pain management | chronic pain
Chronic pain many natural treatments for pain re-
lief, including massage, acupuncture,
THe TreATMenT of
PAIn IS unIque for
Pain attacks the human body every- acupressure and biofeedback. Many
eACH PerSon ...
where, including the muscles, bones times pain can be helped, but it may
and joints. Chronic pain persists for never completely go away. Howev-
long periods. It is resistant to most er, those with chronic pain can often
medical treatments and can cause be helped just by understanding the
severe problems. That is why pain causes and treatment options, as well
resources helPful sites
management is so important. Pain as how to cope with the frustrations
the American society
management is a branch of medicine that come along with the pain. It is
of Pain educators
that applies science to the reduction important to remember that there are
(AsPe), a non‑profit
professional
of pain. It covers a wide spectrum of many new options for pain control and organization
conditions including neuropathic pain, chances are you and your physician will
dedicated to
improving pain
sciatica, postoperative pain and more, be able to find a treatment that is able to
management through
according to the American Chronic provide some relief. Talk to your doc-
the education and
training of healthcare
Pain Association. Pain management is a tor and visit webmd.com for an inter-
professionals, offers
rapidly growing medical specialty that active health check tool that will help
a helpful Web site at
takes a multi-disciplinary approach to you find out how to better manage
paineducators.org.
treating all kinds of pain. your chronic pain.
Another helpful site is
painawareness.org.
those who suffer
from pain can go to
this site to download
Treatment methods Managing pain
a three‑part
educational webcast
for individuals living
with chronic pain.
The treatment of pain is unique for Pain management is important for
each person, but most chronic pain ongoing pain control, especially for those
the American Chronic
Pain Association, at
sufferers undergo a multi-disciplinary suffering with long-term or chronic
theacpa.org, also
approach, which may include pharma- pain. After getting a pain assessment,
offers helpful tips
cologic measures, non-pharmacologic your doctor can prescribe pain medicine
about learning to live
well in spite of pain.
measures (such as physical therapy and or other pain treatments to help you the site says that
exercise, and icing and/or heating) and get relief. Sometimes psychotherapy is
reducing tension will
help pain sufferers
psychological measures, according to also useful in learning how to cope with
and offers two online
the American Academy of Pain Man- chronic pain. Whatever method you
videos. One includes
five‑minute relaxation
agement (www.aapainmanage.org). choose, it is important to remember that
exercises to help you
The AAPM, a non-profit organiza- with the help of your healthcare pro-
let go of physical
tion that educates clinicians about vider, you can find a better and healthier
stress and begin to
reduce your sense of
pain management, also says there are way to deal with pain. suffering.
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