Add Fido to Your Pain Management Team

2009 September 26
by Dawn A. Marcus, M.D.

untitled8It’s easy to get discouraged when you have a chronically painful condition. You’ve probably had many doctors tell you that there’s no cure for chronic pain and you need to learn to cope with your pain. Coping with your pain doesn’t mean suffering in silence. Coping with pain means that you need to learn techniques, like specific exercises, relaxation techniques, and activity modification, so that you can minimize the severity of your pain and impact pain has on your life.

Chronic pain facts:

    - One in every 4 people has a chronic pain complaint
    - The most common pain areas are the back, headache, and joint pain
    - There are lots of effective pain management treatments
    - Reliable pain management information can be found at the National Pain Foundation website

You might also like to know that Fido can become an important part of your pain management team. Believe it or not, Fido can be an effective motivator to stick with your exercise program, as well as teacher for healthy eating, sleeping, and socializing habits that are essential for pain reduction. And research proves that Fido is actually a pain reliever! Learn more by watching the video below. Then order your copy of Fit As Fido and start getting your pain under control today — with the help of your canine personal trainer Fido!

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