Health Psychology Committee Report

Chronic pain has and will be apart of our everyday life because it start from youth when we play outside and slide and fall and do a lot of kids things to our body and as time goes the after affects comes back to us when we are adults. Most treatments are pain pills, muscle relax pills, therapy and the ice pack. Some goals of treatments are to improve your sleep and coping skills and reduce stress so a person can return to a regular activities (WebMD).

    Some research of chronic pain comes in level pain therapies, level one begins with conservative treatment and progresses to more aggressive approach. First treatment is a exercise program, exercise stimulates the release of the body’s natural pain relievers called endorphins. It promotes flexibility, strength, and endurance, and it helps reduce stress and strengthen unused or weak muscles to help take over the work of a muscle that is overworked and causing pain. Level two pains may consist of nerve blocks; it is a therapy that provides temporary relief of pain due to their numbing effect. And level three pain therapy is surgery; this will only happen if the chronic pain is called for more advanced treatments to relieve your pain.

    Psychological preparation for adults show that it reduces stress, showing a person what there going thru can create problems for any person and create stress. By forming groups in medical centers that deal with what a patient is going thru can help mental and relax the mind. [continues]

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