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Pain is associated with many injuries and diseases, and is sometimes the disease itself. Persistent pain can interfere with your enjoyment of life. It can make it hard to sleep, work, socialize with friends and family, and accomplish everyday tasks. Chronic pain may be part of your life, but it is not who you are. Managing your pain is an important step toward taking back your life and ensuring that pain does not control you. Living with chronic pain requires changing the way you think about your health care and your life. Good communication with your healthcare providers is vital to getting the help you need to live well in spite of your pain. We hope these 10 Steps can help you move from patient to person.

STEP 1: Accept the Pain Learn all you can about your physical condition. Understand that there may be no current cure for your condition, but there are treatments and support programs to help you accept the fact of pain in your life ...

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