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	<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Using Stress Identification and Management for More Effective Chronic Pain Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I believe it&#8217;s important to talk about the role of stress identification and management for more effective chronic pain management. It&#8217;s crucial that you learn as much about your pain and what constitutes effective chronic pain management as possible. Since stress management is one of the most crucial interventions for effective chronic pain management it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cost and Impact of Ineffective Chronic Pain Management on Society Is Too High</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 18:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I want to talk about the impact of ineffective chronic pain management on society as a whole and how it may be costing the U.S. over $600 Billion a year in medical costs and lost productivity. It not only affects the individual and their family but also society in general in many ways. Many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pain Flare Ups and Activity Pacing for Effective Chronic Pain Management</title>
		<link>http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/pain-flare-ups-and-activity-pacing-for-effective-chronic-pain-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I want to talk about the importance of an activity pacing plan for chronic pain management. I also want to share that I&#8217;m implementing my own chronic pain flare up plan because I overdid my physical activity playing with the dog and hiking at the river. I share in this video a couple of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Controversial Role of Opiates In Chronic Pain Management</title>
		<link>http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/the-controversial-role-of-opiates-in-chronic-pain-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 14:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I feel a need to discuss the controversial role of opiates in chronic pain management.  I am neither totally pro nor con about medications for chronic pain management but that it can have both positive or negative impact on the person.  When opiates are all that is used for chronic pain management it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Fibromyalgia Controversy in Chronic Pain Management</title>
		<link>http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/the-fibromyalgia-controversy-in-chronic-pain-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 17:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I want to share my thoughts on Fibromyalgia and how controversial this condition is as a diagnosis and how to effectively treat it. In my video you can see below I discuss how some people get in trouble by taking high doses of opiates and get into trouble. I also talk about the importance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chronic Pain Effects the Whole Person</title>
		<link>http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/chronic-pain-effects-the-whole-person/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you experience chronic pain and doctors are at a loss to define the exact nature of the problem, you might start to believe that you are going crazy. Often treatment professionals will support that mistaken belief because they find no observable or measurable reason for the symptoms. Nevertheless, chronic pain is real and often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Chronic Pain Journaling Process for Freedom from Suffering and Effective Chronic Pain Management</title>
		<link>http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/the-strategic-7-step-chronic-pain-journaling-process-for-freedom-from-suffering-and-effective-chronic-pain-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pain journaling is a common tool used in chronic pain management; in fact many people have probably already been exposed to it. In the exercise below I will show one of the pain journaling assignments I used effectively with  many of my chronic pain patients. Any type of journaling about pain is useful; this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How People Suffering with Chronic Pain Impact Family and Friends</title>
		<link>http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/how-people-suffering-with-chronic-pain-impact-family-and-friends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want to talk about the impact on family and friends when a loved one is suffering with chronic pain.  What is often not discussed is the impact on family members and significant others who have to bear witness to the person living with chronic pain.
I&#8217;ve seen many families disrupted and marriages end due [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain Management</title>
		<link>http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/using-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-for-chronic-pain-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 01:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I want to talk about how I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which is the process of changing self-defeating thinking and behaviors, so my perception of pain can improve.  CBT helps me identify, challenge, and change unwanted and unproductive thoughts and feelings, as well as modify and gain control over unwanted behavior. Check [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Face Adversity with Gratitude to Achieve Freedom from Suffering in Chronic Pain Management</title>
		<link>http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/face-adversity-with-gratitude-to-achieve-freedom-from-suffering-in-chronic-pain-management/</link>
		<comments>http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/face-adversity-with-gratitude-to-achieve-freedom-from-suffering-in-chronic-pain-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order for me to live life to the fullest, I must work to maintain an attitude of gratitude. As I age I am grateful for all the experiences I have had and all the knowledge I have acquired. I’m grateful for all the people who give meaning to my life: my wife Ellen, my [...]]]></description>
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