Trauma may be even more complex than previously thought. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often portrayed in popular ...

I wholeheartedly believe in our body's ability to heal. And that with the right support, incredible growth is possible. I love supporting clients as they work to rebuild their lives and regain the ...

Injuries caused by sudden incidents are often measured in broken bones, hospital stays, and time away from work. Yet for many people, the most serious effects do not appear on an X-ray or heal within ...

New research has found that exposure to childhood trauma increases the likelihood of experiencing chronic pain, such as back and neck pain, in adulthood. The risk increased significantly with exposure ...

As a scientist and clinician, I’ve long been struck by how trauma, chronic pain, and addiction often travel together. For many patients, these conditions form a tangled knot that is difficult to ...

In Bakersfield, California, it’s important for victims of serious car accidents to understand how their injuries may evolve over time. Symptoms may not always appear immediately after the crash, and ...

Beyond a myriad of other consequences, childhood trauma appears to raise the specter of chronic pain in adulthood, new research shows. Researchers pored over 75 years' worth of data involving more ...

Repeating a school year, experiencing parental abuse or engaging in armed combat have far-reaching long-term effects. Lifetime trauma may even worsen end-of-life pain and discomfort, depression and ...

Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, or neglect, either alone or combined with other types of childhood trauma, increases the risk of chronic pain and related disability in adulthood, according to ...

Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed is a clinical psychologist and researcher specializing in trauma, somatic symptoms, and psychopathology ...