Natural Pain Relief
As featured in media outlets including The New York Times and ABC News, Dancing with Pain® offers natural pain relief through…
LIVE DANCE CLASSES
Movement-based programs for chronic pain relief and fun
MULTIMEDIA DANCE CLASSES
Movement-based programs you can do at home
LIVE TRAINING SEMINARS
Discussion-based programs on living with, healing from, and treating chronic pain
TELECONFERENCE SEMINARS
Discussion-based programs you can do at home or on the go.
CHRONIC PAIN FASHION RELIEF
Inspirational apparel, mugs, and stickers to get through your pain with a smile.
COMMUNITY FORUMS
Chronic pain blog for healthcare consumers and practitioners
New! Natural pain relief on Twitter!
Chronic Pain Basics
Chronic pain creates chain reactions and vicious cycles that undermine every aspect of a person’s life — including mobility, autonomy, confidence, mood, and financial stability. The compounded impact often triggers additional health issues — such as depression and eating disorders.
Chronic pain is one of the most under-treated health conditions in America today: 76 million people live with pain, and 80% percent of doctor visits are related to complaints of pain; yet only 3% of medical schools offer even one course on pain — leaving doctors uninformed about and unprepared to treat people living with chronic pain.
Even among those who have been trained in pain management, few health professionals listen adequately and respond appropriately to the special needs of those in chronic pain – leading to an unintentional exacerbation of problems, both physical and emotional.
In addition, there is gender disparity in treating chronic pain: Research shows that women in pain are disproportionately told that the symptoms are all in their heads and are otherwise ridiculed or dismissed — adding layers of frustration, shame, and anxiety to their chronic pain condition.
What’s more, while there has been a growing body of research on pain medication and management — offering both pharmaceutical and natural pain relief – few health professionals are equipped to offer comprehensive guidance through the maze of conventional and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) resources now available to those who suffer from chronic pain.
Dancing with Pain® Basics
Based on the real, day-to-day struggles of those in pain, Dancing with Pain® offers a pioneering methodology for navigating through the physical, emotional, spiritual, and medical elements of dealing with chronic pain.
Following a hit-and-run, head-on car collision in 1997, Loolwa Khazzoom suffered from chronic pain for nearly a decade — spinning through a confusing maze of Eastern and Western medicine, with seemingly no way out.
In 2005, she intuitively discovered dance as a primary modality of healing her body. A professional journalist, she went on to research and write about the science behind dance and mind-body medicine.
Today she continues to write about about natural pain relief and the chronic pain lifestyle, and she teaches the Dancing with Pain® method to health care consumers and practitioners across the country.