Pain Awareness Month 2014
Barby Ingle on CRPS – PainPathways Magazine.
A great article on CRPS with Power of Pain Foundation’s President, my boss in the volunteer work that continues to give my family and I purpose and best friend. This current issue is also filled with great articles including Neuromodulation, heart felt quotes and more.
You can find PainPathways Magazine on Facebook to keep up with a great community.
So many don’t realize what isolation is until they find worth in something or worth finds you. 14 years ago the injury, a right foot mid metatarsal separation changed my life. In my story Emotional Seperation- Fire ‘N Flight Where Pain and Depression Collide by Twinkle (EKV) VanFleet you will find all the truth you need to and you will also find my story seemingly ends in 2006. My story never ended.
As the years moved on, I learned to adapt. I wasn’t even on Facebook until 2009. I was however on Myspace where I met many RSD/CRPS leaders, organizations, shared posts, wrote posts to share. I have really never been one to hide my life. What you see is what you get as long as you are able to perceive it properly and fairly. The innocent looking, pretty, slim princess could so easily be the one selling the drugs.. and me? The pierced girl, who wears bracelets, anklets and just kicks it whether in leisure or professionally could be taken as the mobster. I mentioned recently in a group post, the group that I founded over a decade ago that I am finally glad it’s me. That I am one to be judged, wrongly. For it might be me to make a difference in the world one day on the matter of prejudiced and profiling. In a sense, I truly can’t wait!
I have done so much in the background over the years. The articles I had written, support given and offered, endless hours spent on so many that I let even my own family become second to all else. I fell and I came back up. No one knew it. How could they? I didn’t tell anything.
Approximately a year or more ago, I posted a message that said “I need to find my happy” What I meant was that all my posts were bland, to the point, taken as serious. No online hints. No lol’s, no lmao’s, no ~laughs. Just the post. Someone replied with I’m so happy you have. I was happy, too.
I started sharing posts of laughter, some not so accepted by a few. Some contained curse words, the graphic posts to me were funny and to so many others.. they laughed and laughed. Made their day! To a few they were found offensive, disgusting, wrong.
Suddenly where does that leave me?
It wasn’t until I became a member of the Power of Pain Foundation that I was able to have enough conviction and belief in myself to leave my home again. Weight gain, swelling, vocabulary that in person is stuttered, lapse of memory, the inability to keep on my feet or even feel good about the life that had become me.
The Power of Pain Foundation showed me that I am so much more that the disabilities and inabilities that I sometimes put myself down for.
They have encouraged me to stay me! In all that I am and all that I might become. They have accepted my diversities which so many of you will never, just never understand and they let me embrace it and move forward with all of it.
I get my work done and I fall short from time to time. What I have never had is someone putting me down, but instead encouraging me and thanking me for what I can do, not scolding me for what I am unable to do.
Simply put, work is work. Volunteer or not. Sometimes we all need a nudge just like any other job.. before you say but wait! It’s volunteer.. I can only imagine how many other volunteer positions I might have had that I would have been booted out from already. Why? Because I couldn’t get out of bed that day!
My journey with Power of Pain has afforded me the opportunity and want to get my butt out of bed or force my legs to go because it gave me incentive. We lose so much with CRPS/RSD. We need to know we still have some bit of worth. And you do! We all do. It doesn’t matter how small. It doesn’t even matter if you think there’s nothing left.. you have worth, you always will. Please remember that!
I’ve been POPF’s California Ambassador for a couple of years now. I have organized and attended one major event. I have done guest appearances on the Living with HOPE Radio Show with Host Trudy Thomas, I have Co Hosted a Bit, my grandson was featured in an article with Barby Ingle, I wrote the Forward for Barby Ingle Taylor and Ken Taylor”s book Real Love and Good Sex for Pain Patients and Their Partners
I can’t even remember what else I might have done or achieved.
I thought that I wasn’t doing enough for POPF that I had let them down. These were my thoughts. I thought, my lack of mobility was holding me back from being able to interact with the local community and at large, the entire California Community. I thought that my immediate family issues were setting me aside because I was taking care of them. It wasn’t so.
And then..
I was honored with the promotion to Executive Board Member.
My goal now is to continue on building my POPF California Team. Throughout all of California.
I continue to search at random (with a few helpful hints) for the Power of Pain Foundation’s Patient Fundraiser Program for Youth, each month we choose 4 patients. From neuropathy, nerve diseases and disorders, RSD/CRPS, cancer treatment, medication and devices to other that will ease the life of a youth between 0 and 20.
