“You’ve got to be kidding me,” I can hear you saying. “I’m on tons of pain medication and it barely makes a dent in my pain, and you’re telling me to laugh? For pain relief?” Well, yes. Forty-one years ago I hurt my back running. It started as a mild nagging pain but escalated after ...Read More

Two weeks ago I broke my ankle. Because of my knowledge of and commitment to alternative pain treatments I decided to handle this situation without opioids. I posted last week about my handling of the first week post-injury and pre-surgical. This post is to describe my postsurgical experience with pain management. The surgery for my ...Read More