Fixing pain versus managing injury

"Get well soon!” This cheerful message is printed in greeting cards, painted on balloons and repeated by well-meaning visitors to the hospital. But in cases of chronic pain, this adage may do more harm than good. A client who understands that their condition is manageable, but not fixable, may have better outcomes than one holding out hope for a complete recovery. In an ideal system, patients taking the most time off would ...
Published 28 August, 2013