Seniors and Chronic Pain, #6

Continuing our blog series on "Pain". Submitted by guest author, Kevin Samuels, Outreach Coordinator, Flowers Health: https://jflowershealth.com/ *************************************************************** Seniors: Increasing age is the single most significant risk factor for chronic pain. According to research data, 33% of people older than 65...

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Conditions of Chronic Pain, part 5

Continuing our blog series on "Pain". Submitted by guest author, Kevin Samuels, Outreach Coordinator, Flowers Health: https://jflowershealth.com/ *************************************************************** Several conditions can cause chronic pain. The top three causes listed below. But as you can see, there are additional conditions...

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Causes of Chronic Pain #4

Continuing our blog series on "Pain". Submitted by guest author, Kevin Samuels, Outreach Coordinator, Flowers Health: https://jflowershealth.com/ *********************************************************************************** Traumatic Injury History of physical trauma accounts for 12% - 40% of cases of chronic pain. Likewise, 15% of people hospitalized after serious...

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What Makes Pain Chronic? (part 3)

Continuing our blog series on "Pain". Submitted by guest author, Kevin Samuels, Outreach Coordinator, Flowers Health: https://jflowershealth.com/ *********************************************************************************** Pain is a complex condition, defined as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described...

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Chronic Pain, part 2

Continuing our blog series on "Pain". Submitted by guest author, Kevin Samuels, Outreach Coordinator, Flowers Health: https://jflowershealth.com/ *********************************************************************************** Chronic pain is a type of pain that persists for at least three months. Depending on the cause, it may last up...

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Chronic Pain

The first in a blog series on "Pain". Submitted by guest author, Kevin Samuels, Outreach Coordinator, Flowers Health: https://jflowershealth.com/ *********************************************************************************** Chronic pain (long-term pain) affects about 40 million people in the US. Some sources say the numbers could be...

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Elders Preference: Stay Home. Enlist Homecare

An overwhelming majority of elderly prefer, if given a viable choice, to remain in their home as long as possible. This is not at all surprising news. But to accomplish this, there need to be some additional...

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Elderly Prefer Living at Home

What is widely viewed as the best and most viable delivery of health care in America?  The answer...approximately 90 percent of infirm and elderly individuals have been found to prefer home care over comparable institutional care.  What are some of the...

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