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with CPT II deficiency describe the pain of muscle breakdown in many
different ways. But everyone agrees it is intense. "It's the
worst pain I've ever had." "It feels like my thighs are
being ripped apart." "It takes my breath away." To help with understanding the mechanism of pain and ways to deal with it, we are providing links to some of the best pain sites and articles available on the web. |
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does it feel?  Tips on how to describe your pain from Men's Health. I feel your pain How to tell your doctor about pain without feeling self-conscious. Randall chronic pain scale Tool that is designed to help you better understand and communicate your pain to your doctor. Includes printable forms for you to use. Opioids for the treatment of chronic pain A consensus statement from the American Academy of Pain Medicine and the American Pain Society. Men and women respond differently to opioids UCSF scientists find that a drug called kappa-opioid relieves pain in female rats but not male rats. The genetics of pain and analgesia Why does one medication give relief for one person but not for another? Prescribing opioids More physicians are prescribing opioids for disabling, chronic pain and transforming their patients' lives. Patients' pain problems misunderstood May 2000 Gallup poll report concludes physicians need to be more sensitive to their patients' pain and more open to using opiates and alternative therapies. Roadblocks to relief American Pain Society 1999 survey says most patients with chronic pain need more aggressive treatment. Mind As Medicine Johns Hopkins pain specialist Peter S. Staats, M.D., discusses how attitude affects pain perception. American Pain Foundation North American Chronic Pain Association of Canada National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain 
For more about
muscle pain in CPT deficiency, visit When
exercise cramps your style.
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A stubbed toe or burned finger will hurt less on the day you win the lottery than on the day you get fired. In other words, your emotional state
affects how you interpret or perceive pain. 
