Pain Management

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Gentle movement exercises, such as tai chi or yoga, can help with fibromyalgia-related pain.
August 01, 2024

6 ways to manage your fibromyalgia

If you’re living with fibromyalgia, it’s important to make time for self-care. It’s a chronic (long-lasting) condition that causes muscle...

Fibromyalgia, Pain Management
Researcher Eric Garland, Ph.D., LCSW, practices mindfulness with patients.
December 08, 2020

From opioids to mindfulness: A new approach to chronic pain

Twenty-six years. That's how long Eric Garland, Ph.D., LCSW, has practiced mindfulness, a complementary health practice that includes...

Pain Management

Complementary health treatments need to be safe for you and performed correctly.
November 19, 2020

Could a complementary health treatment help you?

Looking to add a complementary health treatment—like yoga or meditation—to your pain management approach? Before you dive in, make sure...

Pain Management
NCCIH Director Helene Langevin, M.D., wants people to know that more options are available for chronic pain.
October 28, 2020

How integrative health research tackles the pain management crisis

Pain isn't simple or straightforward—and neither is treating it. Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons people...

Pain Management

Selene Suarez and her daughters.
October 20, 2020

Personal story: Selene Suarez

Lupus is an autoimmune disease that affects 1.5 million people in the U.S. One of those people is Selene Suarez. ...

Pain Management