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Pain Management Center

More than 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, but only one in four gets proper treatment. Pain has many different causes, but the good news is that there are also many ways to beat it. • New thinking on chronic pain • Pain management 101, an online class • Pain Care Bill of Rights for Patients • Stress and pain • Prescription pain medications • Men, women, and pain Research shows that for some types of pain, including arthritis, exercise often helps as much as medication. Certain foods may help, too. As a bonus, you'll feel stronger and more energetic. • Exercise helps pain • Food and pain • Yoga and pain • Exercise is a front-line treatment for arthritis • Weight training and chronic pain Today many physicians are not just fighting pain with medication. They're using biofeedback, hypnosis, and methods that ancient peoples used long before pills were invented -- herbal remedies, acupuncture, and more. Can these alternatives help you? • Complementary treatments for pain • Biofeedback and pain • Massage for pain • Acupuncture • Alternative medicine for arthritis If pain is your constant companion, you may often feel drained, miserable, and even depressed. Find out new ways to get your pain under control -- and get your life back. • New thinking on chronic pain • Living with arthritis • Coping with back pain • Help for headache • Fibromyalgia

Q: How Have You Treated Your Back Pain?     Ice and/or heat     Acupuncture or massage     Drugs     Surgery     Two or more of the above See past polls

•	Quiz: Do You Know Your Pain Relievers?
•	Quiz: Do You Know How to Stop a Headache?
•	Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Arthritis?
•	Simple Stretches
•	What Kind of Headache Do You Have?
•	Quiz: What's the Best Way to Cope With Back Pain?
•	Personal Trainer
•	Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Pain

• Abdominal Pain and Symptoms Chart • Anesthesia • Angina Pectoris (Chest Pain) • Ankylosing spondylitis • Back Sprains and Strains • Biofeedback and Pain Relief • Bursitis FAQ • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome • Children and Pain • Complementary Pain Treatments • Controlling Chronic Pain • Controlling Chronic Pain, Part II • Controlling Chronic Pain, Part III • Controlling Chronic Pain, Part IV • Drugs During Labor • Exercise Rx for Pain • Fibromyalgia • First Aid for Pain • Food and Pain • Gout • Headaches (Children) • Headaches: A Fix-It Guide • Heartburn: Symptoms and Treatment • Herniated Disk FAQ • Hypnosis: Is It For Me? • Ice and Heat Packs • Lower Back Pain • Managing Arthritis Pain • Massage for Pain Relief • Migraine Triggers • Migraines: Causes and Treatments • Neck Pain • Pain Care Bill of Rights • Pain Management 101, Part 1: Harness Your Mind • Pain Management 101, Part 2: Self-Care Options • Pain Management 101, Part 3: Alternative Therapies • Pain Relievers and Intestinal Disorders • Pain and Stress • Pain and the Elderly • Pain medications • Pain: Another Gender Gap • Physical Therapy for Pain • Post-Surgical Pain Treatment • Prescription Pain Relievers • Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Pain • Repetitive Strain Injury • Sciatica: Causes and Treatment • Scoliosis: Symptoms and Treatment • Sjögren's Syndrome • Special Report: Mystery Pain • Special Report: New Thinking About Chronic Pain • Special Report: Pain You Should Never Ignore • Special Report: Phantom Limb Pain • Tension headache • Tooth Abscess • Toothache • Vulvodynia • Whiplash: Symptoms and Treatment • Yoga and Pain Relief

Useful Sites • America Pain Foundation • National Headache Foundation • NIH Pain Consortium • Pain.com

•	Arthritis Center
•	Back Care Center
•	Headache
•	Sports Injuries