commentary by Susan
Kramer
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2002-2003 Susan Kramer
Santa Barbara, California
USA
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
published by Creations
in Consciousness
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Acute or chronic pain is in itself a pain to deal with, but one need not suffer unnecessarily.
There is no spiritual
value in suffering
It does not
make one a better person
Spiritually, we have the choice and the right to act for the highest good of the situation, and that means not causing further harm or more pain to one's self or others.
When one is preoccupied with pain the body is further stressed, rather than relaxed, compounding the original pain. Science has shown that stress can cause elevated blood pressure, increased respiration, gastro-intestinal discomfort, headache and more.
Why add the stress
of being in pain
to the original
cause of pain?
Relieving pain symptoms may need a trial and error approach, but everyone deserves proper pain management.
Just recently, I was with my father who was terminally ill and unable to talk, so I spoke out on his behalf to his caretakers and stayed at his side till I could see he was on a plan of pain management.
Being an advocate
for the pain relief of another
is practical
spirituality in action
Many blessings for
the courage to take the steps, for one's self or another, to get the upper
hand on pain management ...
Susan
Links on pain management
1. Pain.com: A World of Information on
Pain
http://www.pain.com/
A comprehensive web site with
information on all aspects of pain including: regional anesthesia; acute
pain management; Musculoskeletal Pain Institute; Online Pain Journal.
2. THE CHRONIC PAIN and ILLNESS LIFE-LINE
®
http://members.tripod.com/~Catnip100/intro.html
For Chronic And Intractable
Pain, Redefining Pain Management around the world ... over 650 pages of
information; message boards; discussion lists; chat rooms and a contact
table for personalized assistance.
3. Info-MIN®
Medical Information Network®
http://www2.rpa.net/~lrandall/
Links to articles on pain
management: chronic pain; CFS; FMS and other medical resources.
4. Knowledge: Fibromyalgia and Chronic
Myofascial Pain Pages
http://pages.prodigy.net/turnip/knowledge.htm
Resources on natural and self-help
therapies.
5. Johns Hopkins Medicine Palliative Care
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/palliativecare.html
Addresses these issues: What
is palliative care? When is palliative care needed? Drugs and Pain; Hospice
Care.
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further
reading
Coping with Major Illness
http://www.susankramer.com/coping.html
Radiant Yoga for Teens
and Adults
http://www.susankramer.com/RadiantYoga.html
Radiant Yoga for Childrenhttp://www.susankramer.com/Yoga.html
Social Conscience Digest/Forumhttp://www.powertoshare.com/forums/social/index.html