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How I percieve it….It is a changing pain, discontinued, that
accentuates when I wake up and into the night.
In many cases it also intensifies during periods I disminish my physical activity and stress (holidays, weekends)
How do I face the pain to make it compatible with my daily life ……………● Pharmacological treatments: NSAIDs, Paracetamol, immunosuppresants,biological treatments and steroids
● Non pharmacological treatments:Physical therapy, adapted and personalized
physical training, training inergonomic aids for joints and psychological counseling
Keys to living with chronic pain
● Do not wait for having no pain to normalize life, work life, leisure, moderate physical exercise ... because it could take time.
● Search solutions with common sense; cycles of rest and controlled exercise or activity, according to pain intensity.
● Know when and how pain presents
● Accept reality without unrealistic expectations.
Keys to living with chronic pain
● Do not search others to blame (doctors, relatives, colleagues at work). This only brings uncertainty about how stopping it and thinking the solution depends from others.
● Prioritize the objectives in life.
● If the pain is something we can not avoid, adapt early so it does not drive our lives.
What does a patient with chronic pain needs
● Pharmacological treatments that suit the age and production activity
● Multidisciplinary teams with the ability to maintain an adequate program
● Therapies to reduce painPhysical therapyPersonalized physical exercisePsychological attention
● Use of preventive measures. (occupational therapy
Keys to approach the pain of people and professionals around the patient
● Paying adequate attention: the patient with C.P. feels not understood
● Highlight the acceptable moments and decentralize the pain from the patient's life
● Keep the spirit and will of the affected.
● Accept trial and error, there is no homogeneous pain, nor golden rules.
Areas that affect my life
Working lifeFamily lifeLeisureSelf-image
If we have to live with chronic pain must also learn to live fully.
