Navigating Pain in Chronic Illness

Navigating Pain in Chronic Illness

Not all chronic illnesses cause pain but it’s my experience and may be yours too. Each person’s pain threshold is different but living with it can be draining.

These are how my conditions affect my comfort level.

  • Ehlers Danlos syndrome (EDS) causes daily subluxations (partial dislocations) and dislocations. I have unstable joints from ligaments and muscles that don’t function correctly due to the collagen defect, causing muscle spasms and tendonitis.
  • Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) causes joint pain and stiffness.
  • Sjogren’s syndrome causes muscle pain as well as secondary dysautonomia symptoms such as headaches, small fiber neuropathy (SFN) and GI pain.
  • Either EDS or dysautonomia causes migraines.

Managing your comfort level requires a toolbox of specific techniques, products, and modalities trialed over time. We are all unique in our approach, but I’ll share what is working for me now. read more…