Pain Management - Patients & Families

Pain is an uncomfortable feeling that comes from injury, disease or damage to your body. Pain is sometimes a nuisance or it may be a signal that something is wrong. If you are currently suffering in pain, you need to talk to a doctor or nurse or other health care professional, so that you can be prescribed treatment or medicine to help relieve your pain.

Help yourself to manage pain.

Ask about what is causing the pain and learn more about it.
Use information wisely.
Know when to seek help in between follow-up visits.
Do your best to stay active and healthy.

Help control your pain.

There are safe and effective ways to treat pain without using pills.

Patient/family education
Community Support Groups
Exercise, Yoga, Tai Chi
Massage
Relaxation by deep breathing
Meditation, Prayer, Spiritual & Pastoral Support
Imagery
Distraction
Humor
Music
Ice or heat

View a list that describes options and when to use them:

Self-Help Options/Alternative/Complementary Medicine English | Spanish

Did you know that…?

If you act quickly when pain starts, you can often prevent it from getting worse.
Anxiety, fear and depression can worsen how you feel and can decrease your ability to cope with everyday life.
Pain is NOT “all in your head.”
Pain is NOT something you "just" have to live with.