K8lyn's Khronicles

Tired of dealing with flare-ups of chronic pain constantly? I struggle with chronic back pain and am currently receiving treatment through the pain clinic at Madigan Army Hospital. I recently went through a full time rehabilitation program with really positive results and a reduction in my pain. I want to share what I've learned to be allow that information to help others.   DISCLAIMER: I am not a health care professional and this post is simply advice on what has helped me that I learned during my treatment. If you are dealing with chronic pain, I urge you to be under the care of a health care professional and not to rely on this content as a way to cure you of that pain.   There are a few different categories that these techniques fall under and I will discuss each of these as we approach that topic. I understand that it's hard to make changes, especially when its a lot. So, try each of these techniques out and slowly add in the ones that are the most beneficia...

One of the most common questions that I get asked is, what is Multiple Sclerosis (MS). So, I thought I would answer this to the best of my ability in this post. I'm going to try my best to avoid using fancy medical terms and keep it simple. The Football Player Analogy This is the way my neurologist first explained my disease to me. Imagine that the antibodies you have to fight off are like high school football players. Big and strong but not, according to the jock stereotype, very smart. They see the opposing team and recognize enemy school colors, pads and cleats. They instantly become ready to tackle their opponent into the turf. This is exactly how are antibodies work in a sense. When you receive a vaccination, it's been broken up into pieces so your antibodies learn that when they see all those pieces  together, it's time to attack the enemy. Now imagine that those jock antibodies have hit their heads just one  too  many times and instead adding each pie...