And we divide $200 by 4. Power of Pain Foundation adds $50 to each chosen youth’s fundraiser account.
If you know anyone who fits our program specifications please contact me.
If you are in California and if you would like to be considered to represent POPF California, in any way, please contact me. Please understand I cannot promise anyone a representative position. I would however be most interested in speaking to you from any area of California of which you live.
Twinkle VanFleet, Twinkle.CA@powerofpain.org
May I add that POPF also offered me something else…
In my 20’s, I was in the running to gather signatures for WSAC City Council
Accidentally in a sense.. Barby Ingle gave me back something, I lost so long ago.
Lets just say.. I’m on it now. And this time, Que Sera, Sera
Continuing to step up and step out..
and about with POPF.
~Twinkle V.
By Barby Ingle, Chairman
Power of Pain Foundation
facebook.com/powerofpain, twitter.com/powerofpain
5/8/2014
I am honored to have been nominated for Best In Show- Community or Forum in this years Third Annual WEGO Health Activist Awards.
My WEGO Health Activist Nominee Profile and Endorsement Page
There are 4 days left to nominate your favorite Health Activist in a variety of categories. Endorsements have begun for those already nominated. Even if you have already been nominated in a category anyone can still be nominated in another.
Think of people who inspire you! People who have not been nominated at all.
You can endorse as many people as you like.
Last year I was nominated for Best Kept Secret and just knowing someone recognized my efforts was enough for me. I shared a first and only post that I was nominated and nothing more. This year, I’m here writing about it. Again I am appreciative of the person who nominated me. Some of us remain in the background in what we do and that is where we prefer it. And sometimes we have to take a moment to consider it’s okay to accept that pat on the back, that thank you for the efforts, care and concern given without ever expecting something in return. It’s those few thank you’s that make all the difference in the world and keep you doing what you do despite the hardships, pain, and emotions that come with doing it.
Thank you, Barby Ingle!
WEGO Health is a different kind of social network, built from the ground up for the community leaders, bloggers and tweeters who are actively involved in health online. WEGO Health is a platform for committed health advocates to foster new relationships, gain access to helpful resources, and to grow their communities. And it’s free.
WEGO Health provides countless chances for you to connect with others who can relate to what you do, share your perspective or experiences, and spread the word about issues that are important to you.
Congratulations to all Nominees and all To-be Nominees!
Please join the Power of Pain Foundation team and choose the “I Wish to BE…ORANGE” category. Orange being the awareness color for chronic neuropathy pain.
Our Team Member’s at the time of this posting are:
Our team goal is to raise $1,000. We would love to exceed that! We have raised $300 and there are 55 days left.
Please consider making a donation on my behalf on my page at:
http://www.kintera.org/i.asp?id=1074023-391201482
Or visit Power of Pain Foundation’s Page at:
and choose who you would like to donate and support.
Please know now that I may not be walking for certain as much as I would love to try. I am however raising funds for my team and the Walk For Wishes. I am still apart of the team. I’m not even 8 weeks Post Op yet and much has to do with follow up appointments and my ability to actually be able to. I still want to support and raise if I can. 🙂
Thank you for supporting Make-A-Wish Arizona. Your contribution is greatly appreciated.
Thank you also for your consideration!
Always be as well as you can be,
~Twinkle V.
Pain Awareness Month is right around the corner. September is always a busy time for most of us. These are just a few of the Power of Pain Foundation’s events and activities during that time. Please feel welcome to join in on the events you are able to. We have other’s we are involved with from State to State. We look forward to all that you are doing for the mutual cause we share as well as the hope and fight for a cure we all work so hard for when raising awareness. If you have an event you would like me to share, please feel free to contact me.
I wish you pain eased days and nights, ~Twinkle V.
September is Pain Awareness Month!
