Understanding Pain Management
What is Pain?
Pain is an unpleasant personal experience that is affected by many different factors including; your physical condition, past experiences, and emotions. You may not describe pain in the same way as another person with the same condition. Pain is whatever you say it is!
What is Pain Management?
Pain management helps you to be more comfortable and may aid in improved, faster healing. Pain can affect your activity level, appetite, sleep, energy and relationships. Complete absence of discomfort is rare, however, pain control should allow you to be comfortable resting and at a minimal activity level. Increases in pain can be expected with increased activity such as, physical therapy, walking, turning, etc. Our staff will assist you to anticipate medication needs prior to such activity.
Tell Us About Your Pain
One of the most important things you can do is tell us about your pain. Only you know when you are in pain, how it feels and what degree your pain is. Telling us about your pain helps us provide you with better care, please do not feel like you are “bothering” us or complaining. You are a partner in your care.
You can further help us by clearly describing your pain, this helps your care providers select the best treatment for your pain management.
Following are some expressive words that may help describe your pain: achy, throbbing, shooting, itching, sharp, squeezing, tingling, stabbing, crushing, pulsing, and pressing.
Please indicate the location of your pain by pointing or touching the body part.
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