Central to pain management is helping patients increase their level of activity, in spite of the pain they experience. If pain continues to be used as a cue for activity or inactivity then people with chronic pain will do very little. One of the most difficult lessons to learn in managing chronic pain is that pain cannot be used to dictate activity. It takes time to learn this lesson. At the end of the pain program most participants learn to do more, in spite of pain, and have more fulfilling lives.
Painting Class-July 2008
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Chronic pain is often associated with a major depression. We can treat chronic pain with antidepressants. Dr. Ennis has had many years of experience treating chronic pain and depression. He is an expert in the use of opioids, or narcotics. Antidepressants can help with the pain, but Dr. Ennis recognizes that it typically does not help with the chronic pain. Dr. Ennis has struggled for many years with chronic pain. Learning to cope with pain is the most important skill you can learn to manage your chronic pain. Dr. Ennis has been written up in newspapers and journals. Dr. Ennis has had multiple surgeries and serious illness that he has learned to cope with. He he can do it, so can you. Chronic pain does not have to end your enjoyment of life. Dr. Ennis will teach you how to cope with chronic pain, and depression. If necessary he will prescribe narcotics or opioids, or antidepressants.
Painting Class- May 2008