--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: <snip> > definition of chronic pain- usually this pertains to > pain lasting more than 6 > months, and often begins to change the personsality > (and relationships of the > person). We often start by understanding "where" the > individual is- afraid damage is > indicated by pain, limiting activities due to fear > of pain, wanting relief of > pain without change in lifestyle, seeking ways to be > active/manage > activities, pain associated with > attention/depression, or some combination thereof > (usually the latter really require a holistic team > approach). The person is also > part of an environment, spouses included. Some > spouses are well meaning and help > (or enable), some try a "hard" approach that > jumpstarts the individual (or > makes them feel less worthy), some try and > understand and be truly helpful, some > can't see the "invisible" injury and "just want > things the way they were". > Things can seem a whole lot simpler in the article > compared to real life.
Your clarification and description of the complexity in many cases of chronic pain was much better than that article. (Maybe you ought to see if they want more writers.) > Sometimes the treatment is easier than others, > sometimes things seem more bizarre. > Treatment has expanded over the years and I am glad > there are people I can > refer patients to. Gradually there has been more > emphasis on function and pain > control (hence the recent upswing of requests for > people to "rate their pain"- > generally 0/10 no pain to 10/10 worst pain). The > range of treatments has really > grown and can include conventional medication, > injections, acupuncture, soft > tissue work, biofeedback, internal stimulators or > pain dispensing devices, etc. > just to name a few. This type of client is a classic > example that treatment > involves a whole person and not just body parts. <nodding> Any chronic condition that impacts a person's daily functioning, whether pain or diabetes or depression, merits a "whole person" approach. (<mini-rant> Which can't be done in a five-minute office visit!) Debbi __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
