Pain Management Program – Page 5

Things I’ve tried and things I haven’t tried

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Jacquie

January 28, 2018, 1:55 p.m. These are the thoughts that come to mind today as I think about what I have been doing over the past year to relieve what was first discomfort in my neck and then became painful enough to interfere with my normal, everyday life. These things that I’ve listed here are…

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acupressure, acupuncture, anti-inflammatory, aroma therapy, biofeedback, CBD/THC, codeine, cold, ergonomics, essential oils, Flexeril, gabapentin, heat, kratom, medical cannabis, meditation, mindful breathing, NSAIDs, Pain Management Program, physical therapy, pillow, prednisone, reflexology, reiki, shiatsu massager, spinal decompression, tapping (EFT), TENS unit, traction

Day 4 Pain Management

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Jacquie

January 26, 2018 End of the first full week. Dr. Whitehead started the session with a half hour of meditation. Again, she was so soft-spoken that I could barely hear her and couldn’t understand most of it, but she seemed to be wanting us to imagine we are in a forest. The music that was…

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anti-inflammatory, magnesium, meditation, mindful breathing, Pain Management Program

Phone appointment with Dr. Kalra

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Jacquie

January 25, 2018, 8:15 a.m. I set my alarm for 6:00 a.m. to make sure I could wake up to be coherent by 8:15a for my phone appointment with Dr. Kalra, Medical Director of the Pain Clinic. I was actually out at my desk, waiting by the phone from 7:30a until 9:30a, when he finally…

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gabapentin, Pain Management Program, phone appointment, spinal decompression

Day 3 Pain Management

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Jacquie

January 24, 2018 Today’s session started out with Lisa, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She continued with the concept of the “Biopsychosocial Model of Pain” to show the relationship of physical pain to emotional responses. She also facilitated the meditation exercise and relaxation breathing. She wasn’t nearly as soft-spoken as Dr. Whitehead, so I had…

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gentle movement, ketogenic diet, meditation, mindful breathing, Pain Management Program

Day 2 Pain Management

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Jacquie

January 22, 2018 First “real” session (no more paperwork to fill out!). Francis is gone for 10 days on some kind of “mission trip” so Dr. Whitehead was the primary presenter. She showed a video of a TED talk by a woman who had had massive body injuries and accompanying pain and told her story…

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chronic pain, gentle movement, mindful breathing, Pain Management Program

Day 1 Pain Management Orientation

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Jacquie

Friday, January 19, 2018 Francis and Dr. Whitehead facilitated this orientation session. There was a little more paperwork to fill out, but the “samples” of relaxation strategies with the breathing and mediation were longer. There was a lot of emphasis on the importance of attending every session (unless you are ill and contagious!), and required…

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meditation, mindful breathing, Pain Management Program

Phone appointment with Dr. Whitehead

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Jacquie

January 17, 2018, 1:45 p.m. I was on my way to the third of my three group acupuncture sessions that Dr. Sumetanon had ordered when my cell phone rang just as Linda pulled up to the front door of Building B. It was Dr. Whitehead, calling right on time as Parisa had said she would….

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acupuncture, Pain Management Program, phone appointment

Pain Management Program at Union City

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Jacquie

At my last physical therapy session (December 7) in Oakland, my therapist recommended the Kaiser Pain Management program. She sent her recommendation to Dr. Chan and I requested Dr. Chan, as well, for a referral to Pain Management. Instead, she referred me to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. So I saw Dr. Sumetanon in Union City…

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meditation, mindful breathing, Pain Management Program, physical therapy, referral

Office Visit with Dr. Sumetanon

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Jacquie

December 14, 2017 At last! An appointment with a “pain doctor”! However, going into the department labeled “Physical Rehabilitation” raised a lot of questions. Is my pain due to something physical? If so, can I really be “rehabilitated”?!? Dr. Sumetanon asked all the necessary questions, and I told him what my PCP had said: “At…

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acupuncture, chronic neck pain, Flexeril, Pain Management Program

P.S. from Carole

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Jacquie

CAROLE SPRADLING PT 12/11/2017 09:26 AM chronic pain referral Hi Jackie, Just wanted to let you know that I just sent a message to your physician. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, regarding your home exercises or otherwise. Keep me updated, you are in my thoughts. And if you are interested in…

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chronic neck pain, Pain Management Program, physical therapy