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How to Control Pain

Updated: April 9, 2019

This article was co-authored by Laura Marusinec, MD. Dr. Marusinec is a Board Certified Pediatrician in Wisconsin. She received her M. D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1995.

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Pain is nature's way of telling you that something is wrong. Ongoing physical and/or emotional pain can have an enormous impact on your well-being and ability to cope with recovery and everyday living. Anxiety and tension can make physical pain worse. Controlling pain is an important part of coping with recovery, long-term healing, or managing chronic pain. Pain is highly individual and subjective, and only you know the full experience of what your pain is like. While there is no one "magic bullet" solution to controlling pain effectively, you can consult with your doctor and try a range of approaches to tailor pain relief that works for your own pain.