When we go for a walk, jog/run, or a ride, we increase our heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate. The more we move and be active, the more efficient our bodies become, able to do more and go longer before we get tired. A good way to get more in shape is to first [...]
by Ted Jones, PhD, CPE Most of the people we see say they are depressed. A few have had some medical professional tell them that their depression is causing their pain. Is that possible? Can depression really cause pain? Well, in our view, your pain is not being caused by your depression. But the two are [...]
by Ted Jones, PhD, CPE “Catastrophizing" is a very important factor in chronic pain. Catastrophizing is basically when someone adds unnecessary emotion to a situation. Imagine you are on an airplane and it hits a bumpy patch. If you are sitting next to someone who says “Oh no! This is awful! The plane is going down, [...]
TENS stands for Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation. This is a small device, about the size of a pack of cigarettes that runs on batteries. It attaches to the skin, above and below or surrounding the place where the pain is located, with adhesive electrodes. When turned on the device produces a tingling sensation that “distracts” [...]
by Ted Jones, PhD, CPE Many pain patients say this to me and probably more would like to say it. They have real, objective, undeniable damage to their body - perhaps spinal problems, arthritis, multiple past back surgeries with rods and screws, or all of the above. so seeing a psychologist makes no sense to [...]
Pain Consultants of East Tennessee’s very own James Choo, M.D., received an invitation from The White House to attend an invitation-only forum at South College on Thursday, January 14th with Michael Botticelli, Director of National Drug Control Policy. Choo attended the forum with other regional health care leaders as they discussed ways to combat prescription [...]
