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Chronic Pain
A selection of Dr. Lavine's articles on chronic pain...
Your body’s two operating modes
Your body takes care of many, many things simultaneously. You just don’t have time to organize how to beat your heart, breathe, and operate your kidneys all at the same time. And...
Research on NeuroTactile® Therapy and Heart Rate Variability
Latest research on NeuroTactile® Therapy using heart rate variability as an outcome measure.
Fibromyalgia and ADHD often go together
Exploring the link between fibromyalgia and ADHD
The new wave prescription drug crisis?
While opioid prescriptions are decreasing, the use of gabapentin and related drugs is increasing. These drugs have their dangers too.
New clues in chronic fatigue syndrome
Scientists have uncovered a clue about the metabolism of people with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Craniosacral Therapy: More is More? Or Less is More?
Craniosacral therapy is the gentlest form of body work that releases restriction of the connective tissues.
Food and Pain – The Top 8 Nutrition Strategies to Get Relief
Eight effective nutrition strategies to reduce inflammation and pain.
The natural treatment for pain that starts with your brain
The brain plays a central role in the pain experience.
Did you see this article in the NY Times about chronic pain?
A link to an article on chronic pain and the potential of “alternative therapies”
Chronic Pain and the Brain
Treatment of chronic pain must include changing the established pain patterns in the brain.
Poor Sleep – The Hidden Epidemic
An epidemic of poor sleep is walloping the nation’s health. Here’s what you can do about it…
Exercise Changes Pain Modulation in the Brain
A report at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society describes changes in the brain that correlate with reduced pain after exercise in fibromyalgia sufferers.
My Dog Saved My Life
It’s not a story about little Timmy having fallen in the well. There’s more than one way a dog can “save your life.”
Don’t let your healing get stuck between second and third gear
Transverse friction massage is one of several methods that can jump-start your healing when you have a nagging, chronic problem.
Guest Article: What Is Biofeedback Therapy for Chronic Pain?
Guest article on biofeedback for chronic pain, from expert author Dr. Lawrence Thomas, Director of The Brain Clinic.
New Evidence on NeuroTactile® Therapy (bindegewebsmassage)
Research on the effects of Neurotactile Therapy shows that it increases blood flow and affects autonomic nervous system regulation.
Pain Sensitization in the Spinal Cord
Pain research at Stanford measures the altered state of the spinal cord as it becomes sensitized from a repeated painful experience.
