Pain
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Pain
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Medicine has failed chronic pain patients. Here’s what they need
Modern healthcare has failed those in pain. It’s time to treat the whole patient with empathy, kindness – and the truth
by Haider Warraich
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Pain
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Sometimes other people know your pain better than you
Why turning to others can give us the self-knowledge we need to understand and manage the experience of our own pain
by Kenneth Boyd
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The body and physical health
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How to live with chronic illness
Whatever your own experience of long-haul sickness, a shift in perspective could help you enjoy a full and happier life
by Jennifer Crystal
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Pain
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Solving chronic pain via the kitchen, not the medicine cabinet
While medicine still struggles with the mystery of chronic pain, simple dietary changes can bring much-needed relief
by Rowena Field
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Pain
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Chronic pain forces a strange dance: performing wellness for others
Living with chronic pain has taught me that pain is boring for others and that our bodies are fragile containers for life
by Jude Cook
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Pain
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How to live well with persistent pain
Tools from acceptance and commitment therapy can help you sidestep the struggle against pain – and thrive, in spite of it
by Whitney Scott