<<<A number of studies have explored the relationships between emotional factors, emotional coping, anger, anxiety, alexithymia, back pain and co-morbid depression (Badura, Reiter, Altmaier, Rhombers, & Bias, 1997; Keefe, Lumley, Anderson, Lynch, Studts, & Carson, 2001). Findings have suggested that emotional difficulties may play a dominant contributory role to a slower recovery in chronic back pain patients (Julkunen, Hurri & Kankainen, 1988). The current research study, discussed in the following section, examined the relationship between emotional processing and pain in a group of chronic pain patients, enrolled in a group therapy intervention programme for their pain.

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<<<A number of studies have explored the relationships between emotional factors, emotional coping, anger, anxiety, alexithymia, back pain and co-morbid depression (Badura, Reiter, Altmaier, Rhombers, & Bias, 1997; Keefe, Lumley, Anderson, Lynch, Studts, & Carson, 2001). Findings have suggested that emotional difficulties may play a dominant contributory role to a slower recovery in chronic back pain patients (Julkunen, Hurri & Kankainen, 1988). The current research study, discussed in the following section, examined the relationship between emotional processing and pain in a group of chronic pain patients, enrolled in a group therapy intervention programme for their pain.

In a brief summary, emotional processing adds an important angle of thinking to more cognitive explanations. Recent advances in the neurophysiology of pain, involving functional brain imaging of individuals experiencing pain, have highlighted an affective dimension of pain, aside from its sensory aspect. Expression of pain is predominantly emotional and patients with chronic pain often exhibit many affective problems (Okifuji & Turk, 1998). It is becoming increasingly clear that pain and emotional disturbances are interdependent problems, however, limited communication between the fields of pain and emotion research has somewhat hindered developments to date (University of Utah, 2002). By improving communication both domains could benefit and treatment, which tackles both the pain and emotional aspects of chronic pain, could prove to be most effective. >>>

We need to be careful not to see pain management as either/or. Research in this area moves towards a position where physiological intervention with CBT or similar may be the best option for some (not all) with intractable chronic pain. For the latter, while pain may be managed with medication, the side effets can be worse than the pain. Many clippers will recognise the lack of neat solutions to pain control, thoigh if you are lucky enough to have pain eradication through surgical intervention that is marvellous news. The more general interest I have in this and similar research is its helping us understand more precisely the intimate connection between body and mind in the manufacture of pai...

We need to be careful not to see pain management as either/or. Research in this area moves towards a position where physiological intervention with CBT or similar may be the best option for some (not all) with intractable chronic pain. For the latter, while pain may be managed with medication, the side effets can be worse than the pain. Many clippers will recognise the lack of neat solutions to pain control, thoigh if you are lucky enough to have pain eradication through surgical intervention that is marvellous news. The more general interest I have in this and similar research is its helping us understand more precisely the intimate connection between body and mind in the manufacture of pain, illness, emotional negativity etc. and how the dynamic interactions between, say, our hormones and chemicals and so on, and our interpretation of body signals are all part of a whole.

I thought I was gonna die when I had chronic pain from two different GYN conditions Skwirl. I suffered for two years with one condition and still have the other one but treatment made me pain free. All I can say is to keep on looking for someone that can help you! I went to the top specialist in the United States which luckily happened to be located in my state. Right before I saw him I can remember just sitting in the shower, wondering whether anyone would ever help me and just wondering whether life was worth living. But I did find help. Have you tried a pain clinic? My husband goes to one on a regular basic and although it is not a cure, it has made his pain manageable, and he is a...

I thought I was gonna die when I had chronic pain from two different GYN conditions Skwirl. I suffered for two years with one condition and still have the other one but treatment made me pain free. All I can say is to keep on looking for someone that can help you! I went to the top specialist in the United States which luckily happened to be located in my state. Right before I saw him I can remember just sitting in the shower, wondering whether anyone would ever help me and just wondering whether life was worth living. But I did find help. Have you tried a pain clinic? My husband goes to one on a regular basic and although it is not a cure, it has made his pain manageable, and he is able to enjoy his life. There is help. It's just a matter of finding it.