Welcome to the December issue of Arizona Pain Monthly
We hope you are able to enjoy the excitement and joy of the holiday season with your families and friends.
Each December, we partner with area physicians and community members to host an annual Christmas party for refugees primarily from the country of Burma (Myanmar). If you are interested in helping, we gratefully accept your donations of toys for boys and girls up to age 14 at all three Arizona Pain Specialists locations. Please see the article on page 8 for more information regarding the party.
Arizona Pain Specialists fosters an ongoing dedication to local and foreign missions alike. We take this very seriously, and continue to donate time and money to help support these important causes.
As we are approaching the new year, many people are thinking of what resolutions they’d like to make and the changes they want to see in themselves. As a pain management clinic, we’d like to encourage you to make resolutions toward more pain-free days. There are many small changes you can make that will impact your pain levels and help you have more good days. people resolve to exercise to lose weight in the new year, and while losing weight can help with chronic pain, an exercise program may help chronic pain patients immensely. If you suffer from chronic conditions like arthritis or fibromyalgia, a consistent exercise program can help you regain flexibility, range of motion, and can help you have more “good” days with fewer pain flare-ups.The ee routine should be fairly low-impact and can include walking or water aerobics.
Another tool that you can use to help yourself and your doctor is to begin a pain journal. By recording your daily pain level and what activities or outside factors have made your pain worse, you and your physician will be able to see patterns and may be able to devise a plan or solution to help you with daily pain. By studying the pattern of your pain, you will be able to identify and hopefully avoid the major triggers that cause you severe pain.
We hope that this issue is educational and informative. We thank you for your continued loyalty if you are a long-standing patient, and we welcome you to the Arizona Pain Specialists if you are a new patient.
Until next time, remember at Arizona Pain Specialists, we believe you can be pain free.
On behalf of the entire staff at Arizona Pain Specialists, hope that you enjoy a joyful holiday season with your families and friends.
Dr. Tory McJunkin & Dr. Paul Lynch
Please contact us at Newsletter@ ArizonaPain.com if you have questions or comments.
