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		<title>Back Pain And Depression – The Signs And What You Can Do To Fight It Off</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it any wonder that back pain and depression are so closely linked? Unlike a broken limb or a sprained ankle for instance where you can immobilize the affected area and wait for it to heal, back pain is all-encompassing, all-of-the-time. In a chronic situation there can be lifestyle, income and social changes that have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid The Aches and Pains At the Office Desk</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martha Deland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does it ever happen that you’re typing at your desk and suddenly your fingers feel numb or your wrist start to ache. Your lower back is begging for a massage and your eyelids twitch like a light bulb just seconds before it dies. Headaches, eyestrain, muscle, tendons, neck, shoulder or back thigh pains are all symptoms related to postural fatigue. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help For Dealing With Neck Pain</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping With Pain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is Neck Pain taking away your quality of life? Have you been frustrated by the lack of success in finding a permanent cure for your neck pain? If this sounds like your situation please take the time to check out the all-new Lose The Neck Pain system from The Healthy Back Institute. Jesse Cannone from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open Letter From A Chronic Pain Sufferer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping With Pain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On one of my frequent visits to the Spine-Health Forum I came across this open letter from a person suffering from chronic pain. The reason that I have re-posted it here is that I think it is very powerful in that it explains very well what a person suffering from chronic pain goes through. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing To Ease Chronic Pain</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping With Pain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital&#8217;s Center for Integrative Medicine and Wellness have found that some types of writing not only help people express emotions, but can also treat physical ailments such as chronic back and neck pain. Investigators say people who suffer from the chronic pain condition known as Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS) can use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Staying Positive While Dealing With Pain</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping With Pain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You may, or may not, have noticed that I haven&#8217;t posted to this blog in quite a while. The reason for this is that I have been suffering from a severe case of stinkin&#8217; thinkin&#8217;. What the hell is stinkin&#8217; thinkin&#8217; you may ask? Well it is my definition of what happens when everything gets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Ways To Help Control Chronic Pain (Part Two)</title>
		<link>http://thebackpainblog.org/8-ways-to-help-control-chronic-pain-part-two/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=8-ways-to-help-control-chronic-pain-part-two</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 15:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Coping With Back Pain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In Part One of 8 Ways To Help Control Chronic Pain I explained that these suggestions are a culmination of almost four years of seeking treatment for my back pain and although there is nothing out of the ordinary here, I thought a reminder of the &#8216;basics&#8217; of how to deal with pain might be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Ways To Help Control Chronic Pain (Part One)</title>
		<link>http://thebackpainblog.org/8-ways-to-help-control-chronic-pain-part-one/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=8-ways-to-help-control-chronic-pain-part-one</link>
		<comments>http://thebackpainblog.org/8-ways-to-help-control-chronic-pain-part-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 16:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping With Pain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebackpainblog.org/?p=211</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have put this list together from studying the literature we were given at a pain management workshop that I attended last year and from the advice I have received over the years from Physio&#8217;s, Chiropractors etc. Certainly these are not going to suit everyone and are not a substitute for pain medication, and although [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Distraction To Help Deal With Pain</title>
		<link>http://thebackpainblog.org/using-distraction-to-help-deal-with-pain/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=using-distraction-to-help-deal-with-pain</link>
		<comments>http://thebackpainblog.org/using-distraction-to-help-deal-with-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping With Pain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One topic that was discussed at length during a pain management course that I attended recently was how powerful distraction can be when dealing with pain. Now I&#8217;m not talking about the type of distraction you get when you see a nice looking member of the opposite sex on the side of the road while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Practical Tips For Easing Lower Back Pain</title>
		<link>http://thebackpainblog.org/practical-tips-for-easing-lower-back-pain/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=practical-tips-for-easing-lower-back-pain</link>
		<comments>http://thebackpainblog.org/practical-tips-for-easing-lower-back-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping With Pain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If your day consists of a lot of sitting or standing and your lower back is giving you grief these following tips will help to keep your pain under control. Of course the most important thing to do when suffering any type of pain is to get a diagnosis from a medical professional, but in the [...]]]></description>
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