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An active community of people dealing with all types of chronic pain--back pain, neck pain, and more. Don't let chronic pain leave you feeling alone and isolated. Come on in and meet others in similar situations. Laugh, cry, and let go--you are not alone.

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Newbies Welcome

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New Member Introductions You are most welcome to our community -- please introduce yourself to other members (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	1346	7004	Today 11:55:54 by kalvaer

Pain

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Chronic Pain For understanding, managing, and coping with all manners of chronic pain (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	1070	13318	Today 10:37:47 by robert65
Lower Back Pain Discuss lower back pain, pain management, preventive advice, more (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	1143	7773	Today 11:13:37 by chloe27
Sciatica, Leg Pain (Radiculopathy) For all types of leg pain and sciatica, including diagnosis and treatments (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	800	5484	Today 12:38:27 by shooter
Neck Pain (Cervical) For neck pain and cervical spine disorders and treatments (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	2040	16058	Today 12:25:36 by janet
Upper Back Pain - Thoracic For pain in the upper region of the spine below the cervical region. (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	105	743	Today 12:40:41 by dilauro

Conditions

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Arthritis, Osteoarthritis For discussions focused on arthritis. (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	34	333	Today 10:50:03 by fuzzy
Degenerative Disc Disease Discuss your experiences with DDD. (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	75	703	Yesterday 13:05:12 by spinelady
Fibromyalgia Discuss your experiences with this muscular pain syndrome and how you treat and cope with its variety of symptoms. (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	79	613	2008-05-06 21:30:43 by TracyLynne
Osteoporosis and Fractures (NEW) Discuss osteoporosis and fractures - treating, preventing, posture, pain relief, surgery, caregiving. (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	10	45	2008-04-20 12:46:26 by Vic
Scoliosis (NEW) Talk about scoliosis symptoms, management, treatments, and surgical options here (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	7	59	Today 11:17:06 by Pain In Missouri
Spinal Stenosis (NEW) Talk about your experience with lumbar and cervical spinal stenosis. (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	23	114	Today 07:12:24 by egriff

Treatments

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Back Surgery and Spinal Surgery Discussions about surgical treatment options and recovery (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	4170	48895	Today 12:29:11 by milliekeylargo
Pain Medications Discuss and share information on various medications, side effects, dosages, and other considerations (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	642	6323	Today 12:35:04 by milliekeylargo
Spinal Injections Discussion of spinal injections, such as epidural steroid injections, facet injections, etc. (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	393	2486	Today 01:29:55 by Lena Rose
Pain Management Share your experiences and knowledge of pain management programs and techniques, including pain pumps, spinal cord stimulators, ect. (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	262	2440	Today 08:47:47 by janeth

Mind, Body and Spirit

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Depression & Coping Dealing with pain everyday is depressing. Here's the place to talk about it, commiserate, and ask for help when you need it. (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	231	2587	Today 12:42:38 by bigcat90
Exercise and Rehab Discuss the exercises that help you to relieve back pain, give tips, and find motivation to get back into daily living (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	200	1300	Today 04:55:03 by trishdownunder
Diet, Nutrition, Weight Loss Eating healthy and losing weight can sometimes help back pain. Talk about your efforts to eat right and maintain a healthy weight. (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	75	1297	Today 08:19:44 by lulusheart
Stop Smoking If you've tried to quit smoking but can't, you aren't alone. Discuss your plans to quit and share your successes (and frustrations) with others. (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	51	449	Yesterday 22:35:18 by egriff
Sleep Problems Pain makes it difficult to sleep, and lack of sleep makes the pain worse. Discuss and share advice on how to get a good night's sleep here. (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	71	617	Today 04:51:38 by egriff
Matters of the Heart For all things emotional/psychological you want to talk about--anxiety, stress, relationship issues, etc. (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	324	4705	Today 11:25:49 by paulgla

Casual Conversation

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Good News! Share your success story or recent accomplishment(s). Walked up the stairs today? Share the joy! (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	159	1084	Yesterday 19:11:51 by kinpain
Lighten and Brighten For jokes, funny anecdotes, and other lighter topics (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	307	3110	Today 07:38:02 by jesdog
Water Cooler Connecting with others about topics that are not directly related to pain and treatments (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	223	3817	Today 12:33:55 by dilauro

More Support

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Announcements Keep current on the new articles and features at Spine-health.com, our blog, and this forum. We'll keep you posted. (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	35	198	2008-05-07 08:44:54 by dilauro
Health Insurance Issues For questions and advice about workers compensation, health insurance, social security disability, and medicare & medicaid coverage. (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	162	1156	Today 06:36:30 by paulgla
Forum Help, Troubleshooting, Suggestions Suggestions to help improve the forum? Not sure how to do something? Here's the place. (Moderated by Bruce, PRIESTESS, dilauro, paulgla)	131	1104	Yesterday 19:21:26 by bigcat90

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