New data to fight pain
Throughout my career I’ve achieved expertise in understanding the biomechanics of pain – how your movement, ...
chronic pain
A selection of Dr. Lavine's articles on chronic pain...
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.
Did you see this NY Times article about chronic pain?
A link to an article on chronic pain and the potential of "alternative therapies"
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.
Latest medical research
Latest medical research of interest.
Gluten sensitivity, Part 3: Stumbling on a cure
A reader forwarded me this letter written by a chronic pain sufferer who found relief on a gluten-free diet. With his permission, I'm sharing this letter with you.
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.
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.
Rewrite your experience of depression and chronic pain
If you experience depression and chronic pain, don't let negative emotions take over. Discover how to rewrite your experience and introduce counterbalancing thoughts.
Fibromyalgia and chronic pain – Part 3
Simple steps you can take to recover from fibromyalgia and chronic pain.
What works best for multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome?
A survey performed in 2003 asked people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity what treatments worked best.
Gentle, effective pain relief with NeuroTactile® therapy
NeuroTactile (tm) Therapy uses a light finger-tip stroke to stimulate nerve endings in the skin to erase pain signals and change the brain's processing of pain.
It’s not the pain, it’s the fatigue
A recent survey asked fibromyalgia patients what their symptoms were really like. Discover what they said...