April 2018 - Page 2 of 2 - Olive Holistic Health

18 Apr Women with endometriosis quietly turning to cannabis for pain relief | Newshub

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This condition can often go unnoticed in primary and secondary care. Clinicians have to actively search for it. A common cause of chronic abdominal pain. — Read on www.newshub.co.nz/home/health/2018/04/women-with-endometriosis-quietly-turning-to-cannabis-for-pain-relief.html...

14 Apr Main metaphors reifying Pain

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An independent entity As something the ruptures, shatters or rips apart the body As something that burns As a colour As a weight ...

14 Apr Metaphors for Pain

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Reading a really interesting book. The Story of Pain - J Bourke. Gives fascinating examples of language used by patients over the ages, to describe Pain. Saw a patient with Gout yesterday as so this description was apt; "Put your toe in a vice; turn the...

07 Apr Defining Pain Chronification

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An interesting discussion around nomenclature and definitions of chronicity in chronic pain patients. www.practicalpainmanagement.com/resources/news-and-research/defining-pain-chronification...

07 Apr How to Address Fibromyalgia to Improve Sleep Disorder Treatments – Sleep Review

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A useful article detailing the problems fibromyalgia patients have with sleep. Sleep disorders are extremely common in patients who have chronic diseases. — Read on www.sleepreviewmag.com/2018/04/fibromyalgia-improve-sleep-disorder-treatments/...

02 Apr Marijuana’s History: How One Plant Spread Through the World

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A useful succinct summary. Source: Marijuana's History: How One Plant Spread Through the World...