{"id":8418,"date":"2017-06-19T10:56:07","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T15:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nsajc.com\/?p=8418"},"modified":"2023-10-09T13:41:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T17:41:01","slug":"chronic-pain-care-instructions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/chronic-pain-care-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronic Pain: Care Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"
Chronic pain is pain that lasts a long time (months or even years) and may or may not have a clear cause. It is different from acute pain, which usually does have a clear cause like an injury or illness and gets better over time. Chronic pain:<\/p>\n
Chronic pain is a very real condition. It is not just in your head. Treatment can help and usually includes several methods used together, such as medicines, physical therapy, exercise, and other treatments. Learning how to relax and changing negative thought patterns can also help you cope.<\/p>\n
Chronic pain is complex. Taking an active role in your treatment will help you better manage your pain. Tell your doctor if you have trouble dealing with your pain. You may have to try several things before you find what works best for you.<\/p>\n
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety.<\/b> Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It s also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.<\/p>\n Call your doctor now<\/b> or seek immediate medical care if:<\/p>\n Watch closely for changes in your health, and be sure to contact your doctor if:<\/p>\n Care instructions\u00a0adapted under license by Neuromuscular Spine & Joint Center. This care instruction is for use with your licensed healthcare professional. If you have questions about a medical condition or this instruction, always ask your healthcare professional. Kopp Medical LLC, DBA Neurmomuscular Spine & Joint Center disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chronic pain is pain that lasts a long time (months or even years) and may or may not have a clear cause. It is different from acute pain, which usually does have a clear cause like an injury or illness and gets better over time. Chronic pain: Lasts over time but may vary from day […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[29,52,22,18],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8418"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8418\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}How can you care for yourself at home?<\/h3>\n
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