job of studying and teaching this phenomenon to physicians.
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
One pain disorder that has uniquely captured the fascination of and induced extreme frustration in many young medical doctors is called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Previously called “Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy” the data around this disorder has evolved dramatically over the decades.
The Importance of Sleep
If our culture focused as much on sleep as our myths suggest it should, I probably wouldn’t have any patients. Out of all of the various treatments in psychiatry and neurology, from diet and exercise to supplements and medications, improving sleep is probably the most universal and consistent treatment available to patients, and one of the hardest.