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This tool allows you to log your pain over time so that you can learn how and when pain most impacts your daily activities.

Sharing this information with your doctor may help you create a more effective pain management treatment plan.

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Back Pain - Initial Self-check
This self-check asks questions about your back pain so that painACTION can provide information that will interest you.

Anatomy of the Back Tool
This tool helps you visualize the anatomy of your back, so you can better understand your pain condition.

Listen to your body!
This personal story describes the importance of paying attention to what your body is telling you.

Losing the support of family and friends
Gillian's personal story explains how she has experienced the loss of support from her family and friends since developing chronic pain.

I won’t let this pain stop me from doing the things I love!
This personal story describes how Dolores, at age 75, doesn't let pain stop her from doing what she loves.

How to deal with breakthrough pain when using opioid medications
This lesson explains what breakthrough pain is, and how opioid pain medications can help relieve it, if used safely.

Words that inspired me
Ed shares a personal story about a quote he learned from a pain management nurse that has helped him.

People share their experiences and strategies about coping with pain.

For stories that more closely match your pain profile, be sure to register.

Personal Stories

Be kind to yourself
A woman with chronic pain writes about the importance of pacing her daily schedule to allow for "down-time" and allowing herself to accept her limitations.

Being pain free, just for a moment
A Massachusetts woman describes her struggle with chronic pain and migraines, and the effects of good communication with her husband about her pain.

Downsized
Rand's Personal Story describes his journey to overcome both obesity and chronic pain.

Help, I've fallen and will get up
Karen’s personal story describes how she uses humor successfully as one good way to improve her pain coping.

How I get relief from back pain
This personal story describes some simple steps used by a chronic back pain sufferer to help relieve his pain.

How I’ve gotten good support
Vern has had 5 failed back surgeries and has been living with chronic pain for over 10 years.

I have a dream
This personal story contains the text of a speech that was given by a pain advocate, when she received a national award.

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Medication Safety

Medication Safety Library

The Medication Safety Library contains unique lessons, articles and tools that teach you what you need to know about safely using prescription pain medications. All the content that focuses on this topic for your type of pain is available in the library. The same items may also appear as featured or recommended content on My Page, and are identified by the Rx symbol. After reviewing a lesson, you can print a certificate and discuss what you learned with your health care provider.

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