PAINWeek 2013
WHEN:
September 4, 2013 – September 7, 2013
WHERE:
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Las Vegas
NV
USA
CONTACT:
PAINWeek 973-415-5100
info@painweek.org
Event website: www.painweek.org
EDUCATION
Lyme MS Neuropathy Pain RSD
Audience: physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, hospitalists, dentists, social workers, and podiatrists
The PAINWeek 2014 Schedule at a Glance is now available! Debuting this year will be two new course formats to broaden the educational experience for our attendees:
Frontline Practitioner Focus will delve into the practice challenges that are particular to provider types and practice settings, including hospitalists, nurses, pharmacists and physician assistants
Clinical Conundrums will present case-based examinations of assessment and diagnosis, and criteria for specialist referral in the pursuit of better treatment outcomes
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Chronic Pain Solutions Webinar Series
Online
CONTACT:
Power of Pain Foundation
480-882-1342
Please register for Chronic Pain Solutions on Jul 24, 2013 5:00 PM PDT at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7262827706450704128
Dr. Daniel Twogood, D.C., has been practicing chiropractic medicine in Southern California for 30 years. The doctor will describe 10 steps necessary to lower or eliminate chronic pain. This program does not work for everyone, but is noninvasive and we hope that attendees take away a few good pointers from it. This webinar not a cure, it is a tool to help people manage their chronic pain.
Dr. Twogood will discuss that chronic pain is caused by ongoing inflammation which is caused by specific substances in the diet, food additives & medication. He was also on the blogtalk show Living with Hope, sponsored by the Power of Pain Foundation in May 2013.
Over 100 million Americans suffer with some form of chronic pain such as back pain, fibromyalgia, migraines and arthritis. His book is easy to read and lists the ten steps necessary to eliminate chronic conditions fibromyalgia, headaches, psoriasis, Crohn’s disease and more, based on this doctors findings over all the years he has been practicing medicine.
Where conventional medicine isn’t always effective, Dr. Daniel reports that relief is available by following these 10 steps outlined in his book. Most patients he works with recover well before 90 days.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
The Power of Pain does not endorse the presenter or their products. This is being offered as a tool that people in pain and their caregivers can listen to, ask questions, and start a discussion.
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POPF’s P.A.I.N. Summit 2013
WHEN:
September 14, 2013 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
WHERE:
Scottsdale Healthcare Shea Conference Center
9003 East Shea Boulevard
Scottsdale,AZ 85260
USA
COST:
Free
ONLINE and in PERSON
CONTACT:
Power of Pain Foundation info@powerofpain.org
The 7th Annual P.A.I.N. Summit hosted by the Power of Pain Foundation provides a great avenue for pain education for providers, patients and their caregivers. This year’s conference consists of an exhibit area and educational sessions that focus on better diagnosis and treatment options for pain patients, chronic pain issues (as a whole), prescription monitoring programs, and Proper Opioid Management. There will be breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack provided to attendees.
The event will be hosted by Brittany Brannon, Miss Arizona USA 2011, model, and RSD patient. The event will also feature two celebrity speakers, Dr. Natalie Stand, MD winner of the Amazing Race, and WWE star and professional wrestler, Raven.
The day will consist of two sessions.
8am – 1:00pm The morning sessions are focused for healthcare providers. This includes all areas of expertise; anesthesiologists, complementary medicine specialists, emergency room, general practitioners, internal medicine, neurologists, nurses, orthopedics, pharmacists, physiatrists, physician assistants, primary care physicians, psychiatrists, surgeons, and therapists. Any clinician who practices, or is interested in practicing, pain management from an integrative perspective, will benefit from the meeting. HCP’s will be introduced to the rapidly expanding field of diagnosis and treatment. This conference will proved attendees a greater awareness and understanding of the need to appropriately identify, diagnose (HCPs only) and treat/seek treatment of common types of pain, including fibromyalgia, painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy and other chronic pain conditions.
1:30pm – 4:30pm The afternoon sessions will be filled with patients and their family/ caregivers. This portion of the conference will provide attendees a greater awareness and understanding of the need to appropriately identify, and treat/seek treatment of common types of pain.
There is no charge to attend this conference.
