Pacing and Chronic Pain

**Nate** · #1 05-27-2010, 02:06 PM

Pacing and Chronic Pain

16th June 2007 at 07:30 BST by Dr C.A.Jenner MB BS, FRCA. Permalink.
"This article highlights the importance of pacing in management of chronic pain".
Introduction

"Chronic pain is typically defined as a pain that lasts for more than six months, inspite of regular and appropriate medicine being administered. It can often lead to a series of side effects such as hopelessness, depression, anxiety disorders and traumatic stress.
Individuals suffering from chronic pain also end up with a number of long-term effects, including:

Inactivity owing to the fear of exacerbating their pain
Social withdrawal
Gaining excess weight due to inactivity, overeating or as side effects of medicines

Pacing – The Concept

Pacing is basically a therapeutic supplement for chronic pain management. It involves spacing the activities throughout the day in a manner that will help you avoid aggravating the pain further. Experts define pacing as a process of learning to effectively manage your activity and energy levels in order to manage your illness and the allied pain. ..."

Click on the link for the full article:
http://www.londonpainconsultants.com..._chronic_pain/

**Hopeful933** · #2 06-10-2010, 12:53 PM

Prepare for my pity party and angry rage.......This article makes me sooooo mad! I know that I *should* be pacing myself - but I DON'T WANT TO!!!! I want to be the distance runner, the 45 hrs/wk worker, the ice skater, the gymnast, the soccer player, the basketball player, the soloist, the pianist, the ACTIVE person in society that I used to be! I still try to live like I'm that person - but I fail miserably - and that's depressing. I *know* what I need to do [and not do], but I don't *want* to do [and not do] that! And yes, I realize that I sound like I'm in my Terrible Twos.

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