Coping with Pain
Adapting to chronic pain and doing less than before with grace can ease the journey. Access spiritual and psychological techniques that can help to develop coping mechanisms. Find inspiration and motivation in quotes, poems, art and essays.
Living with Pain
Living with chronic or acute back or neck pain requires an adjustment. Pick up some tips and resources to make living with back pain or neck pain easier.
Living with chronic or acute back or neck pain requires an adjustment. Pick up some tips and resources to make living with back pain or neck pain easier.
Assertiveness Training for Speaking with Physicians and Pain Management Specialists
Many patients who have chronic back and neck pain, and/or chronic pain conditions believe they have to accept disrespectful, and even abusive treatment from their physicians. Understanding what assertiveness is and taking the challenge of practicing it may be a handy tool for taking charge of chronic pain management.
Many patients who have chronic back and neck pain, and/or chronic pain conditions believe they have to accept disrespectful, and even abusive treatment from their physicians. Understanding what assertiveness is and taking the challenge of practicing it may be a handy tool for taking charge of chronic pain management.
How to Be Assertive
About's Stress Management editor, Elizabeth Scott offers a 5-step plan to begin (or continue) working on your assertiveness skills.
About's Stress Management editor, Elizabeth Scott offers a 5-step plan to begin (or continue) working on your assertiveness skills.
The 10 Resolutions for People coping with Chronic Pain or Illness
The 10 Resolutions website is a coping tool that specializes in the non-medical aspect of living with chronic pain conditions. Developed and maintained by a licensed Canadian psychologist, the goals of this website are to: "Promote and support the efforts of people to live effectively with pain and chronic illness, share information and resources, and to mutually find solutions".
The 10 Resolutions website is a coping tool that specializes in the non-medical aspect of living with chronic pain conditions. Developed and maintained by a licensed Canadian psychologist, the goals of this website are to: "Promote and support the efforts of people to live effectively with pain and chronic illness, share information and resources, and to mutually find solutions".