Healthology is one of the many health-related resources on the Internet. It’s also one of the good ones. That’s why I’m glad to tell you about this video, called What is Chronic Pain? that is hosted on their site. In the video, doctors who work with patients who have chronic pain discuss how many patients, particularly the older ones, don’t talk about their pain to their doctors. I discussed this earlier in my post, Talking to your doctor about pain. In that post, you can find an audio link that discusses the best ways to discuss your pain.
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Pain is a very personal thing and sometimes it’s not easy to discuss this with a doctor or nurse. There are different reasons for that – you may feel that your doctor doesn’t believe you or feels you are whining, you may forget everything you wanted to talk about when you finally do speak with your doctor, or you just may be reluctant or unsure of how to help your doctor understand your problem.
This audio link How to talk with your physician about pain is a 7-minute tutorial, which was taken from The Handbook for Mortals. Heart-to-Heart: Caring for the …read more