Schedule (tentative)
HCP Sessions
8:00 am – 4:00 pm Ongoing Registration Breakfast served Hosted by Brittany Brannon
8:15 am – 9:00 am Keynote address: Preventing complications that arise from diabetes such as peripheral neuropathy (pain)
Dr. Natalie Stand, MD, Amazing Race Winner, USC Pain Clinic
9:10 am – 9:55 am An Integrative Approach to Chronic Pain Dr. Philip Getson, DO, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
9:55 am – 10:40 am Cultural Competency and the Patient in Pain Dr. Maged Hamza, Virginia Commonwealth University
Pain Clinic Director, Richmond, VA
10:40 am – 11:20 Evidence Based Chronic Pain Care Linda Watkins, PhD, University of Colorado
11:20 am – 12:00 Complementary Medicine and its role in Chronic Pain Management (TBD)
12:00 pm – 1:00 Open Discussion with the Speakers and Attendees Lunch is served, Exhibitors
Patient/ Caregiver Sessions
1:30 pm – 2:30pm An Integrative Approach to Chronic Pain Dr. Philip Getson, DO, Drexel University, NJ
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Prescription Drug Monitor program Explained Rob Kronenberg, PharmD
3:15 pm – 4:00pm The Patients Perspective; At Home Pain Coping Skills Raven WWE Wrestler, Barby Ingle Power of Pain
Foundation, and Diane Kennelly AZ Fibromyalgia Group Leader
If you are unable to attend in person, you can attend by watching our UStream Channel
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/power-of-pain-foundation
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AANEM 60th Annual Meeting
WHEN:
September 17, 2013 – September 20, 2013
WHERE:
Montreal
QC
Canada
Event Website- http://www.aanem.org/Home.aspx
American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine
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American Academy of Pain Management
WHEN:
September 26, 2013 – September 29, 2013
WHERE:
JW Marriott Orlando
4040 Central Florida Parkway
Orlando,FL 32837
USA
CONTACT:
209-533-9744
Event Website-
http://www.aapainmanage.org/conference/annual-clinical-meeting/register.html
The American Academy of Pain Management’s 24th Annual Clinical Meeting
Come for the education, the experience, and the pure enjoyment!
Join us at the Academy’s 2013 Annual Meeting, Exploring the Science, Practicing the Art and expand your knowledge and understanding about pain management, meet some of the most forward-thinking experts in the field, gain practical hands-on experiences, and have a great time!
Who Should Attend – Any clinician who practices, or is interested in practicing, pain management from an integrative perspective, will benefit from the meeting.
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Institute on Psychiatric Services
WHEN:
October 10, 2013 – October 13, 2013
WHERE:
Philadelphia
PA
USA
Event Website- http://www.psych.org/
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ASA Annual Meeting
WHEN:
October 12, 2013 – October 16, 2013
WHERE:
San Francisco
CA
USA
American Society of Anesthesiologists
847-825-5586
Event Website- http://www.asahq.org/
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NERVEmber
2013 Scottsdale Headache Symposium
WHEN:
November 13, 2013 – November 17, 2013
WHERE:
Scottsdale
AZ
USA
CONTACT:
American Headache Society
Event Website- http://www.achenet.org
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Comic Pain Relief
WHEN:
November 8, 2013
WHERE:
Chandler Center for the Arts
250 North Arizona Avenue
Chandler,AZ 85225
USA
CONTACT:
Power of Pain Foundation 480-882-1342
info@powerofpain.org
Event Website: http://powerofpain.org/
Comic Pain Relief 2013 presented by the Power of Pain Foundation for NERVEmber. More Info to come!
Comic Pain Relief is a charity show to help raise awareness of chronic pain issues through a great social event using comedy. The event is open the public.
The Comic Pain Relief show will take place to help raise proceeds and support for low income and under-insured patients who are affected by chronic pain conditions such as Post Cancer Neuropathy, MS, Lyme Disease, Diabetic Neuropathy and Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy.
Neuropathy pain conditions affect people of all ages, and races. There are over 100 million Americans with Chronic Pain.
Ken Taylor
Ken is the Executive Director of the Power of Pain Foundation, and an expert on several neuropathy conditions. Ken@powerofpain.org
Through Our Motivation For a Cure, We Turn Pain Into Power! ©powerofpain
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Scottsdale Healthcare Shea |
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The 7th Annual P.A.I.N. Summit hosted by the Power of Pain Foundation provides a great avenue for pain education for providers, patients and their caregivers. This year’s conference consists of an exhibit area and educational sessions that focus on better diagnosis and treatment options for pain patients, chronic pain issues (as a whole), prescription monitoring programs, and Proper Opioid Management. There will be breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack provided to attendees.
RSVP Required: http://painsummit2013.eventbrite.com/, Limited in-person space.
The event will be hosted by Brittany Brannon, Miss Arizona USA 2011, model, and RSD patient. The event will also feature two celebrity speakers, Dr. Natalie Stand, MD winner of theAmazing Race, and WWE star and professional wrestler, Raven.
The day will consist of two sessions.
