Slow Down for Summer: Mindfulness for Patients with Peripheral Neuropathy

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Shanna Patterson, MD, and Kripa Ahuja provide insight on mindfulness and its positive impact for patients with peripheral neuropathy. Does Mindfulness Help? Summer is a time for relaxation, reflection, and rejuvenation. In the spirit of slowing down, we wanted to take this opportunity to delve into the topic of mindfulness. Mindfulness has proliferated in the […]

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Integrative Treatment for Peripheral Neuropathy – Music Therapy

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There are many ways to classify pain. The most common way is to relate pain to its source or to associate it with a diagnosis. Pain may also be categorized according to its intensity and/or duration. Typically, acute pain can be mild or severe and may last a moment, weeks, or months. Acute pain is […]

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Living with Neuropathy: Meditation

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Can meditation make living with neuropathy easier? Meditation is simply the practice of being still, paying attention to the body, and focusing on breathing. There are as many ways to meditate as there are people who practice meditation. They range from the simple action of breathing slowly and deeply, and counting the breaths, to meditations, such […]

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Neurofeedback as alternative treatment for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

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A team of researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (TX, USA) have discovered a link between the use of neurofeedback and a decrease in personal experience of chronic pain in patients with chronic chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). The results help to expand knowledge of neuropathic pain and a chemotherapy side effect that […]

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How to Give a Foot Massage

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Foot massage sometimes relieves the pain and discomfort of PN. Whether you are giving or receiving the foot massage, there are steps you can take to make the experience more effective. This three-part link describes the importance of setting up a comfortable space to give and receive the massage, basic techniques for addressing all parts […]

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Using the Arts as an Integrative Treatment for Pain (Part 2) – Art Therapy

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Enjoying music, visual arts, certain forms of architecture and other types of artistic expression can provide a role in pain management. In our Fall/Winter 2014 newsletter we shared the benefits of Music therapy as an integrative treatment for pain. In the second part of this series we will consider Art Therapy’s role in Pain Management. […]

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Ezy Tai Chi: A Simpler Practice for Seniors

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As a form of exercise, tai chi increasingly appeals to the growing proportion of older adults that looks for alternative and convenient ways to exercise for health. Originally developed for martial arts purposes in China more than 300 hundred years ago, this practice has been used as a traditional exercise to improve fitness, health and […]

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Using The Arts As An Integrative Treatment for Pain (Part 1) – Music Therapy

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In this first of a series, we will highlight the benefits of Music Therapy as an Integrative Treatment for Pain. There are many ways to classify pain. The most common way is to relate pain to its source or to associate it with a diagnosis. Another way to categorize pain according to its intensity and/or […]

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Chinese Herbal Medicine Lessened Progression to Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes is the most common cause of peripheral neuropathy. Researchers at the University of Chicago, found that the use of Chinese herbal medicine for 12 months decreased the onset of type 2 diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance by 32.1% compared with placebo. ‘With diabetes evolving into a serious public health burden worldwide, it […]

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Want to Live Longer? Try Tai Chi

Dr. Xianglan Chang, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, has just published results of a recent study indicating that Chinese men who practice Tai Chi were less likely to die over a five-year period than men who didn’t exercise at all.  READ MORE Source: Denver Post […]

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