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6. Read the following text quickly and choose the best title
from followings:
a. A cure for chronic pain
b. Managing chronic pain
c. New treatment for chronic pain
7. Read and translate.
What is chronic or acute pain?
There are two kinds of pain,
acute
and
chronic
. Acute pain lasts
for a limited time, and is usually the result of an injury, surgery, or
medical illness. Chronic pain continues for extended periods of time,
sometimes even after the original problem has healed. Treatments for
acute and chronic pain are often quite different.
Is the pain all in my mind?
Many people ask this question when they can’t understand why
they have chronic pain, or because they feel that health professionals,
family, and friends don’t believe them. But pain is either present or
absent – you can’t imagine it. And we know that pain is caused by a
mix of physical, psychological, social, and emotional factors.
Will my pain go away?
At present there is no known cure for chronic pain. Many patients
say that their pain reduces during treatment on our programme, but
only a few people find that it makes a big difference on its own. How-
ever, we aim to help you manage your day-to-day mood and outlook
on life, and generally to feel better about yourself.
Should I give up all hope of a cure?
Advances in our understanding of pain are happening all the time,
and who knows what the future may bring? However, it is more help-
ful to focus on working towards a meaningful, active, and satisfying
life today, rather than on the possibility of a cure in the future.
What happens on the programme?
You will work closely with a team of physiotherapists, psycholo-
gists, nurses, doctors, and occupational therapists. We will teach you
skills to help you address the challenge of living with chronic pain.
We help you to understand your pain, and overcome your fears about
it. We help you to reduce tablets that don’t work. We do stretching
and exercise sessions. And we help you to learn ways of relaxing and
challenging negative ways of thinking, and so avoid depression.