Pain Management

Pain Management

Pain can be a persistent and troubling side effect of living with an inheritable blood or bleeding disorder. Learn how to manage pain effectively and healthily.

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Breathing Easier: Mindfulness Techniques to Reduce Pain

Use these simple exercises—such as body scans and deep breathing—to alleviate your pain, stress and anxiety.
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Pain Management
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What’s the Deal with CBD Oil?

What are the risks and benefits for people with bleeding disorders?
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Pain Management, Alternative Treatments
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The Healing Power of Music

Music can do more than lift your spirits. It can help ease pain.
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Pain Management, Alternative Treatments
Non-drug methods may help manage bleeding-disorders-related pain

4 Mind-Body Pain Management Techniques to Try

For too many people with a bleeding disorder, pain isn’t well-managed. The landmark Haemophilia Experiences, Results and Opportunities (HERO) international...
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Pain Management
Bleeding Disorders: Pain Relief Treatment for Joint Bleeding

Pain and Bleeding Disorders: New Clues for Relief

Research is turning up practical clues for pain management. That’s especially good news for older adults.
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Pain Management, Adults & Aging

Brain Pain

Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by widespread pain that primarily affects women age 20 to 50. Those who have it...
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Pain Management

Metal Allergies and Surgery

That rash you developed after wearing earrings made of nickel could determine what types of metal to use in your...
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Pain Management

Water World

The pool is an excellent place to exercise. Your body is buoyant in water, putting much less weight on your...
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Mind & Body, Fitness & Nutrition, Pain Management, Taking Charge

Migraine Relief

A new device could provide relief from migraines with aura, a type of visual, sensory or motor disturbance that happens...
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Pain Management

Acetaminophen Caution

Acetaminophen is a time-tested pain reliever that many people reach for when headaches or muscle and joint pain become unbearable...
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Pain Management

Physical Therapy and Aquatic Therapy

In the past, people with bleeding disorders have been told to proceed with caution with some types of physical therapy...
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Fitness & Nutrition, Pain Management, Taking Charge
Meditation

Think Again

When Jaycee McCain, 22, started meditating in the summer of 2010, the arthritis in his ankles and wrists, and the...
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Pain Management
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