My idea:Camp for chronic pain sufferers
April 7th 2008 19:28
A thought came to me today about how cool it would be to have a camp or retreat for adult chronic pain sufferers.I'd seen a camp on a show that was for a mother and daughters(adults) to just have fun.It really brought them together,helped some rebuild relationships in some cases.
They have camps for children to help them with weight problems.They have camps for children with certain diseases,so they can be around others they can relate to and not feel different,not be the disease.
A camp for adult chronic pain sufferers could help so much. Set up a camp for women,a seperate for men.Of course,we have different issues.
As I usually do when I have an idea,I googled it.I came across an article in The Seattle Times by Carla K. Clarkson,"Boot camp" fights chronic pain.The article talks about a Chicago program.It is affilated with Northwestern's medical school.The program focuses three areas,social,psychological and biological.
To me,they look at the whole picture.Monday thru Fri, they meet with a doctor,a physical therapist,a movement specialist,a clinical psychologist and a movement specialist.
Meds may be changed or adjusted.Also during this time patients spend time learning stretching,moving in new ways and exercising.
The medical director,Dr.Steven Stanos said,Getting all these things under one roof differs from most approaches to treating chronic pain.
The article also talks about new research that suggests chronic pain affects the brain's ability to rest.Chronic pain disrupts a system that should charge up some brain regions and powers down when a person relaxes.
Dr.Dante Chialvo,not involved with the boot camp,is a researcher at Northwestern Universit's Feinberg School of Medicine says "I ask a patient that has had chronic pain for 10 years to put the mind blank,don't think about anything."
MRI images show the pain sufferers brain lighting up.But not as a normal brain at rest.Dr.Chialvo said "There is an objective biological difference in the brain."
New findings could explain a number of issues,mood changes(I can relate to that)sleep disturbances,(that's me) problems making decsions(me again).
Back to boot camp,it doesn't promise a cure.to chronic pain.But it may give them the ways of coping so that just maybe it won't have such a hold over them.
These type of programs can cost up to $20,000.00,but in the long run may be cost effective.
My original idea,a camp for chronic pain sufferers I'd like to see include this type of program,but in a camp environment.So that people don't feel like patients.Maybe even some can have fun and feel like kids again.
They have camps for children to help them with weight problems.They have camps for children with certain diseases,so they can be around others they can relate to and not feel different,not be the disease.
A camp for adult chronic pain sufferers could help so much. Set up a camp for women,a seperate for men.Of course,we have different issues.
As I usually do when I have an idea,I googled it.I came across an article in The Seattle Times by Carla K. Clarkson,"Boot camp" fights chronic pain.The article talks about a Chicago program.It is affilated with Northwestern's medical school.The program focuses three areas,social,psychological and biological.
To me,they look at the whole picture.Monday thru Fri, they meet with a doctor,a physical therapist,a movement specialist,a clinical psychologist and a movement specialist.
Meds may be changed or adjusted.Also during this time patients spend time learning stretching,moving in new ways and exercising.
The medical director,Dr.Steven Stanos said,Getting all these things under one roof differs from most approaches to treating chronic pain.
The article also talks about new research that suggests chronic pain affects the brain's ability to rest.Chronic pain disrupts a system that should charge up some brain regions and powers down when a person relaxes.
Dr.Dante Chialvo,not involved with the boot camp,is a researcher at Northwestern Universit's Feinberg School of Medicine says "I ask a patient that has had chronic pain for 10 years to put the mind blank,don't think about anything."
MRI images show the pain sufferers brain lighting up.But not as a normal brain at rest.Dr.Chialvo said "There is an objective biological difference in the brain."
New findings could explain a number of issues,mood changes(I can relate to that)sleep disturbances,(that's me) problems making decsions(me again).
Back to boot camp,it doesn't promise a cure.to chronic pain.But it may give them the ways of coping so that just maybe it won't have such a hold over them.
These type of programs can cost up to $20,000.00,but in the long run may be cost effective.
My original idea,a camp for chronic pain sufferers I'd like to see include this type of program,but in a camp environment.So that people don't feel like patients.Maybe even some can have fun and feel like kids again.
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