5 Chronic pain

1 Read the text quicklyand choose

thebest title.
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a A cure forchronic pain

b Managing chronic pain
c Newtreatments for
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chronic pain Whit is chronic

There are twopain?
emds of pain. acute and
z Read the text again. Choo,c the chror).'C.
\ Acute pain lasl:. for cl limiteo time.and is 1..1su.al1y
correct words tocomplete the i the result ofan 111jury, surgery.or medical 1ll11e>s.
sentences. : Chronic painccot.nues for extenoed periods of
Chronic pain lasts fol' a limited : time. sometunes even o1tter theorigin.�I problem
i has healed.treatments for acute and chrome pain
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long period of time ; ���.��c." q u1��0
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l Chronic pain somet1mes I ls the pain all In my mind? '
never Many people ask tt::.. question when tneycan't
only exists in people's minds. understJnd V1.<ny theyhave chroniC pain.or because
theyfeel that h�J!tn protewionals. famrly,Jnd
3 The causes ofchronic pain are fr;enos don t believe the in. But p:1111 is either
simple t complicated. present or absent you can't ilnagine 1t.A1ld
4 Chronicpain can I cannot be
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we knowthat painis causedby a

cured. mixofphysicJI. psychologicci', soCial, and
s The programme helps patients emotional factors
use their mind I mindand
body . Will my pain go away?
to manage their pain. ; At present there is noknown cure for chron.c pato,
: MJny pat.cnts say that their pain reduces during
6 Patients are I art not helped to
· trcatn,ent on our programme.but only a few
reduce their medicationas part e people fin<l that it makes a blgdlfference on ,ts
of the course. : o-.vn. However. we Jim to helpyou ,na1lage your
· day to day mood �nd outlook on life.and gene,al:y
3 Try to remember the verb used . to feel bener a boot yo1..ir5elf.
in theseexpressions.Then read
the article again andcheck. Should I give up all hope of a ture?
I �!l1iOUf for extended ; Advances 11� cur understanding of pain are
periods · happeni:1,gall the t.me.andwhoknows what the
; future m:ty bd,·,g? HOW<."'ll<'r.il i:, mere helpful to
2 m a bigdifference : focus 01, wo(king towards a rneanmgful.actlve.and
: satisfying lite today. rather than on the possibrlity
3 f better about · of a cure rn the future
yourself
4 w towards a What happens on the programme?
meaningful.active, and . You wil'wor� doselvwith J team of
satisfying Ute : physiotherapists. pS}'c:liolag1sts, ourses.doctcrs.
; and occupational therapists. Vll'c will teach you
s w closely with a : skills to hetp yo.r address the thal'enge ofliving
teamofphysiotherapists : with chronir pain. We help you to understandyour
6 0 your fears ' pain. ::iod overcome your fed rs .ibo..it it. We
helpyou to reduce tablets that don't work.
7 d stretching and VJedosuetch;ng and exercise sessions. And we
exercise sessions helpyou to team
8 ch negative ways of vvays of relaxing�nd <hJllcnaing negatwewavs ot
l111nk1ng.and so avotd depression.
thinking
depression Will this programme really help me to improve
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my life, even though my pain ha-sn'tgone away?
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