Our medical system is focused on treating disease rather than preventing it. People go to the doctor when they have symptoms—often pain—somewhere in the body. The doctor may do a […]
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Alternative Ways to Treat Chronic Pain: Beyond Meds
There is increasing evidence that, with time, almost all chronic pain develops a central brain/spinal cord/neurotransmitter component. For some types of chronic pain, like Crohn’s disease, pain may start from […]
Using a Behavioral Plan as Motivation for Youth in Chronic Pain
When children with chronic pain stop doing their normal activities, returning to them can feel challenging, scary, and anxiety-provoking. While we want to encourage intrinsic reinforcement for returning to normal […]
Backward Parenting: Pacing your Child’s Recovery | Part 2
Welcome to another installment of Backward Parenting Your Child With Pain. As usual with chronic pain, we have to do things backwards. When your child is recovering, you must encourage them […]
Backward Parenting: Pacing your Child’s Recovery | Part 1
Welcome to another installment of Backward Parenting Your Child with Pain. This two-part series deals with the importance of “pacing” when your child starts to improve. Normally, we like to have […]
Backward Parenting a Child with Pain | Part 3
Welcome to the third installment of “Backward Parenting,” your child with pain. As I’ve said before, parenting goals are different when your child has acute pain from a recent injury […]
Backward Parenting a Child with Pain | Part 2
As I mentioned in Part 1, parenting a child with chronic pain may feel counterintuitive. But there are reasons for all of the “backward parenting” suggestions when trying to lift […]
Backward Parenting a Child with Pain | Part 1
What does “backward parenting” mean? Many, or even all, of the examples may feel counterintuitive—but there is a reason for all of them when trying to lift young people from […]