Having chronic pain can feel overwhelming and it often stops you from doing the things you enjoy and getting on with daily life. Understanding that chronic pain is different to acute pain means you can choose the right tools and ways to manage your pain. Pushing through pain or resting too much can make pain worse. Finding a balance by pacing your activities is the key to getting your pain under control. This means you need to slowly build up your activity bit-by-bit.
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