8am – 1:00pm The morning sessions are focused for healthcare providers. This includes all areas of expertise; anesthesiologists, complementary medicine specialists, emergency room, general practitioners, internal medicine, neurologists, nurses, orthopedics, pharmacists, physiatrists, physician assistants, primary care physicians, psychiatrists, surgeons, and therapists. Any clinician who practices, or is interested in practicing, pain management from an integrative perspective, will benefit from the meeting. HCP’s will be introduced to the rapidly expanding field of diagnosis and treatment. This conference will proved attendees a greater awareness and understanding of the need to appropriately identify, diagnose (HCPs only) and treat/seek treatment of common types of pain, including fibromyalgia, painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy and other chronic pain conditions.
1:30pm – 4:30pm The afternoon sessions will be filled with patients and their family/ caregivers. This portion of the conference will provide attendees a greater awareness and understanding of the need to appropriately identify, and treat/seek treatment of common types of pain.
There is no charge to attend this conference.
Schedule (tentative)HCP Sessions8:00 am – 4:00 pm Ongoing Registration Breakfast served Hosted by Brittany Brannon
8:15 am – 9:00 am Keynote address: Preventing complications that arise from diabetes such as peripheral neuropathy (pain) Dr. Natalie Stand, MD, Amazing Race Winner, USC Pain Clinic
9:10 am – 9:55 am An Integrative Approach to Chronic Pain Dr. Philip Getson, DO, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
9:55 am – 10:40 am Cultural Competency and the Patient in Pain Dr. Maged Hamza, Virginia Commonwealth University Pain Clinic Director, Richmond, VA
10:40 am – 11:20 Evidence Based Chronic Pain Care Linda Watkins, PhD, University of Colorado
11:20 am – 12:00 Complementary Medicine and its role in Chronic Pain Management (TBD)
12:00 pm – 1:00 Open Discussion with the Speakers and Attendees Lunch is served, Exhibitors
Patient/ Caregiver Sessions1:30 pm – 2:30pm An Integrative Approach to Chronic Pain Dr. Philip Getson, DO, Drexel University, NJ
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Prescription Drug Monitor program Explained Rob Kronenberg, PharmD
3:15 pm – 4:00pm The Patients Perspective; At Home Pain Coping Skills Raven WWE Wrestler, Barby Ingle Power of Pain Foundation, and Diane Kennelly AZ Fibromyalgia Group Leader, Dr. Tory McJunkin, Arizona Pain Specialists
If you are unable to attend in person, you can attend by watching our UStream Channel http://www.ustream.tv/channel/power-of-pain-foundation |
The following information has been taken from notes as a listener to the show and research, nearly all the words themselves belong to Dr. Victor M. Pedro. I take no credit for these. My goal is to get this non invasive seemingly promising information out so that other’s may find it a hopeful treatment program in their journey with CRPS/RSD, Chronic Pain, TBI’s and other illnesses and conditions.
Yesterday on the Living with Hope Radio show with Featured Host Trudy Thomas and Co Host Barby Ingle . Dr. Victor M. Pedro discussed Cortical Integrative Therapy (CIT®) a technique he uses and developed.
The entire show can be listened to here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thebodymindandspiritnetwork/2013/05/29/living-with-hope-with-host-trudy-thomas The Living with HOPE Show is Sponsored by the Power of Pain Foundation.
Dr. Victor M. Pedro’s career began as a Chiropractor and continued on with a Post Graduate in Functional Neurology. He says ” it was a very good starting point for brain function and innovative treatments that could begin to make a difference in peoples lives. He was fortunate enough to receive grant funding from the Rhode Island Legislature which permitted him to do a variety of studies and to study with significant people to get a more in depth and cutting edge picture of what was available in Neurology and how the brain functioned.
Trudy asked ” Does this therapy work for other conditions other than RSD? Dr. Pedro stated Yes! What he wanted his contribution to be is the person credited with creating an algorithm for understanding where in the nervous system to intervene.”
There are plenty of resources that will explain what a brain dysfunction is or pathology is, disease process or diagnostic procedure to figure out what folks are complaining about.
The rehabilitative model is where the challenge for the future lies.
Barby ask’s “Does every patient have a different algorithm? Or do you find they are similar with the same condition? The doctors answer’s ” By algorithm I mean a process we go about to evaluate what the affliction is or what’s wrong with the patient.”
