Failed Back Surgery syndrome (also called FBSS, or failed back syndrome) is a misnomer, as it is not actually a syndrome – it is a very generalized term that is often used to describe the condition of patients who have not had a successful result with back surgery or spine surgery. There is no equivalent term for this in any other type of surgery (e.g. there is no failed cardiac surgery syndrome, failed knee surgery syndrome, etc). (www.Spine-Health.com).
This graphical tool will help you to understand how your medication should be taken, what things you should avoid while taking it as well as possible side effects.
This interactive tool can help you with pain management goals by helping you create a picture of your pain that you can share with your health care provider when you visit.
Having to live with chronic pain is difficult enough without the added burden of migraine headaches. This guide will help you to have a meaningful conversation with your health care provider. Use this tool before you go to your next appointment.
Dealing with chronic pain is difficult enough without the added burden of Opioid Induced Constipation (OIC). Track your pain & opioid side effects regularly and you may start to see patterns in how your daily activities can affect the level of pain or OIC you experience.
Having to live with chronic pain is difficult enough without the added burden of opioid induced constipation. This ACPA tool will help you to have a meaningful conversation with your health care provider.
The Quality of Life scale is provided in two formats, graphical and text. We invite you to explore both formats to see which one might better help you to communicate with your health care provider as well as family and friends.
Having to live with chronic pain is difficult enough without the added burden of migraine headaches. This guide will help you to have a meaningful conversation with your health care provider. Use this tool before you go to your next appointment.
Having to live with chronic pain is difficult enough without the added burden of opioid induced constipation. This ACPA tool will help you to have a meaningful conversation with your health care provider.
The Quality of Life scale is provided in two formats, graphical and text. We invite you to explore both formats to see which one might better help you to communicate with your health care provider as well as family and friends.
This graphical tool will help you to understand how your medication should be taken, what things you should avoid while taking it as well as possible side effects.
This video is a powerful learning tool, blending content with context and information with emotion. Through this series, people with chronic pain can see and hear how others have become actively involved in their own recovery and enhanced the medical treatment they receive. Join us as we explore why setting personal priorities and establishing and working toward personal goals are so important in managing daily pain.
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Preparing for an Opioid Emergency
It is important for you to know the signs of an opioid overdose, even if you do not take an opioid as part of your pain management treatment. An opioid overdose can happen to anyone who takes too much of an opioid. The faster you can act, the better the opportunity to save a life.
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Important:
This information should not be used as a substitute for necessary consultations with a qualified health care professional to meet your individual needs. Always consult a medically trained professional with questions and concerns you have regarding your medical condition.
Relaxation Guide
Tension increases pain. This five-minute relaxation exercise can help you let go of physical stress and begin to reduce your sense of suffering. If you enjoy this short relaxation experience, you may want to send for the longer audio version, available in our on-line store.
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Taking Care: Talking With Your Pharmacist
ACPA and APhA have come together in a spirit of collaboration to maximize our collective experience, knowledge, and expertise to help raise awareness and build meaningful partnerships between people with pain and the pharmacists that care for them. In this video we will explore the benefits of having your pharmacist be part of your pain management treatment team.
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Veterans In Pain. Learning to Live With the Pain
Learning to Live With the Pain: Many of our veterans are returning home with life-changing injuries. Chronic pain is one of the major obstacles to returning to a full life. In this video we explore the coping skills you need to deal with ongoing pain. It also can help you improve communication with your health care professionals and become an active member of your treatment team.
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Disclaimer:
The information contained in this video is made available with the understanding that ACPA is not engaged in rendering medical advice or recommendations. The content of this video is provided for informational purposes only. This information should not be used as a substitute for necessary consultations with a qualified health care professional to meet your individual needs. Always consult a medically trained professional with questions and concerns you have regarding your medical condition. No patient-physician or patient-nurse relationship is intended to be created by ACPA making this information available to you.
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Implantable Medical Devices
What You Need to Know About Medication Pumps and Neurostimulators: If your healthcare provider has suggested an implantable device, such as a medication pump or neurostimulator, you probably have lots of questions. Your own healthcare provider is the best source for answers that apply in your unique situation, but this video series provides some basic information to get you started. Knowing more can help you have more realistic expectations of how the device can help you as part of your overall pain management strategy. The greater your understanding, the better your chance of success and satisfaction with your decision.
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Disclaimer:
The information contained in this video is made available with the understanding that ACPA is not engaged in rendering medical advice or recommendations. The content of this video is provided for informational purposes only. This information should not be used as a substitute for necessary consultations with a qualified health care professional to meet your individual needs. Always consult a medically trained professional with questions and concerns you have regarding your medical condition. No patient-physician or patient-nurse relationship is intended to be created by ACPA making this information available to you.
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Disclaimer:
The information contained in this video is made available with the understanding that ACPA is not engaged in rendering medical advice or recommendations. The content of this video is provided for informational purposes only. This information should not be used as a substitute for necessary consultations with a qualified health care professional to meet your individual needs. Always consult a medically trained professional with questions and concerns you have regarding your medical condition. No patient-physician or patient-nurse relationship is intended to be created by ACPA making this information available to you.
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Disclaimer:
The information contained in this video is made available with the understanding that ACPA is not engaged in rendering medical advice or recommendations. The content of this video is provided for informational purposes only. This information should not be used as a substitute for necessary consultations with a qualified health care professional to meet your individual needs. Always consult a medically trained professional with questions and concerns you have regarding your medical condition. No patient-physician or patient-nurse relationship is intended to be created by ACPA making this information available to you.
Living With Fibromyalgia
If you have fibromyalgia---or any other long-term pain condition---you may have been told that you will need to "learn to live with it." In this presentation, Penney Cowan, ACPA founder and executive director, explains that it is possible to live with FM and still have the quality of life you want and deserve.
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Opioid Safety: Public Service Announcement
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Preparing for an Opioid Emergency
It is important for you to know the signs of an opioid overdose, even if you do not take an opioid as part of your pain management treatment. An opioid overdose can happen to anyone who takes too much of an opioid. The faster you can act, the better the opportunity to save a life.
With more than 30 million people living with migraines, this video will help you understand the symptoms, triggers and ways to have a meaningful conversation with your health care professional.
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Important:
This information should not be used as a substitute for necessary consultations with a qualified health care professional to meet your individual needs. Always consult a medically trained professional with questions and concerns you have regarding your medical condition.
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Family Matters Series
Chronic pain may happen to one person but the whole family is affected. Our three-part video series Family Matters discusses the issues loved ones face and offers suggestions for keeping the whole family happier and more functional when chronic pain is an unwelcome guest in the home.
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Important:
This information should not be used as a substitute for necessary consultations with a qualified health care professional to meet your individual needs. Always consult a medically trained professional with questions and concerns you have regarding your medical condition.
What Is Chronic Pain? Pathways Through Pain: Acceptance
If you live with chronic pain, you know that chronic pain is different. Ed Covington, MD, director of the Cleveland Clinic Pain Management Program, explains some of the physiology of pain.
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Important:
This information should not be used as a substitute for necessary consultations with a qualified health care professional to meet your individual needs. Always consult a medically trained professional with questions and concerns you have regarding your medical condition.
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