Wed May 11th , Linda Wheadon, “Biofeedback” Chronic Pain and Return to Work: How Biofeedback Can Help Musculoskeletal pain represents up to 33% of workplace injuries and illnesses. Many patients return to work after their injuries, but some workers remain...
In 2020, there were 2.3 million women diagnosed with breast cancer and by the end of 2020, there were 7.8 million women alive who were diagnosed with breast cancer within the last 5 years. We all know someone who is a breast cancer survivor. Meet my friend Teresa who...
Chronic pain is very different from acute pain and requires substantially different treatment. Chronic pain is influenced by a variety of physical, psychosocial and environmental factors. The cause of stable, chronic pain is less important than what is done to manage...
During your daily routine, you may begin to notice acute back or neck pain. Is this just a reality you have to accept, or is there something you can do about back and neck pain? Neck and back pain are certainly common symptoms and pervasive. In 2018 alone, 18% of...
The Purpose of Occupational Therapy The overarching goal of any type of therapy is to make life easier in some way. Be it chronic pain or recovery from an injury, the work of a therapist, in general, is to help you lead the life you want with as much freedom from...
Taking time away from work can come in many forms; a planned career break or unforeseen circumstances like taking care of a loved one, personal illness or injury on the job. No matter how you slice it or how it comes about, having to leave work for any of the reasons...
Coronavirus is ever-present, a cloud hovering over all of us, and the damage it’s done to our collective mental health is profound. The headline of a just released report from the American Psychological Association (APA) points to that fact and reads: “U.S....
Music has the power to move us. Envelope us in a hug of auditory warmth that can transport us far from where we are and from whatever we’re feeling, both emotionally and physically. Whether you’d call yourself a music buff or not, there are certain songs that each of...
