Cindy Perlin
LCSW, BCB
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Alte ative Pain Treatment Website, Consults, Treatment, Referrals Expert
Cindy Perlin Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Pain managment, stress management, trauma
- Career Focus
- Helping people find relief from physical and emotional suffering
- Affiliation
- National Association of Social Workers, Internaitonal Society for Neurofeedback and Research, Academy of Integrative Pain Management, Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, EEG Info
I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, certified biofeedback practitioner and chronic pain survivor with a special interest in helping pain patients find safe, effective treatments. I'm in private practice in the Albany, NY area, helping people achieve better health and emotional wellbeing for over 25 years. I'm also the author of The Truth About Chronic Pain Treatments: The Best and Worst Strategies for Becoming Pain Free and the creator of the online Alte ative Pain Treatment Directory at www.paintreatmentdirectory.com. I can also provide consults via phone, Facetime or Skype.
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This Resource Helps Pain Patients Find Safe, Effective Care
The Alte ative Pain Treatment Directory is becoming the “go-to” website for chronic pain patients who are seeking alte atives to drugs and surgery for pain relief. The Directory includes informative articles, inspirational stories, recommended products, upcoming events and alte ative pain treatment provider listings.
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The Top Five Natural Treatments for Fibromyalgia Pain
Fibromyalgia is a medical condition that causes pain all over the body. This is accompanied by fatigue and sleep, memory and mood problems. Despite the fact that the fibromyalgia diagnosis has been accepted in conventional medicine for two decades, there is little agreement about what it is or what causes it. There is no reliable diagnostic test. Conventional treatment focuses on managing the symptoms with pharmaceuticals. The pharmaceuticals prescribed for pain, which include gabapentin, pregabalin (Lyrica).
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Chronic Pain Relief: DIY or Healthcare Professional?
Pain is often a complex and not easily resolvable problem. The fact that there are over 100 millio Americans with chronic pain—pain they have not been able to get rid of—attests to the difficulty of the problem. So why is chronic pain relief so elusive? Common Mistakes Pain Patients Make that Prevent Optimum Pain Relief
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The Trauma/Pain Connection and How To Heal It
Long term, unresolved emotional distress is very common among trauma survivors. And, just as there is ongoing emotional repercussions from trauma, there are ongoing physical repercussions. How Trauma Causes Pain
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Marijuana vs. Opioids for Pain
Carol’s teenage daughter Julia is a dancer who suffered a serious injury that required extensive surgery. Julia was sent home after surgery with opioids for pain. Despite the opioids, Julia was screaming in pain. Carol repeatedly called her doctor’s office and each time was told to increase the dosage of the opioids. At first Carol followed the doctor’s advice but became increasingly conce ed because the medication wasn’t working, Julia continued to scream, and Carol was worried about overdose. Finally Julia said, “I know what I need. Please drive me over to my friend’s house”.
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NSAIDs: Unsafe for Chronic Pain
The Problem If you take any of the following nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for pain relief you are putting your life at risk: aspirin, celecoxib (Celebrex), diclofenac (Cambia, Cataflam, Voltaren-XR, Zipsor, Zorvolex), ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), indomethacin (Indocin), naproxen (Aleve, Anaprox, Naprelan, Naprosyn), oxaprozin (Daypro), piroxicam (Feldene). This may come as a shock to you. After all, these drugs have been around for decades and many are available over the counter.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Cindy Perlin
"No matter how severe your pain is or how long you have been suffering, there is hope."
Contacting Cindy Perlin
Phone: (518) 439-6431
Email: cindyperlin@gmail.com
How to get started
My practice website is www.peakmindbody.com. Please also visit my Alte ative Pain Treatment Directory website at https://paintreatmentdirectory.com for information, products and alte ative pain treatment providers or check out my book on Amazon: The Truth About Chronic Pain Treatments: The Best and Worst Strategies for Becoming Pain Free.