Understanding Chronic Pain: A Perspective on Pain Management and Treatment

From a medical 1, the 2 of pain can be viewed as a protective mechanism that alerts the body to 3 and helps prevent further 4. However, chronic pain is a 5 condition that can severely impact a person's quality of life. 6, many people with chronic pain are 7 to manage their symptoms effectively. In fact, studies have shown that a 8 10% of people with chronic pain receive adequate treatment. One way to improve 9 of receiving effective treatment is to 10 the language used to 11 pain. For example, instead of using terms like 'sharp' or 'dull' to describe pain, patients can use a pain[12] rating scale to indicate the 13 of pain they are experiencing. Another 14 to improve treatment is to 15 pain into different categories, such as nociceptive pain or neuropathic pain. This can help doctors 16 the most appropriate treatment for each patient. It is important to 17 the 18 of relying solely on medication to manage chronic pain. 19, investing[20] in alternative therapies like physical therapy or cognitive-behavioral therapy can greatly improve a patient's 20 to manage their pain.

Choice questions:

1. [A] level [B] danger [C] perspective [D] reducing
2. [A] investing [B] brain [C] mass [D] capacity
3. [A] pain [B] command [C] simplify [D] communicate
4. [A] pain [B] danger [C] level [D] reducing
5. [A] poor [B] recognizes [C] chances [D] superficially
6. [A] However [B] Danger [C] Added [D] Reducing
7. [A] similar [B] recognizes [C] poor [D] danger
8. [A] reducing [B] superficially [C] recognizes [D] danger
9. [A] danger [B] level [C] perspective [D] chances
10. [A] communicate [B] command [C] simplify [D] reducing
11. [A] simplify [B] communicate [C] command [D] reducing
12. [A] superficially [B] capacity [C] pain [D] mass
13. [A] danger [B] reducing [C] level [D] added
14. [A] perspective [B] danger [C] reducing [D] recognizes
15. [A] simplify [B] command [C] communicate [D] reducing
16. [A] reduce [B] recognize [C] simplify [D] command
17. [A] recognize [B] danger [C] level [D] chances
18. [A] danger [B] perspective [C] reducing [D] recognizes
19. [A] According [B] Pain [C] Brain [D] Similar
20. [A] chances [B] poor [C] danger [D] capacity

Standard answer:

1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. C
2. B 12. C 13. C 14. D 15. A 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. D