How some older Minnesotans are learning to live well with chronic pain Almost everyone experiences it. But health care providers are increasingly looking past opioids to alternative methods of coping with chronic pain.
By Kevyn Burger Special to the Star Tribune February 24, 2021 4:31pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Andy Oman doesn t know whether her pain can be blamed on her genetics, her age or the high heels she wore during her corporate career. When you ve been using your feet for 70 years, you re bound to have wear and tear, said Oman, an Elk River retiree.
Oman never knew when her neuropathy would flare up. The numbness, throbbing, tingling and burning that started in her feet sometimes c