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VA to pay $1 million to Maine veterans after mistreatment lawsuit
The veterans claimed poor treatment by a podiatrist at Togus left them with severe pain that limited their ability to walk.
When your chronic pain becomes a daily hindrance
Chronic pain is a common side effect of military service. Whether you have a bad back, aching joints, or a knee that can predict the weather, the extreme physical demands of military life can age your body far beyond its years. Some veterans have extensive combat injuries, while others deal with painful joints from too many nights sleeping on the ground. Maybe you have become used to pain as part of your daily routine. “It’s no big deal,” you say, or you shrug it off as another side effect of the Big Green Weenie.
Air Force fighter pilot units are getting personal massage therapists to fight chronic pain
A personal masseuse, trainer or conditioning coach could be coming to a fighter pilot base near you
Optimism may protect soldiers against chronic pain, study says
Soldiers who displayed high optimism before deployment were less likely to develop chronic pain after being sent to Afghanistan or Iraq than those who were more pessimistic, a new study finds
Post-9/11 Vets Are Making A Lot More Money Than Non-Vets, New Study Shows
Post-9/11 era U.S. military veterans are better-paid, better-educated, and have a higher quality of life on average than people who...
Vets With Chronic Pain Find Relief At VA’s Pain Schools
For veterans dealing with chronic pain, the pain program at a VA medical center in Bedford, Massachusetts, offers an alternative...