Agency offers free chronic pain workshops

#MiddleburyCT #ChronicPain #FreeWorkshops The Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging is sponsoring two free six-week “Live Well with Chronic Pain” phone workshops for ... Continue Reading →

Help a cat with a traumatic past

#Middlebury #Cat #Declawed #Trauma DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Three months ago, I adopted a beautiful orange striped cat. Felicia is a darling but has a traumatic past. Her previous owner ... Continue Reading →

Chronic pain lasts longer than acute pain

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: What is the difference between chronic pain and acute pain? How can I best describe my chronic pain when it is variable in intensity but negatively ... Continue Reading →

Pain is off the charts

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: Why is pain measured by numbers? I have severe pain, and doctors do not know what to do when I say it is an 11 on a scale of 1-10. My pain can’t ... Continue Reading →