Help My Hurt

April 13th, 2008

Botox is 20 years old

As they say, time does pass quickly, doesn’t it? Botox, the “stay young forever” discovery, is 20 years old. And, luckily, Botox just gets better with age. How? We’ve learned over the past 20 years that Botox can play a significant role in relieving pain from migraines, fibromyalgia, and even the tight muscles that result […]

By Marijke Durning, RN -- 1 comment

March 31st, 2008

Company’s calling - another migraineur speaks out

Pam, who referred to herself as a “Connecticut Yankee currently living in Israel” is another guest who lives with migraine pain. As with most migraineurs, her story is eerily familiar, yet different too.

Can you tell me about when you first started experiencing the pain and what kind of pain it was?
30 years ago, I […]

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March 20th, 2008

10 news stories on illnesses that cause chronic pain

I search the news every day for this site, as well as Marijke: nurse turned writer, and Sprigley.com - so I’m all over the news wires whenever I have a moment. I’ll post the ones I find the most interesting that relate to pain-related issues, but I also think I’ll try to do a weekly […]

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