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Pain
The word "pain" comes from the Latin: poena meaning punishment, a fine, a penalty.
Pain may be referred to as acute (short term) or chronic (long term). Although pain
is a very real problem for the individual -
- Anxiety.
- Fear.
- Anger.
- Frustration
- Distress.
Continuous pain can be exhausting, undermining your ability to continue with everyday activity. All of which adds to stress levels. Pain may effect treatment for depression. Managing pain and how it affects you requires an understanding of what is causing the pain and the type of pain it is. Learning about your pain and its causes, the type of pain it is, is important and should precede the use of any pain therapies available to ensure that the maximum help is obtained.
Causes
- Stress
- Infection
- Joint pain
- Muscle pain.
- Pain caused by medication -
side effects. - Pain caused by a disease or disorder.
When seeking help from clinicians it would help them to help you if the pain can be described as well as located.
- Is it a stabbing pain?
- Is it a constant ache?
- Keeping a diary of the symptoms for your clinician will help them to understand your problem.