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4 Tips for Managing Your Chronic Pain

1 in 10 Americans Suffer From Chronic to Severe Pain

Suffering from chronic pain? You鈥檙e not alone. A recent survey analysis from the US National Institutes of 亚洲自慰视频 showed that approximately one in 10 Americans experience some form of pain regularly, many chronic and severe.* 

But wait, you are snorting, I already know this. So how do you cope with it?

Perry Fine, MD, an anesthesiologist who treats complicated chronic pain at 亚洲自慰视频 of Utah鈥檚 Pain Management Center says:

鈥淭he best approach to chronic pain management is through an interdisciplinary approach, addressing all aspects of the pain experience (physical, emotional, and the like) in an integrated fashion, with a focus on restoring normal life and function to the greatest extent possible."

If you are living with constant and recurring pain, Fine recommends seeing a health care specialist: 鈥淓veryone should be mindful about 鈥榩ain health鈥, in the same way we are about our 鈥榙ental health,鈥欌 he says. 鈥淧reventive activities and lifestyles to stay as mentally fit as possible reduce the risks of injury and pain and keep ongoing pain problems under control.鈥

4 Tips for Pain Management

Fine recommends these tips for managing your pain health. He notes that using these methods will also help your cardiovascular health and reduce the risk of diabetes:

  1. Exercise actively every day鈥攚alking counts!
  2. Make stretching a regular part of your routine.
  3. Use low-impact, low-weight muscle toning and strengthening exercises.
  4. Use mindfulness exercises.

And remember, Fine warns: 鈥淭he internet can be helpful, but beware claims for things that sound too good to be true鈥攖hey usually are!鈥

Do these ideas help you cope? What, if any, relief do you get from your pain or how do you live with it?

Other Stats From the Analysis

 Here鈥檚 what the analysis showed:

  • About 23.4 million American adults, or one in 10 adults, experience a lot of pain.
  • Severity of pain could be associated with race, ethnicity, language preference, gender, and age.
  • Women, older individuals, and non-Hispanics were more likely to report any pain.
  • Adults who reported the most severe pain:
    • Had a worse health status,
    • Used more health care services, and
    • Had more disability.
  • But half of those adults with the most severe pain reported themselves as having overall good health.
NIH Pain in the US Infographic

*NIH Analysis Shows Americans Are in Pain https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-analysis-shows-americans-are-pain

**Graphic used with the permission of the National Institutes of 亚洲自慰视频 http://www.nih.gov/news/health/aug2015/nccih-11.htm