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Chronic Pain Review of the Wave Health app. The image features the logo which is used by Wave Health. It is a blue circle with a curved, white wave.

Wave Health App Symptom Tracker – Review

Posted on September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 By Despite Pain

I was contacted a few weeks ago by Wave Health to ask if I would consider using and reviewing their health-tracking app. The Wave Health App was created after one of the company’s founders was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The app was initially created specifically for people undergoing cancer treatment….

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Chronic Pain The Walkstool Review - the ideal walking companion if you live with pain. A photo of the Walkstool, close to a river. The Walkstool is a portable, tripod folding stool. It has silver legs and a black seat.

Review of the Walkstool – Ideal if You Live With Pain

Posted on May 7, 2023May 8, 2023 By Despite Pain

A few weeks ago, my husband was watching a YouTube video and came across something he thought would be good for me – the Walkstool which is a lightweight folding stool with telescopic legs. I watched the video with him and agreed that it would be really good for me….

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Chronic Pain The Chronic PainCouple. A really helpful book by Kara Eloff. The image has a photo of the book cover.

The Chronic Pain Couple – Really Helpful Book by Karra Eloff

Posted on April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 By Despite Pain

I was recently contacted by a publishing company to ask if I would be interested in reading and reviewing a self-help book. The title, “The Chronic Pain Couple”, intrigued me so I said yes. They emailed me a link so I could download a copy of the book free of…

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Chronic Pain Swiss fx CBD oil product review and 10% discount code. Image of Focus oil and muscle and joint balm on a wooden surface.

Swiss FX CBD Review – And a Lovely 10% Discount Code

Posted on September 7, 2022March 14, 2023 By Despite Pain

Many people find that CBD oil can help their pain, so I was very happy when a company called Swiss FX got in touch with me a few weeks ago. Swiss FX sells a variety of CBD oil products, and they very kindly gifted me with some so that I…

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Chronic Pain Master your chronic pain, book review. Picture of the book, Master Your Chronic Pain by Dr Nicola Sherlock

Master Your Chronic Pain – Helpful Book for People in Pain

Posted on January 23, 2022January 23, 2022 By Despite Pain

A few weeks ago, a book publisher contacted me to ask if I would be interested in writing a book review on my blog. The title of the book piqued my interest straight away, so I agreed. The book, “Master Your Chronic Pain”, by Dr Nicola Sherlock, sounded like it…

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Chronic Pain The Bearable App, symptom and mood tracker. Picture of the Bearable App logo of a white bear

The Bearable App – Track Your Health the Easy Way (Review)

Posted on November 23, 2021March 13, 2023 By Despite Pain

I’ve often blogged about the benefits of tracking pain in order to find triggers or patterns. Until now, I have kept a pain diary just by keeping notes on a file on my computer. But I have recently started using an app on my phone and I love it. It’s…

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Chronic Pain Cleaning with Deft Spray - easier for people with painful hands. Green and white background, with a bottle of Deft window cleaner, Kitchen cleaner and Virusend

Cleaning With Deft Spray ~ Easier for People With Painful Hands

Posted on August 12, 2021December 15, 2021 By Despite Pain

Disclaimer – This post is a review of a cleaning product called Deft. In return for a fair and honest review, I was sent products to sample. At the end of the post, I have a discount code if you wish to purchase from Deft. This might seem an unusual…

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Chronic Pain Dragonfly CBD oil - can it help pain.

Dragonfly CBD Oil for Pain (Review and Discount Code)

Posted on April 29, 2021March 14, 2023 By Despite Pain

For years, I have read posts on support groups from people who use CBD oil to help their pain. Until recently, I hadn’t tried it. So when Dragonfly got in touch to ask if I would be interested in trying their CBD oil in the hope of it helping my…

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Back Pain & Scoliosis Review of Huggaroo neck and shoulder wrap. Photo of a woman using a blue Huggaroo wrap. Picture has a grey background.

Review of Huggaroo Neck and Shoulder Wrap ~ I Love it

Posted on October 27, 2020September 20, 2025 By Despite Pain

I’ve written before about the effect of stress on pain. If I’m under stress for any reason and can’t control it, my pain normally gets worse but it’s not just my usuals pain. I often get tension headaches. Medication doesn’t tend to help me when I have those type of headaches, but I sometimes find that applying a heat pad to the back of my neck can help. Therefore I was excited when a company called Huggaroo got in touch and offered to send me a head, neck and shoulder wrap so I could write a review about it.

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Chronic Pain review of ebook by Alice Garr about living and coping with chronic pain

Review of eBook About Living and Coping With Chronic Pain

Posted on March 11, 2020December 6, 2021 By Despite Pain

As chronic pain patients, we normally have to do a lot of work ourselves to learn coping and pain management skills. There are often no magic answers. We might see a multitude of doctors, try a multitude of medications, but when it comes down to it, we need to try to do what we can ourselves to make life more bearable.

One of my blogging friends has recently written an eBook, “An A-Z of Chronic Pain”, about living and coping with chronic pain and she has very kindly gifted me with a copy so that I could write a review…

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Hi, I’m Liz. I live with a few painful health conditions, including trigeminal neuralgia and scoliosis-related back pain.
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