Chronic pain has the potential to take over all aspects of your life by impacting relationships, mental health, and physical activities.  Life can seem like an endless day of pain and more pain.  One person described chronic pain this way, “It feels as if my body has betrayed me.”  But this is not the way it has to be, and there is hope which starts with you and the changes you make.

The Journal of the American Medical Association reports 1 in 5 adults live with chronic pain, and a total of approximately 8% live with high impact pain.  If you fall in this category you are not alone.  Your thoughts and your questions might sound something like this:  “How do I cope?