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Chronic Pain

  • Overview
  • What is chronic pain
    • What is chronic pain?
    • Search for a cause and diagnosis
  • Pain management approaches
    • Learning about pain management
    • NHS Pain Management Programmes
    • Exercise and activity for chronic pain
    • Pain management: pacing and goal setting
    • Pain management: relaxation and distraction
    • Coping with chronic pain flare-ups
    • Physical therapies for chronic pain
    • Physiotherapy for chronic pain
    • Complementary approaches for chronic pain
  • Medical treatments and medicines
    • Introduction: medication for chronic pain and side effects
    • Managing, taking and stopping medication for chronic pain
    • Medication: antidepressants and antiepileptics for chronic pain
    • Medication: strong opioids for chronic pain
    • Medication: other analgesics and muscle relaxants for chronic pain
    • Medical treatments and pain clinics for chronic pain
    • Decisions about surgery for chronic pain
  • Living with chronic pain
    • Coming to terms with chronic pain
    • Coping with the emotional impact of chronic pain
    • Sleep, stress and environmental factors for chronic pain
    • Everyday activities and daily routines with chronic pain
    • Walking aids, wheelchairs and adaptations for chronic pain
    • Impact of chronic pain on the family
    • Parenting, children and grandchildren when you have chronic pain
    • Relationships and sex life with chronic pain
    • Impact of chronic pain on friends and reaction of others
    • Social life and special occasions when dealing with chronic pain
    • Travel, transport and holidays for those with chronic pain
    • Unemployment and returning to work with chronic pain
    • Coping with work and study with chronic pain
    • Financial effects of chronic pain
    • Communicating with healthcare professionals about chronic pain
    • Finding information about chronic pain
    • Messages to others about chronic pain
    • Support groups for chronic pain
  • People's Profiles
    • Age 20-30
    • Age 31-40
    • Age 41-60
    • Age 61-80
  • Resources and Information
  • Credits

Chronic Pain

Profiles - Age 20-30

Interview CP02

Not working/voluntary work for Fibromyalgia Association; single.

Interview CP06

Fund-raising manager; married.

Interview CP16

Research student; single.

Interview CP19

Unemployed administrator; single (long-term partner); 1 child.

Interview CP23

Part time teaching assitant (trained as programmer); married.

Interview CP42

Press officer; single.

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