Chronic Pain and Employment

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E:-}Greetings: When one has Chronic pain a person still may want to

be productive and part of society. But where does one start? My

suggestion would be to pick up the phone book and a large notepad

and start researching and asking people questions. Start looking

for local agencies and your local politican for answers.

If you are of working age and your local area has say retraining

then by all means try and qualify. Registering can open doors for

you. Are there retraining programmes for those needing to change

jobs?. What equipment can you access to help you move into a new

job?

There is an interesting article from the APS -- American Pain

Society. See URL.

http://www.ampainsoc.org/pub/bulletin/jul00/clin1.htm

A second article with good questions can be found here. See URL.

http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/media/ChronicPain.html

Be Blessed

D.

Moderator - Chronic Pain

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These are my three treasures,

Compassion, Frugality, & Humility.

Being Compassionate one has Courage,

Being Frugal one has Abundance.

Being Humble one becomes the chief of all vessels.

~~Lao Tzu~~

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