Health Coaching and Chronic Pain
Health and Wellness Coaching: A Novel Treatment for Chronic Pain? Chronic pain is a complex condition that affects biological, social, and psychological aspects of life which warrants a treatment that is similarly multifaceted. An estimated 30-40% of adults in the United States have chronic pain, which is higher than the number of Americans living with […]
Physical Therapists’ Perceptions of Learning and Implementing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to Treat Chronic Pain: A Pilot Study on the Integrative Pain Science Institute Experience
Chronic pain presents a physical and psychological burden for millions of Americans, and is a global health pandemic. This burden has been worsened by the widespread emphasis placed on a biomedical approach that largely neglects to address the psychosocial components and processes of chronic pain. This omission has led to poorly managed pain, the chronification […]
Can Physical Activity Reduce Mortality Risk in People With Chronic Pain?
Chronic pain affects a staggering number of people worldwide, a fact that reflects both its widespread and complex nature and the challenge that represents its treatment (1). While injury, long-term illness, and disability can all lead to chronic pain, evidence indicates a strong contribution of occupational and lifestyle factors to both chronic disease and chronic […]
Can Data Modeling Help Identify Chronic Pain Patients Who Will Benefit from ACT?
Chronic pain affects not only physical, but also psychological and social aspects of daily life. At a time when millions of Americans are affected, and its prevalence continues to rise worldwide, effective treatments are sorely lacking. The way people cope with chronic pain can greatly influence its impact on mental health, social interactions, and physical […]
Self-Compassion and Chronic Pain
Chronic pain can take a huge toll on mental health. Anger, frustration, self-blame, and animosity towards oneself and others often surface in people experiencing persistent pain, making it difficult to manage. Practicing self-compassion (“taking a kind, accepting, and non-judgmental stance towards oneself in times of failure or difficulty”) can make living with pain and responding […]
Can Exercise Help Build a Healthy Gut Microbiota?
A new branch of medicine is quickly emerging from the growing evidence of the link between the gut microbiota – the complex set of microbial populations living within our gastrointestinal tract- and human health. In a recent blog, I discussed how nutrition shapes bacterial communities in the gut, and how dysbiosis -the loss of bacterial […]
