The Seven Therapies of a Pain Doctor..

From: Helen Dynda (olddad66@runestone.net)
Sun Jun 2 16:46:58 2002


The Seven Therapies Of A Pain Doctor

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Why do people have so much trouble getting treated for their chronic pain? It's this simple: We don't have a lab test, an X-ray, or any other test that tells us how bad pain is. We have to believe the patient.

For people who suffer from fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndrome, migraines, neuropathic pain, reflex-sympathetic dystrophy syndrome and a myriad other conditions, there simply is no way to positively prove the pain is real.

It's not only rare or terminal conditions that are painful and disabling. Even chronic low back pain can be awful.

Proper pain relief comes from an understanding of the duality of pain. One definition of pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, associated with actual or potential tissue damage. In other words, pain affects attitude, and attitude affects pain. And pleasant thoughts can cut the pain experience in half.

Your emotions can have profound effects on your perception of pain. How your physician, family, friends react also change the pain experience. If a physician says, "I believe you," it elicits a positive response. If he says, "You're a faker," this elicits a negative response and it only makes the pain worse. Simply having a physician's support can be a powerful pain reliever.

The Seven Basic Tools Of Pain Management

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