coping with chronic pain

Whether you’re just learning to live with chronic pain, want become better informed on the condition or beginning to consider treatment options, discover what you need to keep moving forward.

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Your movement may be limited, but your options don't have to be. See how other patients conquered their pain and get started on your own journey to recovery.

Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski
Inspirational college coach and DePuy joint recipient.

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"It's not worth living with pain."

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"It's not worth living with pain."

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"Hi, I'm Mike Krzyzewski, coach of Duke University's Men's Basketball team. If you could take a journey to move better, live better, why wouldn't you? I did when I had joint replacement surgery.

"I'm here to tell you that you have two opponents. Pain and lack of mobility. Pain can get you down every day. Lack of mobility can lead to decreased speed and loss of endurance. With speed and endurance loss, you don't stay competitive and you spend energy just trying to catch up. But you've got to fight your opponents to stay in the game.

"I know it isn't always easy. There was a part of me that thought of stopping, giving up coaching altogether. I would never have won two Olympic team medals and four NCAA Championships if I hadn't had my surgeries.

"Now, I don't have to overcompensate for injury and pain. I'm more active than before, I have relief from pain and I'm even quicker on my feet. People say I look better now. Do you want your life back the way it should be? You have two choices, a continued downward spiral or take action.

"So don't let the injury win. You don't need to live in pain. That's why I want to encourage you to empower yourself. Get educated, develop a personal treatment plan with your doctor, build a team of support and commit to reclaiming your life. Remember, this is a major event in your life—treat it as such. What you put into it will multiply for you at the end of the journey."
 

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There are two types of chronic pain: non-malignant pain that may result from an injury or disease, and malignant pain, also known as cancer pain, caused by a tumor or as the result of cancer treatments.

 

Both non-malignant and cancer pain may be treated by long-term pain management therapy to help the patient achieve a satisfactory quality of life. Interventional therapies, like the CODMAN 3000 Pump, are offered when all other methods of pain control have produced unsatisfactory results.

 

read more about non-malignant chronic pain

learn more about malignant chronic pain

May 15 2012 - 19:17:49