October 2012 Employee Wellness Moments: Pain

Physical	Environmental
Investigate the common classifications  for pain.	Pain can be a distraction for safety awareness.
It is important to know the difference between acute or chronic pain.	Pain increases the risks of falls.
Some complementary and alternative methods for pain manage can reduce analgesic usage.	Pain can interfere with access to resources.
Become knowledgeable about the long-term affects of chronic pain.	Environmental stress can increase pain.
Persistent pain can lead to deconditioning.	A supportive work and family environment is essential for pain management
Social	Spiritual
Pain can interfere with socialization.	Pain can interfere with your ability to meditate.
Pain can affect relationships.	Pain can affect your self-efficacy.
Pain can affect your leisure time.	Pain can interfere with your self-identity.
Persistent pain can lead to isolation.	Spirituality can promote a sense of well-being even in the presence of pain.
Socialization can help to reduce the medication used to treat pain	Spirituality is a key component of integrative medicine.
Nutritional	Occupational
Pain can make you eat less or more than you need.	Pain can keep you from setting goals.
Pain can interfere or reduce the pleasure of eating.	Pain can interfere with your ability to meet objectives.
Analgesics can alter your sense of taste.	Pain can decrease your motivation and influence.
Integrative health care can be an important approach for pain management.	There is more long-term value with finding the cause of the pain rather than working through the pain.
The right diet can enhance treatment and pain management.	Finding the right adaptation or support  for discomfort can reduce your workload.
Intellectual	Emotional
Pain can interfere with concentration.	Pain keeps you waiting for it to be over.
Pain can interfere with memory recall.	Pain keeps you waiting for medicines to become effective.
Pain can lead to poor decision-making.,	Pain is exhausting.
Pain can lead to procrastination.	Finding the right integrative treatment for your pain can be empowering.
Pain management can restore your confidence and ability to cope.	Try to have patience and nurture yourself during the pain relief process...

Team Fitness Gurus: Creating Your Fitness Plan No 8

Aches, Pains, and Flare-ups

Continuing your fitness training in an appropriate manner when you have aches and pains of the musculoskeletal system can be confusing. Depending on your condition, a physician may encourage you to exercise gently and continue to move about as safely as possible. Finding the right gentle exercise is important, but first, it will require a little investigation. If you have osteoarthritis or a related orthopedic issue it is essential that you monitor which activities or movement make the aches and pains of your condition worse. In addition, finding out what causes the joints to flare-up and become more painful than usual can help you select the right programming. Journaling to gather information about finding the correlation between exercises, movement, and your aches and pains is critical in order to continue your fitness program safety. The information that you gather through journaling may indicate when you should warm-up or cool-down longer, or take times of rest from physical activity. Your doctor will also welcome this information, and it will help your physician suggest alternative treatment and exercise during flare-ups.