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Partners In Pain
By Sherry Thorne Our spouses/significant others do not live with the actual, physical pain we do, but they do live with the pain. Our pain affects them in ways we don't fully understand, just as they do not fully understand the actual pain we feel. They get frustrated...
Chronic Pain and Mental Health
by: Yvette Colón, PhD, BCD, LMSW-C Q: How does mental health treatment improve the overall pain patient experience and their pain management plan? A: Pain is a subjective, multidimensional experience. It integrates knowledge of symptoms and treatments and...
Occupational Therapy’s Role in Pain Management – A Therapist’s Perspective
Occupational therapy’s role in pain management.
You Want Me to Explain My Pain Level…How?
Before being diagnosed with multiple autoimmune disorders and conditions, explaining my pain levels to a healthcare provider was easy. If I had a sprained wrist or a broken bone, they could see the injury. Using the 0 (no pain) to 10 ( the worst imagined) pain scale...