LIVE Without Pain

Pain is part of the human condition; at some point, for short or long periods of time, we all experience pain and suffer its consequences.  While pain can serve as a warning to protect us from further harm, if left untreated pain can become a disease in its own right.*

When you are in pain, it can be difficult to focus on anything else; pain can affect every part of your life.  You may not be able to eat or sleep well.  You may not have the energy to do the things you enjoyed doing in the past.  You may not want to talk with loved ones or maintain your relationships.  Your pain may consume your daily life.  Physical pain can take away peace of mind, comfort, enjoyment and most of all hope.

What is Pain?

'An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage….Pain is always subjective…It is unquestionably a sensation in a part or parts of the body, but it is also always unpleasant and therefore also an emotional experience'

International Association for the Study of Pain, 1994

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

Support for LIVE Without Pain was provided by a grant from Purdue Pharma, LP, Stamford, CT www.purduepharma.com

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