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy or Dysautonomias in general are a condition Dr. Pedro has a particular interest in. With this condition he tries to find out how the autonomic system is dis-regulated or not working well and then his team tries to decipher in the patients does this person have Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) because the Sympathetic Nervous System is too high and not being inhibited or is it the Parasympathetic System that’s undergone demise and not effective.
“The treatment is actually different and makes all the difference in the world to the patients outcome, Dr. Pedro say’s.”
Barby ask’s ” Similar to Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI’s) Would there be a different protocol for that?
Dr. Pedro answer’s “A different protocol in terms of how we’re going to add on different diagnostic pieces to the evaluation. Then we begin to identify precisely which modalities the patient needs. A TBI patient may have a similar pathology of an RSD/CRPS patient, may have similar findings, however we may go about the treatment process slightly differently.”
One of Dr. Pedro’s patients and a good friend of Barby Ingle’s just did an interview which will be released in this Saturday’s (June 1, 2013) edition of Pain Pathway’s Magazine. Please look for it!
Physical, emotional and nutritional needs are also taught this during treatment.
The autonomic nervous system delivers fuel to the body and brain. The autonomic nervous system is the automatic part of the nervous system that controls your heart rate, size of arteries delivering blood or fuel to the body and into our brain itself. This part of the body can be evaluated through a series of tests.
Someone with a compromise in their sympathetic nervous system may not have as much profusion as should be present. The long term consequences are considered regarding how this is effecting the tissue and that’s why the trophic changes present in this pathology.
Barby ask’s “Is maintenance treatment required or is this a one time process?”
Dr. Pedro states “The evaluation process takes 2 to 4 hours depending on the patient.” Based not only on tests, but the patients ability to participate.”
At the end of the evaluation we attempt to draw for them what we believe is wrong in the nervous system and make an educated hypothesis as to where the dysfunction is and what can potentially be done to correct it. A series of windows of observation, sympathetic, autonomic windows of observation more appropriately. We identify these at the end of the initial observation and we give the patient a treatment to see if their pain level comes down significantly or at least appreciatively.
That signals to us they are a good candidate for our program.
Dr. Victor M. Pedro is founder and president of Rhode Island Integrated Medicine, located in Cranston, RI. An accomplished, Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist, Dr. Pedro pioneered the development of Cortical Integrative Therapy (CIT®)—a breakthrough, research-based treatment designed to address brain and neurological dysfunction in both children and adults.
After remarkable success using CIT® to treat school-age students diagnosed with speech, attention and learning disabilities, Dr. Pedro applied the treatment for use in patients with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy or CRPS, dysautonomias, and traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Over the years, Dr. Pedro has lectured extensively on CIT® as a non-invasive, cost-effective treatment for TBI, pain syndromes, dysautonomias, and other brain-related disorders.
Cortical Integrative Therapy (CIT®) has been successful in treating a wide range of painful and debilitating conditions including: ADD/ADHD; apraxia; ataxia; chronic pain; dystonia; dysautonomias; hypotonia; memory difficulties; movement disorders; Parkinson’s disease; Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)/Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS); RLS; sciatica; traumatic brain injury; tremors; and vertigo, balance, and gait problems. ©Rhode Island Integrated Medicine
Other keywords in the interview- Inhibitory system, Renshaw cells, Autonomics, Small diameter fibers, Dysautonomias, Limbic system, Antonio DeMazio
http://corticalintegrativetherapy.com/ Cortical Integrative Therapy Rhode Island Integrated Medicine- The Brain Rehabilitative Specialists
http://corticalintegrativetherapy.com/blog/ NBC 10 Health Check Special Report: TBI & CIT® March 04, 2013
~Twinkle VanFleet, California State Ambassador Power of Pain Foundation
If I have mis stated any facts or quotes please contact me at: caambassador@powerofpain.org I will make any corrections immediately. Thank you!
I am really excited to announce that in 4 days I will be attending the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Assocation’s (RSDSA) Integrated Solutions to CRPS Conference at San Francisco California’s Airport and Double Tree Hotel.
I will be attending on behalf of the Power of Pain Foundation.
I am eager to learn all that I can while there so that my knowledge regarding CRPS/RSD continues to expand.
I am very much looking forward to meeting the RSDSA team, listening to Guest Speaker’s, and meeting those attending from various Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Communities both online and offline.
I look forward to writing all about it after the conference.
Thank you Ken Taylor, Barby Ingle and the Executive Board of the Power of Pain Foundation.
~Twinkle Wood-VanFleet
California State Ambassador- Power of Pain Foundation
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