First weekly challenge...
Since it's my very first pain-free challenge, I want to start out with something basic yet important. Posture. My posture affects my pain. It's somehow the very basis of how I use my body... my...
View ArticleStraightening up
This week I found myself speaking in front of a large group of physiotherapists and chiropractors at the annual conference for the Norwegian chapter of the Bone and Joint Decade. I decided not to tell...
View ArticlePain relieving cardio
It's easy to fall into a negative pain spiral during the winter months. When the streets and sidewalks are covered with snow and ice as they are now, I tend to get stuck indoors a lot and gradually...
View ArticleSerendipity (and brain fog)
Ok, I admit, this cardio thing is turning out to be quite a challenge... maybe it's some kind of passive resistance, but it sort of feels like I have a non-stick teflon brain...I just keep...
View ArticleIt works!!
Day 8 of micro cardio workouts and it's thumbs up for this test, this actually helps my muscle pain! Lately I've had pretty bad neck pain and muscle pain daily, but I've noticed significant reduction...
View ArticleWorking out
Yesterday I had my first session with my new PT and coach, Kristine, who is a physiotherapist AND professional football player (how cool is that!!!?) Her first reaction on hearing my health story...
View ArticlePain Police
While I'm still working on my "cardio for pain-relief" experiment, today I was stopped by the Swedish police and had to blow into a breathalyzer. Since I don't drink alcohol (for health reasons), this...
View ArticleInflammation and pain
Week 3 of my pain reducing experiment is finished and I am not keeling over yet, Yippee :D The two last weeks of gradually building stamina with micro cardio workouts have had a good effect on my pain...
View ArticleShare your thoughts...
Dear readers, there are now more than 5000 people reading this blog every month, and I see I need to start organizing the content better! This is where I need your help... How should I organize the...
View ArticleNo pills!
Wow!!! I just had one of those "A-ha" moments... I looked at a box of ibuprofen and realized that ... I haven't had to take any painkillers for quite a while, at least four or five days!? That may be...
View ArticleA painful day at the gym
This year's experiment: "Just how pain-free can I get?" is taking an interesting turn. I'm not very happy with the Omega-3 for inflammation relief experiment, but the "getting in shape" experiment is...
View ArticlePaying the price of enthusiasm...
Ten days of level 6-9 pain after one botched pilates class... what's up with that?! It's been a gnawing constant ache in my neck and upper back for the last week, inflammation? Overstretching? I don't...
View ArticlePain-free tip: Move to a warm climate...?
I can sympathize with this mammut. Living with RA + having about half a pound of steel in my spine makes winter a challenging time to say the least. I'm visiting my native Norway this week and there...
View ArticleBuilding a pain-free life
The most important discovery I've made so far in my struggle with chronic pain, is that I have lots of options for pain relief. If I see my goal of having a life unrestricted by pain as a building...
View Articleomg SPRING!!!
I walked underneath these cherry tree blossoms on my way to the office this morning... huge fluffy pink clouds of flowers... woooow :) reminds me that watching beautiful nature can provide pain...
View ArticleOuch? Pain pitfalls and boring setbacks
Sorry for being out of touch lately... I have forced myself to take out sick-leave from all non urgent activities and keep my computer time to a minimum. Nothing dramatic, just a grinding increase in...
View ArticleUnderstanding pain - video
This educational video sums up the new pain paradigm in just 5 minutes. Maybe a bit simplistic for many of us, but great to share with our friends and family as an introduction!
View ArticleFeeling electric!
It's been a pretty intense year. After spending 2010 working mostly on this blog and my book, this year I have been in worse shape physically - and have had time for reflection. After I got the grant...
View ArticleMaking friends with pain
When I'm constantly fighting the pain, my body becomes a battle ground... so I've decided to be buddhist about it and embrace my enemy :)
View ArticleStuff we learn...
”Life is a lot like jazz... it's best when you improvise.”-George Gershwin
View ArticleJoin me on Pinterest
I love social media... It's an awesome way to gather inspiration and stay in touch, especially when you live with chronic disease or chronic pain which severely impacts your mobility. Blogs, forums...
View ArticleHope for chronic pain patients
I've previously written about how chronic pain changes the brain and especially effects memory centers of the brain. Now new research has shown that not only is this pain treatable, but these changes...
View ArticleRaise awareness!
I am in the process of starting up a project to increase awareness about chronic pain, and need to get in touch with individuals based in Norway who can participate by sharing their experiences living...
View ArticleVideo interview - coping with chronic pain
I stumbled across this great video interview, where Jennifer Grey shares her experience on coping with chronic pain. She says som every useful things about treatment, structuring your coping...
View ArticleWorld movement for better pain treatment
Have you heard? There's a global movement going on! Pain specialists and leaders of medical organizations from all over the world got together in Miami just two months ago, to sign this declaration,...
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