Word: chronical
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...breed of section participant has recently surfaced, however. Pissed off to be in section like a chronic underachiever, yet highly prepared in Type A fashion, these monsters are appearing everywhere. Belligerent, annoyed, and often with piercingly loud voices, they’re creeping into classes from Post-Modernism to BS 54. They aren’t especially intelligent or insightful, but that in no way prevents them from engaging in section participation as though it were a full body contact sport...
Though tradition has it that certain belly-dance moves evolved from female fertility rituals, the workout version has even begun to attract some men. Tomas Villalobos, a substitute teacher from Escondido, Calif., who suffers from chronic back pain, decided to join his wife's class after noticing that belly dancers had strong, flexible backs. Now a regular, Villalobos says, "Not only has my pain decreased, but my flexibility and muscle strength have increased greatly...
RECURRENT PAIN IS GROSSLY UNDERtreated in our society. For tens of millions of Americans, chronic pain is a catastrophic medical condition that can disrupt every aspect of their lives. Still, the vast majority of doctors receive little training in pain management. Patients need to be persistent. It is important for them to find a caring, involved physician specializing in pain management. Essentially, the physician becomes a partner in their care. Advances in the understanding and treatment of chronic pain can significantly improve quality of life. Although pain cannot always be completely eliminated, it can be reduced to the point that...
TIME'S REPORTING ON METHODS OF PAIN relief delivered wide-ranging, sound and useful information that I, as a chronic pain sufferer, certainly appreciated. I learned more from your article than I did in all my years of doctor hopping. Kudos to TIME for a job more than well done...
...TAKE A PAIN MEDICATION THAT HAS literally given me my life back. Ironically, even the doctor who prescribed it thinks much of my pain is "psychological." The only response I have for such doctors is to say that chronic pain can happen to anyone. It might even happen...