Living With Chronic Pain - Doing Your Own Research
There are several websites that exist solely to provide information about chronic pain, and many others related to specific illnesses and injuries. These sites are a great resource for general information as well as news about medications and treatments. Many sites offer book reviews as well. Keeping yourself informed and educated about your condition can help you maintain a good quality of life while you are living with chronic pain.
Here are a few good places to start:
Sources:
American Occupational Therapy Association. Tips for Managing Chronic Pain. http://www.aota.org/Consumers/Tips/Conditions/Pain/35165.aspx Accessed December 8, 2008.
America Pain Foundation. Treatment Options: A Guide for People Living with Pain. http://www.painfoundation.org/Publications/TreatmentOptions2006.pdf Accessed December 8, 2008.
Health, United States, 2007. Centers for Disease Control. Accessed December 5, 2008. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
National Pain Foundation. Tips for Dealing with Your Pain.http://www.nationalpainfoundation.org/MyTreatment/MyTreatment_Tips_For_Dealing_With_Your_Pain.asp. Accessed December 8, 2008.
